Clockwise from left: Alexander McQueen wool cape $1675 Net-a-Porter, Stella McCartney chunky knit wool cape $1438 Farfetch.com, 3.1 Phillip wool cape with quilted yoke $795 La Garçonne, Stella McCartney belted cape coat $1195, Stella McCartney wool blend cape $1445 Net-a-Porter, Ponti cape jacket $170 Topshop.

No one clothing item more perfectly transitions your wardrobe into the colder months than a classic cape. Worn over a favorite pair of jeans or dressed up trousers, this is one silhouette that never goes out of style. Some of our favorites above from the fall collections, including more than a few by Stella McCartney, who does casual cool better than most.