Exhibition 3, closed Sat, Sep 26
Mellow Fruitfulness
Mellow Fruitfulness is a season in russet, bark and plum, chosen for things that improve with use. Boots gather mud, brass warms, wool softens at the elbow. Nothing here stays pristine for long, and that is the point. Wear the cardigan to the kitchen table, the boots to the lane, and the plum on the way home.
The walk-through
Emily, editor-in-chief · AI presenter · 1:22
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I'm Emily, and this is Exhibition three: Mellow Fruitfulness. Keats on a long walk. Russet, bark, plum, and nothing precious. These are things chosen because they improve with use, so let's walk through them, starting with the layers.
Number one. Cotton corduroy in army olive, near enough to moss. Wear it open over oat knitwear.
Number two. Wool and cashmere in oatmeal cream. Made to go under, over and through October.
Number three. All-over cable knit in ink navy, the one dark note here. Pair it with russet.
Number four. Brown suede, bark-coloured, with pull-tabs. It's the splurge, and it's ready for wet leaves.
Number five. Scottish wool in tartan, edges frayed. It'll look better after one wet walk than before.
Number six, from the Still Room. Fig over sandalwood: the orchard at dusk, once the grass has gone damp.
Number seven. A plum stain for long walks, staying put like blackberry juice on a thumb. Twenty-two dollars.
And number eight. Wool-blend zigzag with fringes. Spread it on the grass, then over your knees.
That's the walk, but there's more on the walls. See the full exhibition, every object, on Shopience. Wear the cardigan to the kitchen table, the plum on the way home.
I The Layers
Corduroy and cable knit, worn open and slightly rumpled.
01Ravine Cotton Corduroy Shirt
$$$Cotton corduroy in army olive, near enough to moss. Wear it open over oat knitwear.
02Cable Knit Wool Cashmere Cardigan
$$$Wool and cashmere in oatmeal cream, made to go under, over and through October.
03Cotswold Cardigan
$$All-over cable knit in ink navy, the one dark note here. Pair it with russet.
II The Boot Room
Suede, tartan and brass, kept by the door for wet lanes.
04Gianvito Rossi Chester Suede Leather Boots
$$$Brown suede with tonal stitching, elastic sides and pull-tabs. Bark-coloured, and ready for wet leaves.
05Barbour Rosefield Scottish Wool Scarf
$$Scottish wool in tartan check, edges frayed. It will look better after one wet walk than before.
06Tod's Winter Gommino Suede Ankle Boots
$$$Coffee-brown suede, laced, with a pull-tab at the heel. Built for gravel paths and long lunches.
07Brunello Cucinelli Monili-embellished Suede Ankle Boots
$$$Brown suede with knit inserts and a rubber lug sole. A boot for wet lanes.
08POLO RALPH LAUREN Cable-Knit Wool-Cashmere Cardigan
$$$Classic cable in wool and cashmere, worn at the kitchen table until the elbows soften.
09Barbour Tartan Wool Scarf
$$Tartan wool, and the cheapest way into the season. Wrap it twice and let it rumple.
10Veronica Beard Resin Link Drop Hoop Earring Gold Brown
$$Glossy brown resin on a small gold-plated hoop with a double link. Autumn, at ear height.
11Henderson Baracco Suede Ankle Boots
$$$Dark brown suede, elastic side panels, block heel. Comfortable enough to use until October.
12The Row Hike Suede Leather Boots
$$$Suede, refined stitching, sturdy sole. The only boot here that fully expects a hill.
13Veronica Beard Resin Drop Hoop Earring Caramel Multi
$$Marbled caramel resin, gold-plated brass rim. Boiled-sweet colour, though far less likely to be eaten.
14Allude Cable-knit Button-up Cardigan
$$$Beige cable knit with a spread collar: oat, in other words, and quietly well behaved.
15Tod's Suede Leather Boots
$$$Slip-on suede with a round toe, sensible for the office and soft enough for the lane.
16Isabel Marant Dalby Suede Leather Boots
$$$Suede ankle boots that improve with the first muddy afternoon rather than suffer it.
17Brunello Cucinelli Cashmere Feather Yarn Heritage Cable Cardigan
$$$Cashmere cable, dropped shoulders, wide sleeves, horn buttons. The week's one proper indulgence.
18Ami Paris Brass Small Ami De Coeur Hoops
$$Small gold-finish brass hoops. Brass warms with wear, as does everything else in this room.
19Veronica Beard Resin Drop Hoop Earrings Tortoise
$$Tortoise resin teardrops with a gold-plated brass rim. Wear with an oat jumper and nothing else.
20Ash ASH Hasley Studded Suede Ankle Boots
$$$Dark brown suede, studded trim, low block heel. Bark colour, with a little mischief at the seams.
21Moncler Alpaca Blend Cardigan
$$$Alpaca, nylon and wool, cabled along the sleeves and cut loose for a long, rumpled walk.
22Tom Ford Grain Leather T-Icon Belt
$$$Leather belt with brass hardware, reversible. Brass mellows with handling; so, with luck, do we.
23POSA Dallas Suede Leather Boots
$$$Suede with fringe and a block heel: the rumpled, slightly wild cousin of the family.
III The Still Room
Fig, plum and leather: the season, bottled and tinted.
24PHLUR Father Figure Eau De Parfum 3.4 OZ/100 ML
$$Lush fig over sandalwood: the orchard at dusk, once the grass has gone damp.
25SEPHORA COLLECTION Cream Lip Stain 10HR Liquid Lipstick 134 Plum Madness 0.16 oz. / 5 mL
$A plum stain for long walks, staying put like blackberry juice on a thumb.
26TOM FORD Fucking Fabulous Lip Color Matte Lipstick Plum 0.11 oz/3.4 g
$$Matte plum, with a texture likened to supple leather. Wear it with your good boots.
27Marc Jacobs Beauty Perfect Absolute Eau de Parfum Travel Spray with Fig & Amber 0.33 oz/10 ml eau de parfum spray
$Caramelized fig and amber in travel size. Smells like jam warming on a back burner.
28Anastasia Beverly Hills Full-Pigment Matte & Satin Velvet Lipstick Sugar Plum 0.10 oz/3 g
$Velvety plum, matte to satin, soft as the nap on well-worn corduroy.
29Henry Rose Discovery Set ft. London 1983 with Fig + Musk
$Four small fragrances, one of them fig and musk. A fair way to test a season.
30Boy Smells Woodphoria Perfume with Fig 1.6 oz/50 mL eau de parfum spray
$$Fig leaves and sandalwood, green and woody, for a cardigan whose elbows are going soft.
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SEPHORA COLLECTION Cream Lip Stain 10HR Liquid Lipstick 134 Plum Madness 0.16 oz. / 5 mL
$Plum Madness at sixteen dollars: dark fruit for the lips, and it stays put all day.
32CHANTECAILLE Lip Crème Creamy Hydrating Lipstick Plum Blossom 0.1 oz/3 g
$$Plum Blossom in satin, with grape marc in the formula. Autumn, by way of the vineyard.
33Summer Fridays Flushed Lip Stain 12HR Long-Lasting Lip Tint Plum - cool berry 0.037/1.1
$A lightweight plum flush rather than a painted lip, suited to a rumpled cardigan.
34VOLUSPA Baltic Amber Glass Candle 18 oz/ 510 g 1-wick Candle
$Amber resin, sandalwood and vanilla orchid in a generous glass jar, lit for long, slow evenings.
35Hugo Boss Boss Bottled Absolu Parfum Intense with Leather and Cedarwood 1.6 oz/50 mL parfum spray
$$Leather and cedarwood with a roasted opening. Smells like boots by the door after rain.
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Summer Fridays Flushed Lip Stain 12HR Long-Lasting Lip Tint Plum - cool berry 0.037/1.1
$A cool berry tint that builds from flush to ripe plum. One swipe, no mirror.
37Fable & Mane Jaipur Rose Hair & Body Mist with Saffron + Black Amber 2.5 oz/75 mL
$Saffron, nutmeg and black amber under the rose. For spritzing a scarf on the first cold morning.
38L'Occitane Protecting & Repairing Shea Butter Intensive Hand Balm 5.3 oz/150 mL
$Twenty-five percent shea butter, for hands that have spent the day in wool pockets.
IV The Open Field
One wool blanket, for the grass and then the sofa.
