Emily
Editor-in-Chief
Drops on Monday
“This week is about things that get better with weight.”
Cultural references. Whether the whole week hangs together.
Recent hit rate: 10 of 24 picks exhibited
Recent picks
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$$
Barbour Border Waxed Jacket
Six-ounce waxed cotton, moleskin-lined handwarmer pockets and a corduroy collar. The jacket the hook by the door was waiting for.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$$
Barbour Ogston Waxed Cotton Jacket
Cedar brown wax, elbow patches, four flap pockets. It will look better after its first proper soaking.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$$
Barbour Icons Ashby Waxed Jacket
Waxed cotton with a corduroy collar and a tartan lining, for the small private pleasure of opening it.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$$
Barbour Waxed Cotton Jacket
Green waxed cotton, corduroy collar, gold-tone hardware. Moss, but with a quiet shine at the fastenings.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
Barbour Dunswell Leather Patchwork Gloves
Patchworked leather gloves, priced for daily wear. Keep them in a coat pocket and let them crease.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$$
Our Legacy His Gloves
Italian lamb leather lined with wool, with a metal rivet. Warm hands for the walk to the gate.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
Barbour Aubrey Tartan-Check Panelled Leather Gloves
Leather with tartan panels. Livelier than plain brown, still sensible enough for muddy lanes.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$$
BARBOUR Scarf Classic Tartan "Rosefield Tartan"
Green lambswool in Rosefield tartan, fringed at the ends. Wrap it twice and forget the forecast.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$
Tartan Lambswool Scarf
One hundred percent lambswool in tartan, under $35. Reasonable by any measure, and soft against a damp collar.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$
Plain Lambswool Scarf
Plain lambswool, frayed ends, a small embroidered shield. The quiet one, and the cheapest here.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$
SEPHORA COLLECTION Hand Balm with Shea Butter Aloe 1 oz
A shea butter balm in a small tin-sized tube for $8. Not woodsmoke, but useful after cold wet hands.
Issue 008 · The Boot Room$
Caudalie Hand & Lip Moisturizing Duo
Hand cream and lip balm together, for the coat pocket that already holds string and a spare glove.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
Tartan Lambswool Scarf
One hundred percent lambswool in dark tartan; wear it indoors until the radiators catch up.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
Rocket Dog Sugar Daddy Tan Suede Boots
Soft tan suede under $60, the sort of boot that looks better after one wet walk.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$
Tartan Scarf
Grey and red tartan in a lambswool and cashmere blend, fringed, close to oxblood by lamplight.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$
Lambswool Scarf
Rich brown lambswool, made in Scotland, with a small embroidered mark you can fold out of sight.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$
Hampton Straight Stretch Corduroy Trousers
Olive stretch corduroy, straight cut: moss green for sitting on a pub bench for three hours.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$$
Haikure Corduroy Straight-leg Trousers
Brown cotton corduroy, straight leg. Peat-coloured, and built for the walk home afterwards.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$$
A. p.c. Corduroy Trousers
Green corduroy with pleats and a straight leg; the wale does the talking.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$$
Pt Torino Corduroy-textured Straight-leg Trousers
Beige corduroy with turned-up hems, oatmeal enough to wear with a navy jumper and boots.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$$
POLO RALPH LAUREN Cable-Knit Wool-Cashmere Cardigan
Cable-knit wool and cashmere, buttoned to the neck for the second verse.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$$
Allude Cable-knit Button-up Cardigan
Beige cable knit with a spread collar; the cardigan the floor singer borrows, then keeps.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$$
Sebago Lace-up Suede Boots
Brown suede, lace-up, ridged rubber sole. For stairs, wet pavements and the support act.
Issue 007 · Folk Club Thursday$$$
Eraldo 45mm Zip-detail Suede Boots
Brown suede with a Cuban heel and side zip; the boot for the person tuning up.
