Cordings of Piccadilly has just begun their Ladies Promotion, 20% off across the collection, and a great time to take advantage of their quintessentially British offerings.
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| The Garden Room Liberty Shirt, Magical Blooms Liberty Shirt, Oriana Liberty Shirt, Capel Floret Liberty Shirt |
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| Tattersall Frill Collar Shirt and Harris Donegal Diamond Fairisle Crewneck |
Bosie’s thick and super soft (and really beautiful) Blue Mogganer Women's Siren Merino Polo Neck Sweater in Serpentine Green. Made in Scotland of 100% Geelong Lambswool.
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Alex Mill sent me one of their Chiltern Street Long Jackets in Waxed Cotton, which I have been recently field testing. I am of the mindset that people go to Alex Mill primarily for two things - style and color. And that is what you get with this garment.
Firstly, it is very lightweight, somewhere between a windbreaker and a Barbour. So it fills an open slot for me. The cut and fit are terrific. I sized up (per usual) and it is a dream to wear with its raglan sleeves and rear vents, especially in this autumn weather.
It is made of 100% waxed cotton (good) and is Made in China (bad), and layers nicely over a sweater or just a shirt, in my case, a turtleneck.
I wore it here with my new Made in Scotland pure wool Bosie Shetland Crew Neck in Bosie Pink. This one is for the girls, but she also makes it in the same fab color for the gents, both in the Crew Neck as well as her Eton Collar Sweater.
The Cordings Men’s Shetland Tweed Paddock in Navy, worn with their Men’s Brushed Cotton Tattersalls and a past season Made in England Wool Scarf.
Ann Mashburn kindly sent along these two striped turtleneck tees, made of 100% Peruvian Pima cotton, and Made in Peru.
There are three things I really like about them. The first is the width and spacing of the stripes. The second is the height of the neck. And the third is the length of the sleeves, surprisingly long comparatively, a feature which I very much need. They are a trim fit, usually something from which I steer away, but as I treat these as thin, layering pieces, it is an asset.
And I actually have a fourth, and that is the pure Pima cotton, which breathes nicely, as well as makes them very soft, silky-ish, and comfortable to wear. But I keep them out of the dryer. My wooden hand-made by the Amish drying rack is their destination.
- Ann Mashburn Turtleneck Tee (White/Navy Stripe Jersey)
- Ann Mashburn Turtleneck Tee (Navy/White Stripe Jersey)
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British country wear is one of the best places to borrow from the boys, as the quality is superb. (And they happen to fit me well.) Shown below:
- The exquisite Cordings Made in England Exmoor Doeskin Gilet in Navy.
- Their Made in Scotland Lambswool Crew Neck in Floral Green.
And the Made in New England:
There are certain colors that I like more than perhaps they like me. Apricot comes to mind.
I recently bought this Ralph Lauren button down stripe in just such a color less than a year ago, knowing full well that it is no friend to my English/Swedish/Scottish skin tones. Yet I bought it anyway. So many times since, I have taken it off the hanger, only to immediately put it back on.
That was, until I tossed it into the soup of those glorious Scottish colors that all seem to flow in harmony when thrust together.
So when thrown together - Apricot + Mossy Green + a dark Orchid – they all played rather nicely, (despite the touch of red in the yoke design), and out I went.
