Everyone who works here spends the day telling other people what to wear. So we asked them what they own and why, which turns out to be a more revealing question.
Neva: The Taylor Square, for all twelve months
Neva's pick is the closest thing we make to a suit you can wear year round. The cloth is a blend of wool, linen and silk, which sounds like a compromise and behaves like the opposite: you get the breathability and the visible texture of linen, the structure wool gives a jacket, and the smoothness silk brings to the hand. It comes in an earth toned green that reads as seasonless rather than summery.
Jason: The Royal Mile, in seersucker
Jason wants the spring and summer answer. "I love how light weight this fabric feels, keeping you cool throughout the day." Seersucker is also more forgiving than it looks: he styles it relaxed, with a popover or a t-shirt and a clean pair of sneakers, and it holds up.
Ellie: The Orchard, in cream linen
Ellie is on customer service, which means she is on her feet and on the phone all day. Her favourite is the cream linen suit, for a reason that only shows up after eight hours: "its light weight construction makes the suit feel weightless and super comfortable for a full day." Paired with the Perfect White Shirt or a popover it goes up or down without changing.
Aidan: the camel overcoat
Aidan's pick is the camel fine wool overcoat, double breasted, which he wears over navy and charcoal suits on the commute. It solves the specific problem of arriving at the office looking composed and then arriving at dinner looking like you meant it.
Hetta: The Birmingham, in tobacco brown
Hetta goes bolder. The Birmingham is a tobacco brown three piece, and her argument is that spring and summer are exactly when you should stop hiding. It takes black leather shoes or a loafer and works for a spring event or a warm night out.
Olivia: the Christian travel bag
Olivia, in buying and operations, picked the one thing on this list that is not a garment. The Christian is a spacious leather duffle sized for carry on, and it holds everything a short trip needs without any thought. Black leather goes with whatever else got packed.
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