Bubble-hemmed tartan capes. Ruffled collars fit for a Tudor. Baroque pearls the size of small bird eggs. Hello, Ascot-worthy levels of sartorial drama.
As the deliveries for this year’s Jumps Season Lookbook started piling up in my flat, it became clear with every box I unpacked that I wasn’t dealing with clothes so much as pieces of art. Perfect to match the elegance of this year’s shoot location – The Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire.
A honey pot-esque bag crocheted entirely by hand from strands of satin ribbon? Check, courtesy of Isla de Gar. A headpiece covered in flowers hand-embroidered (imagine the time!) by embroidery artist Alice Archer? Check, courtesy of Emily London. A bag reminiscent of a Furby in the chicest way possible? Check, courtesy of Angie Power’s aptly named ‘monster flouff’ bag.
There are silk scarves printed in Greece by Idle Kings, inspired by the scarf that was handed down to one of the brand’s founders by her Greek grandmother. There are belts drenched in jewels the size of hard-boiled sweets (it could only be Sonia Petroff).
What I’m getting at is, this year’s Jumps Season Lookbook is brimming with clothes that are talking points. Conversation-starting clothes. Clothes are art just as much as any painting hanging in the National Gallery, so it’s quite right they should start conversations. And from there, they should be passed down between generations, shared between friends. Clothes as heirlooms, as storytellers – that’s what I hope this Lookbook showcases.
Crucially, in the same breath, the clothes in this Lookbook are wearable clothes. They’re not clothes that are talking points because they are ridiculous. Art and wearability (and key for the Jumps season – practicality) are and should be friends. Take Suzannah’s coat dress. It boasts the most elegant of cowl necks and a bow-adorned back, but an elements-defying durability exists alongside this beauty courtesy of its fabric – tweed sourced in Cumbria. (Naturally, this is traditionally neutral tweed reimagined in an ice queen-worthy duck egg blue). Likewise, Banshee’s red suit combines the warmth of velvet with decadent details – militarystyle frog buttons (each made totally by hand) and a pink, rose-print lining.
I hope, therefore, this Lookbook inspires you to look at clothes as more than a simple utility. They are so much more than that. Dressing up is at the very heart of what makes us human. There’s a reason we’ve been doing it since time immemorial. And there’s no better time to dress up more wholeheartedly than this Jumps season.
William Crabtree & Sons
Jacket | £545
Kit Blake
Trousers | £295
Purdey
Shirt | £295
Jones Bootmaker
Shoes | £160
Lock & Co. Hatters
Hat | £395
Waring Brooke
Jumper | £135
Vintage Hermès Tie
Cordings Socks | £19
de la Orden Jacket | £210 Trousers | £172
Top | £175
Kate Nikolson Hat | £490
LK Bennett Bag | £179
Heavenly London Rings | £175 Bracelet | £185
Penelope Chilvers Shoes | £239
Pat’s by Patricia Cobiella Earrings | £120
Tilly Sveaas Bangle | £220
Calzedonia Tights | £19.99
| £2,150
Lucie Azari Jacket | £2,700 Skirt | £1,500
Vintage Burberry via Good London Coat | £695
Juliette Botterill Millinery Headband | £530
Tusting Bag | £465
Vintage via Accessories of Old Necklaces | £15
Calzedonia Tights | £24.99
VV Rouleaux Tassels (worn as bag charms) | from £10.95
Carousel Earrings | £160
Helen Moore Scarf | £50
Dents Gloves | £95
House of Atana Shoes | £303
Suzannah London
Coat dress | £2,390
Emily London x Alice Archer
Hat | £1,500
Angie Power
| £215
Heavenly London Necklace | £365
Lara Heems Earrings | £385
LK Bennett Boots | £411
VV Rouleaux
Velvet ribbon (worn as necklace) | from £5.50/metre
LK Bennett Coat | £399 Cardigan | £179 Trousers | £199 Shoes | £249 Bag | £229
Sarah Cant Hat | £595
Laurence Coste Necklace | £175
Falke Tights | £23
Pat’s by Patricia Cobiella Earrings | £125
Longines Mini DolceVita | £3,500
Queens of Archive Coat | £450
Cefinn Jumper | £150
VV Rouleaux Hat | £285
Rosie Sugden Wrist warmers | £65
Gucci supplied by Cocoon Club Bag | memberships starting from £40/month
Laurence Coste Earrings | £145
Penelope Chilvers Shoes | £219
Stylist’s own Tights
Vaclav London Jacket | £450 Trousers | £350
Charity shop find Shirt | £15
Jenny Roberts Millinery Hat | £595
House of Atana Shoes | £303
Fizz Arrow Bag charm | £15
Sonia Petroff Belt | £925 Bird brooch | £270 Earrings | £350
Gucci supplied by Cocoon Club Bag | memberships starting from £40/month
Paula Rowan Gloves | £422
VV Rouleaux Brooches | from £4.95
Caramel Dress | £180
La Coqueta Tights | £15 Shoes | £59
Boden Coat | £95
Pepa London Jumper | £90
VV Rouleaux Beret | £110 Shoe pom poms | £8.95 each
Campbell’s of Beauly Mittens | £30
Chateau Mathilde Bag | £55
Rosie Sugden Scarf | £89
Rex London Hair clip (worn as brooch) | £3.95 for 2
La Coqueta Jacket | £110 Socks | £7
Trotters Trousers | £66 Shoes | £68
Caramel Jumper | £183
Rex London Hair clips (worn as brooches) | £3.95 for 2
Not Another Bill Personalised suitcase | £26
VV Rouleaux Pom pom tassel (on suitcase) | £6.95
Cordings Jacket | £535
Brora Jumper | £515
Purdey Shirt | £595
Kit Blake Trousers | £295
Lock & Co. Hatters Hat | £395
Morjas Shoes | £330
Vintage Hermès Tie
Idle Kings Silk scarf (worn as pocket square) | £65
New & Lingwood Socks | £30
Longines Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve | £3,500
Joules Coat | £199
William Crabtree & Sons Trousers | £225
Sirplus Cardigan | £195
George Cleverly Shoes | £660
Cordings Socks | £16
Purdey Shirt | £295
Vintage Hermès via eBay Tie | £27
Purdey Jacket | £2,695 Trousers | £595
William Crabtree & Sons Jumper | £145
Dubarry of Ireland Shoes | £169
Idle Kings Silk scarf | £65
Longines Legend Diver | £3,150
Self Portrait
Dress | £400
Banshee of Savile Row Coat | £4,100
Jane Taylor Hat | £2,300
Olivia Morris Bag | £125
Garrard
Earrings | £22,500
Gina Couture to order Boots | £2,600
Paula Rowan Gloves | £262
Jacket | £455
| £99.95
Kit Blake Trousers | £295
Cordings
| £16
| £95
| £135
Charity shop Golfer and dog brooches | £12 each
| £3,750
Caramel
Cape | £195
Dress | £180
Bonnet | £65
Mittens |£55
Mimi & Lula
Hairclips | £8 for 5
Bag | £20
La Coqueta
Socks | £7
Tiger Swiss Shoes | £80
Cordings Jacket | £475 Shirt | £79 Scarf | £150
Purdey Trousers | £595
Hawes & Curtis Jumper | £89 Lock & Co. Hatters Hat | £395
Fairfax & Favor Boots | £215
Vintage Sackville & Jones via Hornets Kensington Tie | £29
Beulah Dress | £895
Camilla Rose Millinery Hat | £465
Isla de Gar Bag | £145
Sonia Petroff Belt | £350
Pat’s by Patricia Cobiella Earrings | £175
Charity shop find Boots | £18
Helen Moore Cuffs | £43 for a pair
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| £195 Vintage via Accessories of Old Earring | £8 Heavenly London Bracelet | £320 Vintage via Susan Caplan Brooch (on stole) | £85 Longines PrimaLuna Moonphase | £5,250
