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  • How To Choose Perfume - Bon Parfumeur

    March 04 2024 – Mercantile London

    How To Choose Perfume - Bon Parfumeur

      Bon Parfumeur is a niche perfume house that offers clean, genderless and eco-responsible fragrances. Created and made with local suppliers in France (the design begins in Paris, the juice is from Grasse, the bottle from Normandie, and production is in Chartres)  local manufacturing allows the brand to minimise transportation costs while fully valuing French fragrance know-how. Even though the...

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  • Back To Basics

    December 26 2023 – Mercantile London

    Back To Basics

      After the excess of the Christmas season, it always seems relevant to return to a back to basics approach, wanting to refresh what we currently have in our wardrobes and questioning the longevity of future purchases. With this in mind (and one eye on warmer days) we have a quick round up of three styles from one of our...

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  • New To Store

    October 24 2023 – Mercantile London

    New To Store

      From a new generation taking the design lead in a Scandinavian jewellery brand, a sustainable candle company celebrating Irish design with twenty years of small batch production, to a family business drawing on their Basque heritage to produce hardwearing rainwear, these are just three of the new brands that have been selected for the Autumn Winter season here at...

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  • Autumn/Winter 23 // High Shine

    October 02 2023 – Mercantile London

    Autumn/Winter 23 // High Shine

      Not just for the party season, metallic was seen juxtaposed with daywear across many of the autumn/winter collections. Whilst silver and gold always dominant in the winter months, fresh eye-catching deep greens and ocean blues also made an appearance. The trend carries over from the usual party dresses into tops, pants and outerwear, so can be easily dressed down...

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  • The Local //  Damson Madder

    September 05 2023 – Mercantile London

    The Local // Damson Madder

      London based brand Damson Madder believes that you shouldn't have to choose between your wardrobe and the environment. That’s why they have put sustainability and transparency at the core of everything they do. Their aim is to ensure that every garment they make features as many sustainable attributes as possible. Damson’s aim is to be as open about the...

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  • New Season Inspiration // The Royal Tenenbaums

    August 08 2023 – Mercantile London

    New Season Inspiration // The Royal Tenenbaums

      AUTUMN WINTER 2023 Baum Und Pferdgarten Inspired by Wes Anderson’s film The Royal Tenenbaums, the Baum Und Pferdgarten Autumn Winter 2023 collection explores the iconic style of each character. The film has delivered styling inspiration that is now timeless, such as Margot Tenenbaum’s mink colour coat and tennis dress combination, Chas Tenenbaum’s red tracksuit and Richie Tenenbaum’s tennis-wear-made-formal look....

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  • Slowing Down // Gone to the Beach

    July 21 2023 – Mercantile London

    Slowing Down // Gone to the Beach

      Born of the love for the expansive skies and generous shoreline of the British coast, brands have been inspired by carefree summer days immersed in the unmistakably British landscape: roaming the dunes, splashing in the shallows and collecting samphire, sun-kissed skin, the salty breeze, and relaxing lunches in the shade. When it comes to art of slowing down, nothing...

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  • New Brand // Fragrance Tips From Maison Matine

    July 04 2023 – Mercantile London

    New Brand // Fragrance Tips From Maison Matine

      Maison Matine, are a fragrance brand created by a new generation of committed French perfumers and new to the Mercantile this summer. Maison declare it's time for "no more opulence and sexism, now it's time for simplicity and diversity" in fragrance. They are a brand in search of independence from the traditional world of perfume and have a strong...

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  • Classic Pieces To Shop In The Summer Sale

    June 16 2023 – Mercantile London

    Classic Pieces To Shop In The Summer Sale

      With the launch of the 23 Summer Sale, now is the perfect time to review your wardrobe and see where you need to invest. The following styles are ones that we consider reliable building blocks and to which you can add throughout the years.  A tight edit of quality staples you repeat wear is the best way to both...

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  • Summer Sunshine - To the Beach And Back

    June 12 2023 – Mercantile London

    Summer Sunshine - To the Beach And Back

      Summer style that works on the beach doesn't always translate back into city life once you are home, but with the ethos of only investing in hardworking pieces, we take a look at the summer classics that will work from the beach to the bar to sightseeing and still make it easy to own summer style when back in...

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