Mercantile Blog
Industry insights, style advice and more.
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October 28 2024 – Debra McCann
Heritage, History & Craft // Scottish & Irish Fashion Brands
With a strong sense of identity, a legacy of heritage crafts such as dying, spinning and weaving, combined with leading talent in modern design we take a look at our stores selection of independent fashion and apothecary brands based in Scotland and Ireland. Founded in 1986, Eribe is a knitwear design house and manufacturing company based in Melrose, in...
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August 19 2024 – Mercantile London
New Season // Stella Nova - Tailors Wardrobe
New season collections are beginning to arrive and Danish brand Stella Nova welcomes us to the world of the Tailors Wardrobe in which we get to dress up and embrace the sculptural details, be seduced by the bold splash of color-blocking and get ready for contrasting styling. Black and white are used for a sharp look, but also paired...
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July 29 2024 – Mercantile London
Mercantile Muse // Dzidzia Wilk
Dzidzia Wilk was born in 1988 in a small town called Mettmann, near Dusseldorf in Germany. Dzidzia’s Polish roots explain her name; Dzidzia means baby in Polish. Now living and working in the East London art scene, Dzidzia finds herself between the cultural influences of Germany and London. Following study at art school, Dzidzia went on to study Art...
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June 24 2024 – Mercantile London
Festival Tips with Jo Whiley
Having long been part of the team bringing the sights and sounds of the world famous Glastonbury Festival (located in Pilton, Somerset) to our screens each year, we thought who better to chat all things festival with than Queen of Festivals, Jo Whiley herself. Read below for her tips, suggestions and guidance to handling the summer festival season in...
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May 14 2024 – Mercantile London
New to Mercantile // Rita Row
Rita Row was born in Figueres (Girona) in June 2013 and is the brainchild of two halves: Imma Serra and Xènia Semis. From its beginnings, the brand established a clear objective: to craft elegant and functional clothing. Rita symbolizes a woman in search of comfort, quality and style; this fictional character acts as a muse to the designers,...
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April 30 2024 – Mercantile London
The Floral Family
Now that the signs of Spring are starting to appear, it feels right to consider a swap to a seasonal scent for yourself. Fragrances with floral scents, such as rose, mimosa or lilac are often considered simple classics, but the ones below come with a range of notes and a fresh twist. Read on to discover some of the florals...
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March 26 2024 – Mercantile London
A State Of Mind // Louise Mischa
Since it's beginnings in 2012, Louise Mischa has been a story of adventure, friendship and family. Intricacy in detail, fabrication and crafts are signature to this French brand that use travel and comfort as their main inspiration. These are clothes you wear continually but never want to wear out as you'll be lost without them. Through each collection, Louise...
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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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January 23 2024 – Mercantile London
Wellness Advice With Lab Tonica
Lab Tonica is a contemporary wellness brand which aims to take herbal remedies out of the cupboard and onto the cosmetic shelf. Encompassing a perfect alchemy of design, ancient recipes, scientific methods and accessible formats, Lab Tonica brings the healing power of plants to a new, modern audience. Every sip of the brands tea, smudge of balm, drop of...
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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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