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The Fall Edit

Hand selected by our editors

Six weeks of looking, three pieces we would actually buy. Chosen for cut first, then held to the same composition standard as everything else here.

Camel
New
Toteme

Signature double-breasted coat

$890

The camel coat worth the outlay. That 8 percent cashmere is what stops it reading stiff across the shoulders.

92% wool / 8% cashmereLining 100% viscoseat Net-a-Porter
Black
New
COS

Boiled wool car coat

$290

Boiled, unlined, and under $300. Nothing else in the catalog does this much for the money.

100% woolUnlinedat COS
Chocolate
Toteme

Alpaca blend cardigan

$740

Alpaca-led rather than wool-led, which is why it has weight without bulk.

70% alpaca / 25% wool / 5% polyamideUnlinedat Net-a-Porter

We read the label so you don’t have to.

Every piece here has been through the same check. Shell composition and lining composition, pulled apart, parsed into percentages, and shown on the card before you click anything. No scrolling to the bottom of a product page to find out what you are actually buying.

The 100% Club

Single fiber, nothing blended in

No polyamide at the cuffs, no elastane for shape, no viscose quietly making up the difference. Harder to find than it should be, which is why it has its own edit.

Black
Jil Sander

Compact wool midi skirt

$790

Compact wool with a cupro lining. The whole garment is natural fiber, which almost never happens at this price.

100% woolLining 100% cuproat Mytheresa
Black
The Row

Lucia silk blouse

$1,190

Silk, and nothing else. The weight is the tell.

100% silkUnlinedat Mytheresa
Ivory
Gabriela Hearst

Nolan cashmere trousers

$1,190

Cashmere trousers are a commitment. These are the pair that justifies it.

100% cashmereUnlinedat Net-a-Porter

The lining is where it hides.

A wool crepe dress with a polyester lining breathes like polyester. Most sites fold the lining into one composition line, or leave it off entirely. We show it separately on every card, and you can filter on it.

Under $300, Still Natural

The value edit

Natural fiber is not supposed to require a budget. These three are the proof, and each one is a full single fiber or close to it.

Blush
New
& Other Stories

Merino polo top

$89

Under $100 and genuinely 100 percent merino. We checked it twice.

100% merino woolUnlinedat & Other Stories
Camel
COS

Cashmere wrap skirt

$250

A cashmere skirt at $250 reads like a mistake. It is not.

100% cashmereUnlinedat COS
Olive
Arket

Straight linen trousers

$129

European flax, straight leg, no viscose cut into it to soften the price.

100% linenUnlinedat Arket

Natural is not the same as sustainable.

Composition tells you how a garment will feel, wear and age. It does not tell you how the animal was treated, who sewed it, or what the dye house released. Those are real questions and we do not pretend a percentage answers them.

The Cashmere Report

What the grade actually buys you

Price in cashmere tracks fiber length and micron count, and neither appears on a label. These three sit at different points on that curve, which is the useful thing about seeing them together.

Ivory
The Row

Hanson cashmere knit

$1,290

The benchmark. Long fiber, high ply, and it will not pill after the first few wears.

100% cashmereUnlinedat Mytheresa
Grey
Joseph

Dove cashmere cardigan

$650

Five percent polyamide at the cuffs, which is the one blend we consider an improvement.

95% cashmere / 5% polyamideUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Cream
Ralph Lauren

Cable cashmere crewneck

$698

Cable knit holds its shape longer than a flat knit. Worth knowing before you compare prices.

100% cashmereUnlinedat Net-a-Porter

Quiet Tailoring

Trousers and blazers worth the alteration

Tailoring is where the lining matters most, because it is the layer sitting against you all day. All three of these line in something that breathes.

Chocolate
New
Nili Lotan

Carlita wool trousers

$595

100 percent wool with a cupro lining. The quiet benchmark for what trousers should be.

100% woolLining 100% cuproat Net-a-Porter
Ivory
Frankie Shop

Bea cotton blazer

$395

Cotton shell, cotton lining. Rare, and it is why this one wears cool.

100% cottonLining 100% cottonat Mytheresa
Chocolate
Reformation

Marcella wool blazer

$348

Cupro lining at $348 is the detail that separates this from every blazer at the price.

96% wool / 4% elastaneLining 100% cuproat Reformation

The full edit

Set your own standard

60 pieces, every composition read shell and lining separately. Move the bar and watch what survives it.

44 pieces
Camel
New
Toteme

Signature double-breasted coat

$89092% wool / 8% cashmereLining 100% viscoseat Net-a-Porter
Black
New
COS

Boiled wool car coat

$290100% woolUnlinedat COS
Green
New
Lovers and Friends

Odette silk midi dress

$268100% silkLining 100% polyesterat Revolve
Blue
New
Agolde

Criss cross rigid jean

$228100% cottonUnlinedat Revolve
Chocolate
New
Nili Lotan

Carlita wool trousers

$595100% woolLining 100% cuproat Net-a-Porter
Blush
New
& Other Stories

Merino polo top

$89100% merino woolUnlinedat & Other Stories
Ivory
The Row

Hanson cashmere knit

$1,290100% cashmereUnlinedat Mytheresa
Grey
Arket

Merino crewneck

$119100% merino woolUnlinedat Arket
Chocolate
Reformation

Marcella wool blazer

$34896% wool / 4% elastaneLining 100% cuproat Reformation
Oxblood
Khaite

Scarlet cashmere turtleneck

$1,080100% cashmereUnlinedat Mytheresa
Cream
Loro Piana

Davos cashmere cape

$3,450100% cashmereLining 100% silkat Mytheresa
Ivory
Gabriela Hearst

Nolan cashmere trousers

$1,190100% cashmereUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Navy
Uniqlo

Extra fine merino crew

$49100% merino woolUnlinedat Uniqlo
Blush
Lisa Yang

Sony cashmere polo

$525100% cashmereUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Grey
Joseph

Dove cashmere cardigan

$65095% cashmere / 5% polyamideUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Camel
Max Mara

Teddy camel coat

$3,29067% camel hair / 33% woolLining 100% silkat Mytheresa
Black
Me+Em

Merino longline cardigan

$265100% merino woolUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Black
Jil Sander

Compact wool midi skirt

$790100% woolLining 100% cuproat Mytheresa
Olive
Eileen Fisher

Organic cotton wool knit

$23855% organic cotton / 45% woolUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Navy
Theory

Admiral crepe suit jacket

$59598% wool / 2% elastaneLining 55% polyester / 45% viscoseat Net-a-Porter
Ivory
Toteme

Pleated silk midi skirt

$620100% silkLining 100% silkat Net-a-Porter
Blue
Sezane

Lina linen shirt

$120100% linenUnlinedat Sezane
Ivory
COS

Poplin oversized shirt

$99100% cottonUnlinedat COS
Blush
Reformation

Kourtney linen dress

$278100% linenUnlinedat Reformation
Cream
Vince

Silk charmeuse blouse

$345100% silkUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Olive
Arket

Straight linen trousers

$129100% linenUnlinedat Arket
Blue
Toteme

Cotton poplin shirt dress

$450100% cottonUnlinedat Mytheresa
Black
Favorite Daughter

Wool trouser, wide leg

$25897% wool / 3% elastaneUnlinedat Revolve
Blue
Citizens of Humanity

Ayla barrel leg jean

$25899% cotton / 1% elastaneUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Ivory
Frankie Shop

Bea cotton blazer

$395100% cottonLining 100% cottonat Mytheresa
Olive
Ganni

Crinkle cotton midi

$325100% organic cottonUnlinedat Revolve
Ivory
Uniqlo

Premium linen long shirt

$50100% linenUnlinedat Uniqlo
Camel
Massimo Dutti

Silk satin shirt

$169100% silkUnlinedat Massimo Dutti
Black
The Row

Lucia silk blouse

$1,190100% silkUnlinedat Mytheresa
Chocolate
Loulou Studio

Silk slip skirt

$340100% silkLining 100% silkat Net-a-Porter
Ivory
Everlane

Heavyweight cotton tee

$38100% cottonUnlinedat Everlane
Camel
COS

Cashmere wrap skirt

$250100% cashmereUnlinedat COS
Oxblood
Reformation

Juliette silk gown

$398100% silkLining 100% silkat Reformation
Cream
Ralph Lauren

Cable cashmere crewneck

$698100% cashmereUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Blush
Mango

100% linen blazer

$130100% linenLining 100% viscoseat Mango
Black
Khaite

Jadena leather jacket

$3,200100% leatherLining 100% viscoseat Mytheresa
Blue
Jil Sander

Boxy cotton poplin top

$590100% cottonUnlinedat Mytheresa
Chocolate
Toteme

Alpaca blend cardigan

$74070% alpaca / 25% wool / 5% polyamideUnlinedat Net-a-Porter
Grey
Vince

Wool cashmere topcoat

$99580% wool / 20% cashmereLining 52% viscose / 48% cuproat Net-a-Porter

The Matter Edit

New finds, seasonal selections, and short material intelligence. Roughly twice a month.