5 Good Things I Want To Buy For London Autumn Season
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Written by Elena Chen
As we roll not-so-seamlessly into the autumn season, trailing coats are lifted afloat at the fringes of the city’s hustle bustle and the all so mellow summer London is begins its yearly transition back to full throttle. Here are my top 5 picks to commemorate fall, to the days that tempt us with the nostalgia of a lingering summer.
This fragrance breathes of a musky, aged sweetness that wafts through just as crisp autumn leaves would be caught under a straw broom. Romantic, feminine, bold but subtle - step into a season of sophistication with “Clandestine Clara”.
available at Luisaviaroma
Dainty and elegant silhouettes belonging to the Parisian style aesthetic are transposed to London this time of year the beams of gold and silver return to our lobes and wrists. Londoners add their own punk rock touch, accessorising simple designs with heavy duty metals.
Boots drive the fall season home as they embody the perfect balance between effortless and put-together, bridging the carefree innocence of summer and the anchored grit needed for winter. Styled with the jewelry, they sit in that nook between soft delicacy and daring abrasion.
Nothing says autumn more than an oversized jacket or coat. Its warmth and padded texture offers an style, definitely a London autumn must-have.
available at Amazon
The final item is a timeless addition that will carry anyone from autumn and through to the years that follow. The Unbearable Lightness of Being tells the story of several protagonists, all in relationship to one another via or because of the the two lead characters, Teresa and Tomas. Originally published in 1984, the existential themes brought forth in the book remain poignant today. Kundera is a masterful storyteller writing with taste and suspense, taking you from the ends of summer into the beginning of winter.
