Emelia Jacket, Burnt Orange

Every so often a piece arrives in the shop and we all just stop. The Emelia is one of those. Run your fingertips over it and you'll understand: every inch of this jacket is covered in raised, hand-worked embroidery, swirls and loops and curls of corded thread laid over the cotton like lace that has been sculpted rather than stitched. It is tone on tone, burnt orange on burnt orange, so from across the room it reads as rich, glowing texture, and up close it is a small work of art.

The colour is pure autumn. Think October bracken, a copper pan on the hob, the last of the sunset over the Dee. It is warm and deep and wonderfully flattering, and it makes navy, denim and indigo look more expensive just by standing next to them.

The shape is a softly blousoned bomber: a clean collarless neckline, a gleaming brass zip, full sleeves that gather at elasticated cuffs and an elasticated hem that sits neatly at the hip. Easy, relaxed and utterly elegant. It is 100% cotton, so it breathes beautifully and feels as good as it looks.

This is luxury at its finest, and it is a keep forever piece. You won't wear it for a season, you'll wear it for the next twenty years, and every single time someone will ask where it's from.

About Emily Lovelock: launched in the summer of 2017 at the Who's Next show in Paris, Emily Lovelock is a fiercely independent label that refuses to choose between sophistication and a playful spirit. Every collection is made in-house, by a workforce that is nearly 90% women, many of them trained and employed through the brand's own skills programme. Working directly with artisans means they can keep hand-embellishment and bespoke textile techniques alive, the very things mass production has all but forgotten. Their muse? A woman who is classy, curious about the future and respectful of the past. We know a few of those.