Peridot Mantra
♪ Come in, take your coat off. ♪
♪ Something here will stay with you. ♪
♪ Chosen slowly, worn for years. ♪
♪ This is what keeping looks like. ♪
It should feel like borrowing a wardrobe from someone with very good taste.
Thomas Harrington opened the shop in October 2006 with about forty pieces on the floor and a very specific idea: that a boutique should feel like borrowing a friend's wardrobe, not walking into a department store. The name came from a stone he carried in his pocket during a buying trip through Lisbon, and a word his grandmother used for the small rituals that keep a day from feeling disposable. The two things seemed to belong together. The first winter was slow. He sold enough to stay open, and that felt like enough.
The turning point came in the spring of 2011, when Thomas began working directly with a small linen mill in northern Portugal whose owner was looking for American retail partners willing to commit to full runs rather than cherry-pick individual pieces. That relationship changed how the shop bought. Instead of filling gaps in a trend-driven calendar, Peridot Mantra started building a floor around a handful of makers whose work held up over multiple seasons. Some of those relationships are still active today. The Portuguese linen pieces from that first full run are still the most-requested category in the shop.
Current collection
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Heavyweight Linen Overshirt$285Produced on a shuttle loom by a family-operated mill in northern Portugal, this overshirt is available in three natural…
Boiled Wool Field Coat$740Tailored in a mid-length style by a small atelier in the Basque Country, this coat is constructed from a…
Japanese Cotton-Silk Trousers$390A mid-season offering from a Kyoto-based producer who manufactures two collections annually in restricted volumes…
Undyed Merino Turtleneck$310Produced in Scotland by a small family-run operation manufacturing knitwear since the 1970s. The yarn…
Vegetable-Tanned Leather Belt$145Created by a small leather crafting business in Asheville, North Carolina, working with hides processed using traditional pit…
Linen-Cotton Scarf$125Produced on a narrow loom in a facility near Lyon, France, using a 70/30 linen-cotton composition. The weave follows a…
What we pay attention to
Recent writing
How to choose a coat that lasts a decade
A coat is the most consequential clothing purchase most people make in a given year. It is worn more days than almost anything else in the wardrobe, it is the first thing people see, and it takes more physical stress than a shirt or a pair of trousers. Buying a coat that lasts a decade requires asking a different set of questions than buying one that looks good in the shop.
Read more →How to care for boiled wool at home
Boiled wool carries a reputation for being difficult, though much of that reputation is misplaced. The felting…
What makes linen age well over years of wear
Linen possesses a characteristic that distinguishes it from most textiles: it tends to enhance rather than deteriorate with time. The fibres…
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Common questions
Do I need an appointment to visit the shop?
No appointment needed to browse. The floor is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm. If you want a personal styling session or a wardrobe edit, those do require a booking, and we ask for at least 48 hours' notice so we can prepare properly.
What payment methods do you accept?
We take all major credit and debit cards, cash, and Apple Pay. We do not accept personal checks. For gift curation orders placed by phone, we can process a card remotely and send a receipt by email.