What to Buy at Tuckernuck This Fall: 15 Finds I Love for the Season Ahead

Tuckernuck is one of those retailers I check the moment the calendar starts filling up, and once October arrives, it fills fast. Thanksgiving. A Friendsgiving or two. Dinners out, work events, and then the holiday parties that seem to land all at once in December. Each one asks for something a little more considered than your everyday uniform, which is exactly when I start thinking about what to buy at Tuckernuck.

That’s where Tuckernuck is at its best. The retailer is especially good at clothes with personality: a plaid you don’t see everywhere, a bit of velvet trim, a color that feels fresh for fall. These are pieces that feel a little special and still fit into the life you actually have.

But not everything there justifies its price. A lot of the assortment is polyester at prices where I’d expect better fabric. So when I shop Tuckernuck, I look for one of two things: a design detail I can’t easily find somewhere else, or a fabric that holds up to what I’m paying. Ideally both.

Here’s what to buy at Tuckernuck this fall, from dresses for Thanksgiving dinner to cozy knits and a few finishing touches for the holidays. Most pieces run XXS to XXXL, though sizing can be a bit all over the place, so it’s helpful to read the reviews before ordering.

Dresses to Buy at Tuckernuck for Thanksgiving and Fall Dinners

Scholarly Plaid Clifton Dress

The Clifton is one of Tuckernuck’s long-running shapes, and this plaid is the version I’d pick for fall. It has a stand collar, a V-neck, three-quarter sleeves, and a mini length, which is exactly why I think it’s adorable with opaque tights and boots. The tights and a knee-high boot take care of the short hem and keep you warm, so it works for a casual dinner, a Saturday out, or the long Thanksgiving weekend when you want to look dressed without being dressy.

Fabric: 72% polyester, 24% rayon, 4% spandex
Details: Stand collar, V-neckline, three-quarter sleeves, mini length
Care: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low
Sizes: XXS–XXXL

Buy: Scholarly Plaid Clifton Dress (Tuckernuck): $178 | Sizes XXS–XXXL

Winetasting Chloe Dress

The Chloe is Tuckernuck’s best seller, and I love it in this wine color. The fabric is a textured moire, and the trapunto stitching along the sleeves, placket, and hem gives it the kind of detail you notice across a dinner table. That’s what makes it right for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, or any fall dinner where you’d like to look a step above jeans. It’s a midi with a spread collar, short wing sleeves, an optional belt, and side pockets. At 80% polyester and dry clean only, you’re paying for the design rather than the fabric, and in this case I think the design earns it.

Fabric: 80% polyester, 20% cotton
Details: Spread collar, short wing sleeves, button front, optional belt (included), side seam pockets, midi length
Care: Dry clean
Sizes: XXS–XXXL

Buy: Winetasting Chloe Dress (Tuckernuck): $298 | Sizes XXS–XXXL

Moss Green Vivianne Dress

Picture this with chocolate brown suede boots. That’s the whole outfit, and it’s my favorite way to wear it. The moss green has a slight shimmer, and next to brown suede both colors look richer than they would on their own. It’s a mod-inspired mini with a turtleneck and three-quarter sleeves, so a tall boot covers most of the leg and the look stays cozy for a casual dinner, a weekend lunch, or a Friendsgiving.

Fabric: 42% rayon, 40% polyester, 18% nylon
Details: Turtleneck, three-quarter sleeves, mini length, slight shimmer in the fabric
Sizes: XXS–XXL (only XL and XXL in stock at the time of writing)

Buy: Moss Green Vivianne Dress (Tuckernuck): $128 | Sizes XXS–XXL

Pine Burnout Velvet Elodie Dress

Pine is a color that carries you from the first holiday party straight through New Year’s, and it’s the color I’d choose here. The Elodie is a burnout velvet, so the pattern is part of the fabric itself, with ruching along the neckline and waist and a skirt that flares slightly toward the hem. It’s fully lined and closes with a back zip. Wear it to a holiday gathering or a winter event with sheer black tights, a slim heel, and not much else, because the velvet does the work.

Fabric: 95% polyester, 5% spandex (outer), 100% polyester (lining)
Details: Burnout velvet, ruched neckline and waist, subtle flare at the skirt, back zip, lined
Sizes: XXS–XXXL

Buy: Pine Burnout Velvet Elodie Dress (Tuckernuck): $248 | Sizes XXS–XXXL

Jackets With Personality

Olive Icons Modern Liddesdale Quilted Jacket

This is a Barbour, and the Liddesdale is one of the brand’s best-known quilted jackets. Tuckernuck carries the Icons Modern version in olive, with diamond quilting, a corduroy collar, cord binding around the edges, and front patch pockets. The fit is relaxed enough to layer over a sweater, which is how I’d wear it most of the fall: over a fisherman knit with straight jeans and loafers. It’s also machine washable, a practical detail on a jacket meant for everyday wear.

Fabric: 100% polyamide
Details: Diamond quilting, cord collar and binding, long sleeves, front closure, pockets
Care: Machine wash cold separately, lay flat to dry
Sizes: 2–14

Buy: Olive Icons Modern Liddesdale Quilted Jacket (Tuckernuck): $280 | Sizes 2–14

Camel Suede Drew Short Trench Coat

I think this is very cute. Tuckernuck took the classic trench and cropped it into a boxy, oversized jacket with long, wide sleeves and button tabs to cinch them. In camel suede it feels like a fall jacket rather than a raincoat. Know going in that this is faux suede: the listing gives the fabric as 100% polyester. Wear it with straight jeans and a striped tee on a mild day, or over a sweater dress and boots.

Fabric: 100% polyester (faux suede)
Details: Front button placket, boxy cropped fit, button tabs at the sleeves, lined
Sizes: XXS–XXXL

Buy: Camel Suede Drew Short Trench Coat (Tuckernuck): $198 | Sizes XXS–XXXL

Black Velvet Trim Dalton Jacket

I love this jacket in black velvet trim. It’s a straight-fit black jacket with a mandarin collar, velvet buttons, a thin line of velvet trim, side welt pockets, and a full lining. That small amount of velvet is what makes it so useful between November and New Year’s. Put it over a black turtleneck and trousers for a dressed-up workday, then wear it to a holiday dinner over a silky camisole. The main fabric is a polyester, viscose, and spandex blend, and it’s dry clean only.

Fabric: 70% polyester, 26% viscose, 4% spandex (main), 100% polyester (trim), 55% polyester, 45% viscose (lining)
Details: Mandarin collar, velvet buttons and trim, side welt pockets, straight fit, lined
Care: Dry clean
Sizes: XXS–XXXL

Buy: Black Velvet Trim Dalton Jacket (Tuckernuck): $298 | Sizes XXS–XXXL

Leopard Tweed Jennings Jacket

I own this jacket, and my favorite way to wear it is with slim jeans. The leopard tweed reads more like a texture than a loud print once it’s cut into a structured jacket with gold crest buttons, flap hip pockets, and faux flap chest pockets. Right now it’s sold out in every size, so I’m including it in case it comes back in stock.

Fabric: 100% polyester (outer and lining)
Details: Button front with gold crest buttons, functional flap hip pockets, faux flap chest pockets
Sizes: XXS–XXXL (all sizes sold out at the time of writing)

Check for a restock: Leopard Tweed Jennings Jacket (Tuckernuck): $148 | Sold out in all sizes

Cozy Knits and One Good Pair of Pants

Charcoal Chunky Knit Luke Sweater

This one is for working from home, and I love it with leggings. It’s a charcoal chunky rib knit with a quarter-zip collar and pointelle detail, cut long and oversized like a tunic, so it covers you well over leggings. It’s mostly acrylic with only 3% wool, so treat it as an easy, comfortable sweater rather than an investment knit. It also balances out the dressier pieces on this list, because not every fall day involves a party.

Fabric: 52% acrylic, 25% PBT, 14% nylon, 6% viscose, 3% wool
Details: Quarter-zip collar, pointelle detail, chunky rib knit, oversized tunic length
Sizes: XXS–XXXL

Buy: Charcoal Chunky Knit Luke Sweater (Tuckernuck): $168 | Sizes XXS–XXXL

Peridot Cashmere Hannah Turtleneck Sweater

I own this sweater, and I’ll be upfront that it was a real splurge for me. It’s also one of the coziest things I’ve ever pulled on. The peridot is what sold me. It’s a fresh yellow-green that feels new next to all the black, camel, and brown we wear this time of year. It’s 100% cashmere with a tall stand-collar turtleneck, ribbing at the neck, cuffs, and hem, and a relaxed fit. If you buy one higher-priced piece at Tuckernuck this season, this is where the fabric matches the price.

Fabric: 100% cashmere
Details: Stand collar turtleneck, rib-knit trim at neck, cuffs, and hem, relaxed fit
Sizes: XXS–XXL

Buy: Peridot Cashmere Hannah Turtleneck Sweater (Tuckernuck): $398 | Sizes XXS–XXL

Black Ponte Ashford Pants

I’m usually not enthusiastic about Tuckernuck’s bottoms, but I like these. They’re a black ponte with a touch of compression, a high rise, an elastic waistband with a side zip, and a cropped kick flare hem. That combination is what makes them interesting. The compression holds you in, the elastic waist keeps them comfortable, and the cropped flare shows off a boot or a pointed flat. Wear them to work with a tucked-in sweater, to dinner with a silk blouse, and to a holiday party with a sparkly top.

Fabric: 65% rayon, 30% nylon, 5% spandex
Details: High rise, elastic waistband, side zip, cropped kick flare hem, compression fabric
Sizes: XXS–XXXXL

Buy: Black Ponte Ashford Pants (Tuckernuck): $168 | Sizes XXS–XXXXL

Finishing Touches to Buy at Tuckernuck

Black Satin Gabrielle Clutch

This clutch is gorgeous, and at $98 it’s one of the few Tuckernuck accessories under $100. It’s black satin in an envelope shape with a braided tassel, a magnetic snap, a small interior zip pocket, and a cotton lining. Black satin goes with almost anything you’d wear to a party, from a velvet dress to black pants and a sweater, so this is the bag you can carry to every holiday event on your calendar.

Material: 100% polyester satin (outer), 100% cotton (lining)
Details: Envelope clutch, braided tassel, magnetic snap closure, small interior zip pocket
Size: One size

Buy: Black Satin Gabrielle Clutch (Tuckernuck): $98 | One Size

Crystal Analia Stud Earrings

These are fabulous. They’re oval button studs with a large faceted crystal in the center and a halo of smaller crystals around it, set in a high-shine gold tone. The vintage shape is the reason I’d buy them. Pair them with something simple, like a black turtleneck, a cream sweater, or a plain dress, and they turn it into a holiday outfit with nothing else changed.

Material: Brass, glass
Details: Oval button stud, faceted center crystal with a halo of crystal accents, gold-tone setting
Size: One size

Buy: Crystal Analia Stud Earrings (Tuckernuck): $48 | One Size

Lucite and Gold Cuff

If you read my Substack, you’ve seen this cuff before. It’s an open cuff with a sculptural, layered shape and a ribbed centerpiece, made of clear resin and gold-plated brass. The clear resin keeps it lighter than an all-gold cuff, which makes it easy to wear with a sweater during the day. At night it’s enough jewelry on its own with a sleeveless dress.

Material: Resin, gold-plated brass
Details: Open cuff, sculptural layered design, ribbed centerpiece
Size: One size

Buy: Lucite and Gold Cuff (Tuckernuck): $68 | One Size

Mocha Cashmere Triangle Scarf

$128 is the most I would spend on this kind of accessory, so I think of this scarf as a considered purchase rather than an impulse buy. What you get is 100% cashmere in a triangle shape that you can tie at the neck or wear over your shoulders. Mocha is the right color for it. It’s warm enough to go with camel and olive and dark enough to sit next to black. If you reach for a scarf most days from November through March, this is the one I’d choose.

Material: 100% cashmere
Details: Triangle shape
Size: One size

Buy: Mocha Cashmere Triangle Scarf (Tuckernuck): $128 | One Size

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