Woman in a black wool blazer with an emerald satin drape and black cuffed wide-leg trousers in a concrete gallery

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Black blazer with emerald satin drape and cuffed trousers

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Black, with one green thought. A black wool blazer cut with an emerald satin sash folded across the front, over black wide-leg trousers with deep turned-up cuffs and thin-strap sandals that clear them. The satin does the talking. I answer messages three days later, so it has to. Dinner.

A black wool blazer cut with an emerald satin sash folded across the front, over wide-leg trousers with deep turned-up cuffs.

The blazer does the talking: single-breasted black wool, one shoulder left open under a stiff emerald satin panel that folds across the chest, wraps the waist and finishes in a pointed flap at the hip. The satin is faced in black, so every fold shows both sides. A small cut-out at the ribs where the two halves do not quite meet. The trousers are the same black wool, high-waisted and wide, with a centre crease and a cuff deep enough to hide the shoe.

Wear it as a suit and stop there. Black sandals with a thin strap keep the hem clean, and the cuff wants a heel, not a flat. It works for a dinner that turns into a longer night, or a meeting where the other side needs to remember the outfit. Autumn through spring; the wool is real and the satin is not going anywhere.

The green is the only colour in the room. That was the idea.