Woman perched on a casino table in a black crushed velvet midi dress with a velvet blazer over her shoulders and knee boots

Velvet and embroidery · Autumn · Winter

Black crushed velvet midi dress and velvet blazer

A sleeveless high-neck midi dress in black crushed velvet, a black velvet blazer thrown over the shoulders, pointed knee boots. Casino floor, eleven at night.

The dress is black crushed velvet, sleeveless, with a high neck and a long column that ends mid-calf, fitted all the way down so the broken sheen of the fabric does the only patterning. Over the shoulders, arms out, a black velvet blazer with sharp padded shoulders and a notched lapel, its sleeves empty. Black leather knee boots with a pointed toe finish it, soft calf, slim heel.

Velvet on velvet reads as one dark shape under casino lamps, which is the point: the ink on the arms is the colour. It is a late look for a card table, a cocktail after, a night that starts at eleven, autumn and winter only. Keep the blazer on the shoulders; put your arms in and it becomes a suit, which is a different evening.

Black on black. The house always knows what you are wearing.

the pieces

  • Black crushed velvet sleeveless midi dressmidi dress · velvet · black
  • Black velvet blazerblazer · velvet · black
  • Black leather pointed knee bootsboots · leather · black

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styling notes

  • Blazer on the shoulders, arms out
  • Knee boot, not over the knee; the hem needs air
  • Lip neutral, the velvet is enough

palette

Black#0B0B0C Charcoal#2E2D30 Gunmetal#4B4A50

details

Velvet and embroideryAutumnWinterNight outCocktailCasinoDark glamSharpLeatherVelvetBlazerBootsMidi dressCasinoFitted

wearabilitysomewhere in between

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