Woman in a black leather blazer with a knife-pleated satin front panel and charcoal wool wide-leg trousers by concrete walls

Dark tailoring · Autumn · Winter

Black leather blazer with a pleated front panel

A sharp-shouldered black leather blazer with a knife-pleated satin panel falling from lapel to hip, over charcoal wool wide-leg trousers. Concrete, low sun.

A black leather blazer with wide padded shoulders, peak lapels and a fitted waist that closes with a single hidden hook. Down the right side of the front a panel of fine knife pleats in black satin is set in from the lapel to the hem, so it moves with the jacket and finishes in an uneven, zigzag edge below the waist while the leather side stays straight. Long sleeves, pushed up to the forearm. Worn closed, as the top; it does not need a shirt. Charcoal flannel wool wide-leg trousers with a high waist, a pressed crease and deep front pleats take it to the floor.

Autumn and winter tailoring that works from a meeting to a dinner without changing a thing. A pointed black pump or a flat boot; no bag bigger than a hand. The trousers are wide enough to count as a skirt in motion, so keep the shoe narrow.

Leather that pleats. I have been waiting for a jacket to argue with itself.

the pieces

Black leather blazer with knife-pleated satin front panelblazer · leather · black
Charcoal flannel wool wide-leg trouserswide leg trousers · wool · charcoal