Woman in a black one-shoulder ribbed knit top and bone wrap midi skirt with a side slit and black sandals in a stone arcade

Dark tailoring · Spring · Summer · Autumn

Black one-shoulder knit top and bone wrap midi skirt

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Half black, half bone. A compromise. A black ribbed knit top on one shoulder, drape trailing behind, tucked into a bone pleated wrap skirt with a high side slit. Thin black sandals. Add a black blazer and it turns respectable. So I'm told. Take the blazer off at seven.

A black ribbed one-shoulder top with a keyhole cut-out and a trailing shoulder drape, tucked into a high-waisted bone wrap skirt with a side slit.

A black ribbed knit top cut on one shoulder, with a slim keyhole opening at the neckline and a long tail of the same knit that drapes from the shoulder like a scarf. It is tucked into a bone-coloured wrap skirt in a matte wool blend, high on the waist with deep pleats at the front, closing to the left in a wrap that opens into a high side slit down to the hem, which stops at the calf. Thin black strappy sandals underneath.

This is the everyday version of the tailored wardrobe: two colours, one open shoulder, a skirt that behaves at the office and opens up on the way to dinner. It works from spring through a warm autumn, and takes a black blazer over the top without changing anything else. Small hoops, smartwatch and bead bracelet, nothing at the neck; the drape does the job of a necklace and the cut-out does the rest.

The arcade had columns, the skirt had pleats, and both were straight. Only one of them had a slit.