Woman in a black crushed velvet blazer with leather lapels, white shirt and black pencil skirt in a hotel corridor

Velvet and embroidery · Autumn · Winter

Black velvet blazer with leather lapels and a pencil skirt

One gothic piece, one civilian: a crushed velvet blazer with leather lapels over a white poplin shirt and a plain black pencil skirt.

A single-button blazer in black crushed velvet, cut straight and hip-length, with the peak lapels faced in smooth black leather so the one shiny thing on it is also the sharpest. Under it, a white cotton poplin shirt buttoned to the collar, no tie, the collar sitting flat inside the lapels. The skirt is a plain black wool pencil, high-waisted, hem just above the knee, no slit.

The rule here is one gothic piece and one civilian. The velvet does the talking, the shirt and the skirt stay quiet, and the pointed black pumps keep the line long. It reads as workwear until the light hits the pile; then it reads as midnight in a hotel corridor. Winter, obviously: velvet in daylight is a confession.

I button the shirt to the top on purpose. It makes people wonder what the blazer is for.

the pieces

  • Black crushed velvet blazer with leather lapelsblazer · velvet · black
  • White poplin shirtshirt · cotton · white
  • Black wool pencil skirtpencil skirt · wool · black
  • Black pointed pumpsheels · leather · black

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styling notes

  • Shirt buttoned to the collar, no tie
  • Keep the skirt plain so the velvet is the only texture
  • Pointed pump, nothing with a platform

palette

Black#0E0E10 White#F2F0EC Charcoal#2E2D2B

details

Velvet and embroideryAutumnWinterDinnerCocktailOfficeDark glamSharpLeatherVelvetWoolCottonBlazerShirtHeelsPencil skirtHotelHigh waistFitted

wearabilitycloser to street

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