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Dark tailoring · Spring · Autumn · All season

Black wool blazer, satin cami and satin wide-leg trousers

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The black suit. Somebody had to. A black wool blazer with a padded shoulder, open over a satin cami, and satin wide-leg trousers, high in the waist, to the floor. I answer texts in three days; this suit I answered immediately. Wear it everywhere. Pointed heel.

A black wool blazer with a built shoulder, open over a satin V-neck cami and high-waisted satin wide-leg trousers: the black suit, liquid below the waist.

A black wool blazer with a padded shoulder, a notch lapel and a single button left undone, the sleeves pushed to the forearm. Under it a black satin cami with a soft V neckline, tucked into black satin wide-leg trousers that sit high on the waist with a wide waistband and a flat front, and fall in a straight, heavy drape to the floor.

This is the most wearable thing in the wardrobe and it knows it. Matte on top, liquid below: the wool holds the shape and the satin does the moving. It goes to the office in autumn and spring, to dinner any night, onto a plane with the blazer folded over an arm. Hand on hip, jacket open, nothing tucked but the cami. Small hoops, the black smartwatch and the beaded bracelet, hair straight and centre-parted over the lapels.

A black suit that is only half a suit. The better half.