Woman in a burgundy deconstructed wool blazer and raw silk handkerchief-hem skirt, hand on a chair in a lamp-lit room
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Dark tailoring · Autumn · Winter

Burgundy deconstructed blazer with raw silk midi skirt

A burgundy wool blazer taken apart and put back with a draped cross-front and raw edges, over a raw silk skirt with a handkerchief hem.

The blazer is burgundy wool, oversized through the shoulder, with its seams left raw and a loose panel of the same cloth draped across the front from the left lapel to the right hip, as if the jacket had been reassembled around a wrap. Flap pockets, a notch lapel, sleeves pushed up so the burgundy satin lining shows at the cuff. The skirt is raw silk shantung in a slightly brighter burgundy, cut with a handkerchief hem that points at the knee and the shin, with its edges left unfinished to match.

It is tailoring for the colder months that works from an office to a late dinner without a coat. Worn with nothing visible under the blazer, no tights, and a pointed heel. The whole look is one colour in three textures: matte wool, slubbed silk, satin lining.

The seams are unfinished on purpose. So is my schedule.

the pieces

  • Burgundy deconstructed wool blazer with draped frontblazer · wool · burgundy
  • Burgundy raw silk handkerchief-hem skirtmidi skirt · silk · oxblood

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styling notes

  • Push the sleeves up so the satin lining shows
  • Nothing visible under the blazer; the draped panel closes it
  • Pointed heel in black or burgundy, no tights
  • Smartwatch and bead bracelet only

palette

Burgundy#5A1626 Oxblood#6B1F2E Red#7A1E33

details

Dark tailoringAutumnWinterDinnerCocktailOfficePowerSharpWoolSilkBlazerMidi skirtHotelAsymmetricOversized

wearabilitycloser to street

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