Woman in a burgundy draped-collar jacket, dot mesh top and patchwork pleated midi skirt among greenhouse plants

Knit and layers · Autumn · Winter

Burgundy draped jacket with a dot mesh top and pleated skirt

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Taffeta in a greenhouse. Somebody had to. A burgundy crinkled taffeta jacket with a draped collar over a black dot mesh turtleneck, and a patchwork skirt with copper pleats. Oxblood ankle boots. The ferns did not compliment me. Rude. Sunday lunch, anywhere warm.

A burgundy draped-collar taffeta jacket over a dot mesh turtleneck and a patchwork skirt of felt and copper pleats, in a greenhouse.

Layers that argue politely: a burgundy jacket in crisp crinkled taffeta with a deep draped collar that falls open to the waist, cut loose through the body and ending at the hip; under it a black mesh turtleneck flocked with large dots over an opaque black layer; and a midi skirt pieced from two fabrics, a beige felted wool panel cut on the diagonal and a copper satin knife-pleated panel that shows where the wool stops. Oxblood leather ankle boots with a rounded block heel finish the bottom.

Autumn and winter daytime: a plant shop, a long coffee, a walk with no destination. The jacket is the outer layer, so no coat on top; the pleats and the dots do the pattern, so no bag that argues with them.

A greenhouse at noon is still warm. I know. I dressed for the walk home.

the pieces

  • Burgundy crinkled taffeta jacket with draped collarjacket · silk · burgundy
  • Black flocked-dot mesh turtleneckturtleneck · mesh · black
  • Patchwork midi skirt with copper pleatsmidi skirt · wool · tan
  • Oxblood leather ankle bootsboots · leather · oxblood

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styling notes

  • No coat over it; the jacket is the outer layer
  • Plain boot, rounded heel, nothing with hardware
  • Hair down over the collar

palette

Burgundy#5A2430 Tan#B8A48A Bronze#B5703A Black#1A1A1A

details

Knit and layersAutumnWinterDaytimeCoffeeRomanticSoftSatinWoolSilkMeshTurtleneckBootsJacketMidi skirtGreenhouseAsymmetricPleatedOversized

wearabilitycloser to street

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