Woman in a burgundy satin twist top, velvet cape jacket and wool trousers seated sideways in a leather armchair by a window

Velvet and embroidery · Autumn · Winter

Burgundy twist top, wool trousers and velvet cape jacket

Three burgundies in one armchair: a satin twist-neck top, sashed wool trousers and a crushed velvet jacket with pleated cape sleeves.

A tonal burgundy look built from three textures. The top is a satin twist-neck with a keyhole under the collarbone, cut close and sleeveless. Over it, a crushed velvet jacket with a damask-pressed surface and long pleated cape sleeves that fall open from the shoulder like curtains. The trousers are a tapered wool crepe with a wide self-fabric sash knotted at the hip, cropped just above a black leather ankle boot with a sculpted heel.

It is a sitting-down outfit for a standing-up season. Wear it to a long dinner in a room with lamps instead of overheads, or to a hotel bar in November when a coat is one layer too many. Keep the metal to the smartwatch and small hoops; the velvet does the talking. If the sleeves get in the way of the menu, push them back and let the tattoos out.

I picked the chair for the light. The books were a bonus I did not read.

the pieces

  • Burgundy satin twist-neck topwrap top · satin · burgundy
  • Crushed velvet jacket with pleated cape sleevesjacket · velvet · burgundy
  • Tapered wool trousers with sashtrousers · wool · burgundy
  • Black leather ankle bootsboots · leather · black

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styling notes

  • Keep every piece in the same colour family, let texture do the contrast
  • Push the cape sleeves back when seated
  • Black ankle boot with a sculpted heel, not a stiletto
  • Small hoops and the smartwatch only

palette

Burgundy#6B1F35 Oxblood#4A1222 Black#141414

details

Velvet and embroideryAutumnWinterDinnerCocktailDark glamPowerLeatherSatinVelvetWoolBootsJacketTrousersWrap topLibraryCut-outPleatedBelted

wearabilitysomewhere in between

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