Woman in a deep red velvet blazer and black satin cut-out midi skirt with knee boots beside a tall window

Velvet and embroidery · Autumn · Winter

Burgundy velvet blazer with a cut-out satin midi skirt

A fitted velvet blazer with peak lapels over a black satin midi with slashed cut-outs at the hip, finished with knee boots.

The blazer is deep red velvet, cut close through the waist with strong padded shoulders, long peak lapels and a single hidden button; the hem flares slightly from the seams so it sits like a peplum over the skirt. Below it, a black satin midi skirt in a bias cut, with two narrow slashed cut-outs at the hip that break the surface of the satin. Black leather knee boots with a pointed toe finish it.

The blazer is worn closed and on its own, so the velvet does the talking and the satin keeps it fluid. It belongs to late autumn and winter nights: a dinner, a bar with low lamps, a house that has seen better days. Swap the boots for a pointed pump and the skirt reads as pure evening; keep the boots and it walks.

Velvet in a derelict mansion. Someone has to dress for the building.

the pieces

  • Fitted velvet blazerblazer · velvet · burgundy
  • Satin cut-out midi skirtmidi skirt · satin · black
  • Leather knee bootsboots · leather · black

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styling notes

  • Blazer closed and worn on its own
  • Knee boots now; pointed pumps when the hem is the point
  • No tights, so the cut-outs read

palette

Black#141414 Burgundy#7A1A28 Oxblood#4A0F14

details

Velvet and embroideryAutumnWinterDinnerCocktailDark glamSharpLeatherSatinVelvetBlazerBootsMidi skirtHomeCut-outPeplumFitted

wearabilitycloser to street

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