Charcoal and leather blazer dress over emerald satin

A blazer dress built from two materials: charcoal wool on the shoulders, sleeves and one front panel, black leather on the lapels, the pockets and the other side, with a wide black leather belt and a D-ring buckle holding the whole thing at the waist. The shoulders are padded and sculpted into a high, rounded point. Underneath, an emerald satin slip dress does the colour work: it shows at the open lapel, at the turned-back cuffs and in a strip at the hem.

Black leather platform ankle boots with a block heel keep it grounded. No tights, so the hem stays short and the leg does the rest. This is for the end of a working day that turns into dinner, from early autumn to the first warm evening of spring. The belt is the only accessory worth adding.

Green under grey. Colour is allowed, as long as it knows it is a guest.