Woman in a charcoal cropped cape-sleeve blazer, black tank and belted asymmetric wrap skirt and ankle boots on concrete steps

Dark tailoring · Spring · Autumn

Charcoal cape-sleeve cropped blazer and belted wrap skirt

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Suiting, taken apart and put back wrong on purpose. A charcoal cropped blazer with split cape sleeves, a black ribbed tank tucked in, and a charcoal wrap skirt belted tight at the hip. In winter a turtleneck goes under it. In winter I also stay in. Office, then not.

Charcoal suiting taken apart: a cropped blazer with split cape sleeves, a black ribbed tank and a wrap skirt belted with a D-ring, cut high on one side.

A two-piece in charcoal wool with a fine slub, worn over a black ribbed tank. The blazer is cropped to the ribs, with peaked lapels, strong shoulders and sleeves split open from the shoulder so they hang as capes and leave the arms free. The skirt is a wrap: it closes with a wide self belt through a brushed D-ring, sits high on the waist and falls asymmetrically, long on one side and cut away high on the other.

Black pointed leather ankle boots with a stiletto heel keep it sharp rather than soft, and the accessories stop at small hoops, smartwatch and bead bracelet. It works for the office if the office is relaxed about hemlines, and for dinner straight after; spring and autumn, when an open sleeve and a wool skirt can happen at the same time. Add a black turtleneck under the blazer when it turns cold.

A suit with the sleeves opened and the skirt half gone. Everything the tailor left in is exactly where it should be.