Woman in a cobalt draped one-shoulder satin top and navy brocade shorts on a wrought-iron balcony above a Paris street

Satin and slip · Spring · Summer

Cobalt draped one-shoulder top with navy brocade shorts

A cobalt satin top draped into a one-shoulder sweep, over tailored navy brocade shorts and black heels.

The top is cobalt satin, fitted through the body with a straight neckline and a single thin strap, with a wide swathe of the same satin draped across the chest and over one shoulder like a stole. The shorts are navy brocade, high-waisted and tailored with a clean front and a narrow hem, the pattern a raised floral that reads as texture more than print. Black heels with a thin ankle strap.

A look for a warm, overcast day on a balcony, and for the dinner that follows it, since the top is already doing evening. Spring to early autumn. With a long black coat it survives a cold night out; with a flat sandal it becomes lunch.

Two blues on purpose. People will ask if it was on purpose.

the pieces

  • Cobalt draped one-shoulder satin topbustier · satin · cobalt
  • Navy brocade tailored shortsshorts · brocade · navy
  • Black ankle-strap heelsheels · leather · black

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styling notes

  • Two blues, nothing else
  • Ankle-strap heel; flat sandal for lunch
  • Hair down, parted in the middle
  • A long black coat for a cold night

palette

Cobalt#2448B5 Navy#1B2A5E Black#141414

details

Satin and slipSpringSummerDinnerCocktailDaytimePlayfulSharpSatinBrocadeBustierHeelsShortsHomeAsymmetricOne shoulderHigh waist

wearabilitysomewhere in between

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