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Chocolate looks

Chocolate is the dark brown that stands in for black when black has had a long week. Leather, suede, velvet, wool: it takes every texture and makes it look warmer. Dahlia wears it in coats, boots and the occasional dress, and it pairs with camel, bone and burgundy in a way black never quite does. Autumn and winter, daytime into evening, dinners in rooms with wood in them. Never with grey, which turns it muddy.

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Woman in a black belted halter swimsuit, rust linen kimono and rust wide-leg trousers resting on a lounger by a poolBelted black swimsuit with rust linen kimono and trousersSwim and resortWoman seated on a bar stool in a burgundy and rust satin one-shoulder top and wrap skirt with a tan leather beltBurgundy and rust satin one-shoulder top with a wrap skirtSatin and slipWoman in a cropped burgundy wool and leather jacket and tweed trousers leaning on a bench in a carpentry workshopBurgundy wool and leather jacket with tweed trousersLeather and laceWoman reading at a desk in a terracotta pleated fan-sleeve top and taupe wool skirt in a room of lamps and antiquesTerracotta pleated fan-sleeve top with a wool midi skirtSatin and slipWoman in a cropped teal wool jacket with rust satin panels and a draped teal skirt in an antiques shop by a tall windowTeal wool and rust satin jacket with a draped wrap skirtDark tailoringWoman seated on a pool lounger in a black high-neck cut-out swimsuit and a long printed satin kimono, desert behindBlack cut-out swimsuit under a printed satin kimonoSwim and resortWoman in a rust suede jacket with pleated satin panels and a layered satin skirt leaning on a window sill in a loft studioRust suede jacket with pleated satin and a layered skirtOuterwearWoman in a black cut-out bodysuit, white linen trousers and a marbled-print kimono seated by a desert infinity poolBlack cut-out bodysuit with white linen wide-leg trousersSwim and resortWoman in a fitted black leather blazer with sharp shoulders and bronze metallic wide-leg trousers in a city alleyBlack leather blazer with bronze metallic wide-leg trousersDark tailoringWoman holding a picture frame in a rust ribbed knit cut-out top and pleated tweed shorts with leather panels and cognac mulesRust knit cut-out top with tweed and leather shortsKnit and layersWoman in a burgundy leather coat dress with tiered peplum, patterned tights and platform boots in a dressing roomBurgundy leather coat dress with a tiered peplum hemLeather and laceWoman seated at a diner counter in an open chocolate suede jacket, black tank and black leather trousers with a coffee mugChocolate suede jacket with black leather trousersOuterwearWoman in a navy blazer with slashed cut-outs and a rust and ivory satin midi skirt seated at a sidewalk cafe tableNavy cut-out blazer with a rust and ivory satin midi skirtDark tailoringWoman in a black leather puff-sleeve top and bronze metallic brocade wide-leg trousers on a rooftop above a city skylineLeather puff-sleeve top and bronze brocade trousersStatement trousersWoman in an oversized rust wool coat with gathered sleeves, navy trousers and brown lace-up boots in a painting studioRust wool cocoon coat with navy trousers and lace-up bootsOuterwearWoman in a rust linen draped top with a shoulder sash and a matching wrap midi skirt, browsing records in a shopRust linen draped top with a matching wrap midi skirtCasual and denimWoman in a rust satin ruffle dress with a draped wrap skirt painting at an easel in a lamp-lit artist's studioRust satin ruffle dress with a draped wrap skirtSatin and slipWoman in a rust brocade zip jacket and a tiered pleated rust skirt, carrying a black bag in a sunlit station hallRust brocade zip jacket with a tiered pleated skirtVelvet and embroideryWoman in an oversized burgundy satin blazer, draped wrap skirt and brown leather boots in a sunlit wooden cafeBurgundy satin oversized blazer with a draped wrap skirtDark tailoringWoman in an open green and gold brocade blazer and black wide-leg trousers seated at a street café with an espressoGreen and gold brocade blazer with black wide-leg trousersVelvet and embroideryWoman in a long rust leather trench coat with a cropped overlay and matching leather shorts on a cobbled street at nightRust leather trench coat with matching leather shortsOuterwearWoman in an ivory wool blazer, satin shirt and wide-leg trousers sitting in a velvet armchair in a parquet-floored apartmentIvory wool suit with satin shirt and wide-leg trousersAll whiteWoman with long black hair in a rust satin draped top and black cut-out trousers leaning on a workbench by a windowRust satin draped top with black cut-out trousersStatement trousersWoman in an olive and camel patchwork trench coat with a brown leather shoulder-strap belt and black ankle boots on a rooftopOlive and camel patchwork trench with a leather shoulder-strap beltOuterwear

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