Woman in a navy, charcoal and rust colour-block blazer and handkerchief skirt with black platform boots in a living room

Dark tailoring · Spring · Autumn

Colour-block satin and wool blazer with a handkerchief skirt

A panelled blazer in navy satin, charcoal wool and rust satin, over a matching handkerchief-hem midi skirt and black platform boots.

A single-button blazer pieced from vertical panels: navy satin on the sleeves and one front, charcoal flecked wool down the middle, a stripe of rust satin and a band of brown satin at the sides. The lapels are notched, the flap pockets are black, and the panels continue straight down into the skirt, a midi cut to handkerchief points in the same navy, charcoal and rust, so the whole look reads as one tall stripe.

The boots are black leather with a thick platform and a block heel, zipped at the ankle, and they stop the skirt from floating off. No top under the blazer, no belt, no bag. Autumn, a living room full of plants with the blinds half up, Sunday lunch that turns into Sunday dinner.

Four colours. I am aware. It will not happen again until it does.

the pieces

  • Colour-block satin and wool blazerblazer · satin · navy
  • Colour-block handkerchief midi skirtmidi skirt · satin · navy
  • Black leather platform ankle bootsboots · leather · black

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styling notes

  • Platform ankle boot, not a heel; the skirt needs weight
  • No top under the blazer
  • Hair down, pushed behind the shoulders
  • No bag, no belt; the panels are busy enough

palette

Navy#1E3566 Charcoal#3D3B3B Red#B5492B Black#141414 Chocolate#4A2C21

details

Dark tailoringSpringAutumnDinnerDaytimeOfficePlayfulSharpLeatherSatinWoolBlazerBootsMidi skirtHomeAsymmetricFitted

wearabilitysomewhere in between

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