Woman in an oversized emerald blazer with cut-out elbows and a black pleated midi skirt walking on a rooftop at sunset

Dark tailoring · Spring · Autumn

Emerald cut-out blazer and pleated faux leather midi skirt

An oversized emerald blazer with slashed elbows over a satin camisole and a pleated faux leather midi skirt, walked across a rooftop at golden hour.

The blazer is emerald suiting cut oversized, with padded shoulders, peak lapels and two buttons left undone. The sleeves are slashed open at the elbow and a long oval is cut out at the side, so the jacket shows the arms in three places while still doing the job of a jacket. Underneath, a black satin camisole tucked into a high-waisted faux leather midi skirt, knife-pleated all the way round so it moves like a fan when she walks.

The rule here is one colour and one shine. Green carries the top, black does everything else, and the faux leather pleats catch the low sun without competing with it. Strappy black sandals that lace around the ankle keep the skirt from looking like office wear. It works on a terrace before dinner from late September to early May; in real cold, add opaque tights and swap the sandals for a pointed boot.

Colour is rare in this wardrobe. When it turns up, it gets the oversized version.

the pieces

  • Oversized emerald blazer with slashed elbowsblazer · wool · emerald
  • Black satin camisoletank top · satin · black
  • Black pleated faux leather midi skirtpleated skirt · faux leather · black
  • Black lace-up strappy sandalsheels · leather · black

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styling notes

  • Wear the blazer open so the side cut-out shows
  • Keep everything under the blazer black
  • Ankle-wrap sandals, or pointed boots with opaque tights when it is cold

palette

Black#0E0F0E Emerald#1C5A43 Forest green#21402F

details

Dark tailoringSpringAutumnDinnerCocktailPowerSharpFaux leatherSatinWoolBlazerPleated skirtTank topHeelsRooftopCut-outPleatedOversized

wearabilitycloser to street

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