Woman in an ivory one-shoulder satin bow top and charcoal paperbag-waist trousers leaning on a high-rise balcony rail

Dark tailoring · Spring · Summer · Autumn

Ivory one-shoulder satin top and charcoal paperbag trousers

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I do not do bows. Apparently I do one. An ivory crinkled satin top draped over one shoulder and folded into a bow, tucked into charcoal wool trousers with a paperbag waist, hip cut-outs, belt over the top. Same watch as always. It has seen worse. Drinks after the meeting.

An ivory crinkled satin top draped over one shoulder into a folded bow, tucked into charcoal wool trousers with a paperbag waist, D-ring belt and hip cut-outs.

The top is ivory crinkled satin, cut on the bias so it wraps the body from under one arm up to the opposite shoulder, where the fabric is gathered and folded into a stiff, sculptural bow that stands off the arm. The other side is cut away at the shoulder. It is tucked into charcoal wool trousers with a high paperbag waist, a wide self-fabric belt threaded through a double D-ring and pleats that open into a straight, wide leg. A curved cut-out sits at each hip, just below the waistband where the belt sits.

This is the daytime version of evening: an office with a view, lunch that runs long, a warm dinner where a dress would be trying too hard. Spring through early autumn, and in summer it is the whole outfit. A charcoal blazer over the top makes it a meeting; without the blazer it is the drinks after.

The bow is on the shoulder so nobody has to wear it anywhere else.

the pieces

  • Ivory crinkled satin one-shoulder bow topwrap top · satin · ivory
  • Charcoal wool paperbag-waist trousers with hip cut-outswide leg trousers · wool · charcoal
  • Charcoal self-fabric D-ring beltbelt · wool · charcoal

similar pieces

  • Ivory crinkled satin one-shoulder bow topfind similaramazon
  • Charcoal wool paperbag-waist trousers with hip cut-outsfind similaramazon
  • Charcoal self-fabric D-ring beltfind similaramazon

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styling notes

  • Top tucked tight; the belt sits over it, not under
  • Charcoal blazer for the meeting, none for the drinks
  • Pointed flat or a low heel; the trousers are long

palette

Charcoal#3E3E40 Ivory#EFE6D3 Black#1A1A1C

details

Dark tailoringSpringSummerAutumnDinnerDaytimeOfficeMinimalSharpSatinWoolWide-leg trousersBeltWrap topRooftopCut-outPleatedBeltedOne shoulderHigh waist

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