Woman in a black leather and satin cape-sleeve top and charcoal wide-leg trousers on a rooftop garden

All black · Spring · Autumn

Leather and satin cape top with charcoal wide-leg trousers

A high-neck top panelled in leather and satin with a single cape sleeve, tucked into charcoal wool wide-leg trousers, on a rooftop garden at golden hour.

A sleeveless top with a high funnel neck, panelled in matte black leather and black satin on angled seams, tucked into charcoal wool wide-leg trousers. From the left shoulder a single satin cape panel falls to the hip and leaves the right arm free. The trousers are high-waisted with a pressed crease and a flap pocket on each hip. Black leather lug-sole boots underneath.

This is how to wear a cape without owning a cape. The top gives the drama, the trousers give the office, and the boots keep it from being precious. Autumn and spring evenings on a rooftop, or any dinner where you want one sleeve's worth of theatre.

One arm covered, one arm not. I like to keep my options open.

the pieces

  • Black leather and satin high-neck cape toptank top · leather · black
  • Charcoal wool wide-leg trousers with flap pocketswide leg trousers · wool · charcoal
  • Black leather lug-sole ankle bootsboots · leather · black

similar pieces

  • Black leather and satin high-neck cape topfind similaramazon
  • Charcoal wool wide-leg trousers with flap pocketsfind similaramazon
  • Black leather lug-sole ankle bootsfind similaramazon

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styling notes

  • Tuck the top in so the cape reads as a sleeve
  • Chunky sole, not a heel
  • No bag on the cape side
  • Small hoops only

palette

Black#141416 Charcoal#2E2C2B Gunmetal#4B4E52

details

All blackSpringAutumnNight outDinnerEventDark glamSharpLeatherSatinWoolWide-leg trousersTank topBootsRooftopAsymmetricHigh waistFitted

wearabilitysomewhere in between

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