Long black blazer coat over a cream knit and wide-leg jeans

A long black blazer coat, single-breasted with a narrow notched lapel, flap pockets and a straight cut that stops just above the knee, worn open. Under it, a fitted cream ribbed knit top with a crew neck, tucked into mid-wash wide-leg jeans with a high waist, a button fly and a wide, straight leg that falls to the floor. Black leather ankle boots with a pointed toe underneath.

This is the coat that makes jeans look intentional: long enough to cut the width of the leg, plain enough to go over anything. Autumn and winter, late at night, under the lights of a shop that never closes. The cream knit sits tight so the volume stays in the trousers and the coat; the boots keep the hem clean. Belt optional; the knit tucked is enough of a line.

Two in the morning. Sparkling water, nothing else. The coat has standards.