Woman painting at an easel in a navy pleated one-shoulder top and a brown check tweed wrap skirt with a fringed hem
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Dark tailoring · Spring · Autumn

Navy pleated one-shoulder top with a check tweed wrap skirt

A navy knife-pleated one-shoulder top tucked into a brown check tweed wrap skirt with leather binding and a fringed hem, at the easel.

A one-shoulder top in navy satin, knife-pleated from the single strap down to the waist so the pleats fan across the body. Tucked into a wrap skirt in brown-and-black houndstooth tweed, bound in black leather along the wrap edge and the waistband, closed with a single stud, with a wide patch pocket on the hip and a raw fringed hem that crosses below the knee.

Tweed for the day, pleats for the shoulder; it works at a desk and it works standing at an easel. Spring and autumn, with a black pointed flat or a low boot and no tights. The pocket is real and holds a brush, a phone or a key, which is all the bag you need.

I paint the way I dress. One colour, then I regret nothing.

the pieces

  • Navy pleated one-shoulder toptank top · satin · navy
  • Houndstooth tweed wrap skirt with leather bindingwrap skirt · tweed · tan

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detail: Navy pleated one-shoulder top with a check tweed wrap skirt
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still life: Navy pleated one-shoulder top with a check tweed wrap skirt
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styling notes

  • Tuck the top tight so the pleats fan from the waist
  • Wrap edge to the right, pocket on the left hip
  • Pointed flat or low boot, no tights
  • Hair straight and over the covered shoulder

palette

Tan#A98B62 Navy#1E2A6A Black#141414

details

Dark tailoringSpringAutumnDaytimeOfficeSoftSharpLeatherSatinTweedTank topWrap skirtIndustrialAsymmetricPleatedOne shoulder

wearabilitycloser to street

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