Woman in an oversized bone wool coat over a black ribbed knit midi dress, holding a coffee at a rainy bus shelter at dusk

Outerwear · Autumn · Winter

Oversized bone coat over a black ribbed knit midi dress

An oversized bone wool coat, sleeves shoved up, over a black ribbed knit midi dress, with pointed ankle boots and a canvas tote, waiting on a wet evening.

A bone wool coat cut oversized, double-breasted with horn buttons and a wide collar, falling well below the knee and worn open with the sleeves pushed up to the elbow. Under it, a black ribbed knit midi dress, sleeveless with a crew neck, fitted from the chest to a straight hem at mid-calf. Black leather ankle boots with a pointed toe and a slim heel, and a plain bone canvas tote on the shoulder.

Pale coat, dark dress: the coat takes the weather and the dress takes the shape. Autumn into winter, a bus shelter at dusk, a coffee going cold. The pushed-up sleeves show the ink and the watch and keep the coat from swallowing the whole outfit; the knit dress stays sleek so the volume is all on top. No tights, pointed boot, a tote that holds everything.

I do not wait well. I do wait well dressed.

the pieces

  • Oversized bone wool coatcoat · wool · bone
  • Black ribbed knit midi dressmidi dress · knit · black
  • Black leather pointed ankle bootsboots · leather · black
  • Bone canvas tote bagbag · cotton · bone

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styling notes

  • Sleeves pushed up past the forearm
  • Dress fitted, coat open: volume on top only
  • No tights; let the boot meet the hem

palette

Bone#E3DCCB Black#141414 Ivory#EDE7DA

details

OuterwearAutumnWinterDaytimeCoffeeMinimalSoftLeatherWoolKnitCottonCoatBootsBagMidi dressStreetOversizedFitted

wearabilitycloser to street

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