Outerwear · Autumn · Winter
Oxblood leather pencil skirt with over-the-knee boots
An oxblood leather pencil skirt is the only colour: black knit tucked in, black wool coat on the shoulders, over-the-knee boots, morning crosswalk.
The skirt is an oxblood lambskin pencil, high-waisted and knee length with panel seams down the front and a straight hem. A black cashmere crew-neck is tucked into it, sleeves pushed above the wrist. On top, a black wool overcoat, single-breasted and mid-calf, worn draped on the shoulders with the arms free. Black leather over-the-knee boots with a round toe and a block heel take the last stretch of leg.
One piece of colour and everything else in black is a rule that works at any hour; here it is the morning version, low sun, cold air, a crosswalk. Wear it to the office from October on, or to the long lunch that follows. The coat on the shoulders is a shape, not a habit: once it is cold enough, put your arms in.
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the pieces
- Oxblood leather pencil skirt
- Black cashmere crew-neck sweater
- Black wool overcoat
- Black leather over-the-knee boots
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styling notes
- Knit tucked in, so the waist reads
- Coat on the shoulders until it is actually cold
- Boots over the knee; the skirt hem meets them
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