Woman in a crimson satin blazer with leather lapels and corset belt over a torn tulle skirt, painting at an easel

Satin and slip · Autumn · Winter

Red satin blazer with leather corset belt and tulle skirt

A crimson satin blazer with black leather lapels, cinched by a leather corset belt over a torn tulle skirt. Painted at, not in.

The blazer is crimson satin with a black leather peak lapel and a leather band that runs from the shoulder down the front seam. It is fitted through the waist and finishes in long points at the hip, so the hem reads as a tailcoat more than a jacket. Over it sits a black leather corset belt, wide and shaped, which is what pulls the whole thing into a silhouette.

Below, a black satin overskirt with handkerchief points falls over several layers of sand-coloured tulle, torn at the edges on purpose. Worn with the sleeves pushed to the forearm and nothing much else, it is an evening look for a cold month, the kind that works for a gallery opening or a long dinner where the coat stays on.

The tulle looks like it lost a fight. It did not. I bought it that way, which is the only kind of fight I enter.

the pieces

  • Crimson satin blazer with leather lapelsblazer · satin · red
  • Black leather corset beltbelt · leather · black
  • Black satin and torn tulle layered skirtmidi skirt · mesh · black

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styling notes

  • Push the sleeves to the forearm so the leather band shows
  • Keep the underlayer dark and plain
  • Pointed boot or a thin-heeled sandal, nothing chunky
  • Smartwatch and bead bracelet are enough

palette

Red#9B1B30 Black#141414 Tan#B8A58E

details

Satin and slipAutumnWinterNight outEventDark glamRockLeatherSatinMeshBlazerBeltMidi skirtHomeAsymmetricBeltedFitted

wearabilitycloser to runway

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