Woman in a sleeveless black ribbed turtleneck and black wide-leg trousers sitting in a green velvet armchair holding a cup

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Sleeveless black knit turtleneck with wide-leg trousers

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No trick here. Just black, done properly. A sleeveless ribbed knit turtleneck, tucked into high-waisted wool crepe trousers, wide in the leg. Black penny loafers. I do not speak before the first coffee. This outfit does it for me. Wear it all day; add a long coat from October.

The quiet version of all-black: a ribbed sleeveless turtleneck, fluid wide-leg trousers and polished penny loafers, taken with a coffee.

The top is a fine ribbed knit turtleneck with the sleeves cut clean off at the shoulder, high at the neck and close-fitting. It is the piece that lets the arms do the talking while everything else stays covered. The trousers are black wool crepe, high-waisted and wide, with enough drape to fold over a crossed knee without creasing.

Black leather penny loafers finish it flat, which is the point: this is all-black for a morning, not a night. Wear it to the first coffee of the day, to an office that does not require a jacket, or to a long afternoon in a good chair. In spring it works alone; from October a long black coat goes over the top and nothing about the outfit has to change.

The cup is the only accessory that matters before eleven.