Teal shantung ruffle blazer with a draped pencil skirt

A skirt suit in iridescent shantung that shifts between teal and navy depending on where you stand. The blazer is fitted, single-breasted and closes under a cascade of ruffles that runs from the left shoulder to the hem, with flap pockets and three-quarter sleeves. The pencil skirt matches, cut to the knee, with a loose draped panel falling from the hip on one side so the silk catches the light twice.

This is daytime tailoring with no softness in the shoes: a thin black ankle-strap sandal, no tights, a tan leather tote with black trim. Spring and autumn, for the office, a long lunch or a street market where nobody else is wearing silk. Hair down, small hoops, the usual watch.

I came for tomatoes. I left with a silk suit and no tomatoes.