Woman in a charcoal wool and black leather blazer, black crinkled balloon trousers and chelsea boots by a loft window

Dark tailoring · Autumn · Winter

Wool and leather power-shoulder blazer with balloon trousers

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The shoulders have their own postcode. A blazer pieced from charcoal wool and black leather, square and closed. Black crinkled satin trousers, cut like balloons, ending above lug-sole chelsea boots. Flat boots. I can leave quickly, which is my favourite part of any party. Wear it all day.

A square-shouldered blazer pieced from charcoal wool and black leather, over crinkled balloon trousers and lug-sole chelsea boots.

A blazer in charcoal wool and black leather, pieced so that neither wins. The shoulders are wide, square and padded; one lapel is wool with a leather facing, a leather panel covers the left chest and pocket, and the sleeves end in leather from the elbow down, pushed up into folds. It wraps slightly across the front and nips at the waist before the flap pockets. Below, black trousers in a crinkled satin, cut full and gathered into a band at the calf, so they balloon and then stop.

Black chelsea boots with a thick lug sole take over where the trousers end. It is worn with nothing visible at the neck and hair left straight. Cold-season dressing for a day with a lot of standing in it: a studio, an office with no dress code, dinner without changing.

The trousers are creased on purpose. I checked.

the pieces

  • Charcoal wool and black leather power-shoulder blazerblazer · wool · charcoal
  • Black crinkled satin balloon trouserstrousers · satin · black
  • Black lug-sole chelsea bootsboots · leather · black

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styling notes

  • Blazer closed, nothing at the neck
  • Trousers end above the boot shaft
  • Flat lug sole, not a heel

palette

Black#111111 Charcoal#3A3937 Gunmetal#4B4E52

details

Dark tailoringAutumnWinterDinnerDaytimeOfficePowerSharpLeatherSatinWoolBlazerBootsTrousersIndustrialCroppedFitted

wearabilitycloser to street

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