Boardroom in Oat
A soft-tailored suit that reads senior without reading stiff, built around one oat two-piece.
Client
Finance director, 41
Occasion
Workwear
Season
Autumn / Winter
Palette
Oat · Chalk · Espresso
The brief
New role, more board meetings, and a wardrobe of black suits that felt like a uniform. She wanted authority with less armour, and clothes she could still wear on a Friday.
The pieces
How it came together
The suit. A single-breasted oat two-piece with a relaxed, straight trouser, worn together for board days and split up for the rest of the week.
Under it. A silk-blend shell in chalk, and a fine merino roll-neck for colder mornings.
Shoes and bag. Low block heels in espresso suede and one structured tote that takes a laptop.
Kept from her wardrobe. Two black suits, now worn as separates with the new knitwear.
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