Sky Blue Embroidered Vest and Rust Trouser Set

Most Tuesdays at the executive level look the same: a meeting that could have been an email, a coffee with someone who wants something, a quiet hour of actual work, and a one to one that runs over. The wardrobe for that day should not work as hard as Monday's did, and should leave something in the tank for the rest of the week.

A client asked me for something that would make a Tuesday feel like a soft answer to the Monday she had survived. Sky blue vest, sleeveless, with a hand embroidered scroll detail along the front opening, the only flourish on the look. The vest is lined so it reads as a top rather than as a layer, and it skims rather than fits, which is the silhouette mid week wants. Rust wide leg trouser, the colour you do not have to think about, paired with a soft leather loafer she already owned.

She wears this when she has to say no without explaining. The vest does most of the explaining for her.