Womenswear Smart casual · Business casual · Business & evening

Black tweed dress and loafers with a brown coat

Rita Row's brown Cedar coat introduces a warm outer layer to an Albaray black tweed dress and YMC loafers. The dress and shoes create a dark base, leaving the coat as the main colour contrast. This is a layered smart-casual option for a daytime event or dinner when you want to keep flat shoes in the outfit.

The palette

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Why it works

The repeated black in the dress and loafers gives the brown coat a continuous background.
Tweed, smooth footwear and the plain coat bring different surfaces to a restrained colour scheme.

How to wear it

Wear the coat open to show the dress's buttons and keep all three pieces visible.
If adding a bag, a simple black shape would connect with the dress and loafers.

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