3 Ways To Wear a Velvet Blazer

One of the best ways to expand your wardrobe without buying new clothes is to style the ones you already own. But this can be difficult if we categorize clothing by only their most obvious application. It isn’t a stretch to view the Deep Cut Blazer as the perfect special occasion piece and I could have stopped there. But with no black-tie galas or winter weddings on the horizon and no floor length gowns or glitzy cocktail numbers hanging in my closet, I decided to expand my thinking to encompass the various activities I do in my life and style it to suit each one. I hope this inspires you to pull out your favourite Anneke Forbes pieces and use your life roles and daily activities as a prompt to create new outfits and get more wear out of what you already own and love.

1) Business Owner
Its shrunken size and touch-ability create a fun proportion and texture paradox when paired with a voluminous pleat-front wool trouser for a day of garment construction, client fittings, or content filming.

2) Mother
Although too precious for the playground, the jacket creates an unexpected look when worn with head-to-toe denim for errand running, parent teacher interviews, or brunch with our favourite family friends.

3) Event Attendee
It can be difficult to choose a topper for evening cultural events like concerts, networking dinners, and fashion shows. This velvet blazer never feels like an afterthought and elevates other pieces to suit these situations.

Jacket: Deep Cut Blazer
Makers: Anneke Forbes + Tunde Kolebaba
Photo: Emma Palm