LOOK 008

The Sunny Day Lie

San Francisco, CA

here is a particular lie San Francisco tells: it’s sunny, so surely it must be warm.

I had already decided I was wearing the embroidered denim jacket. It’s too beautiful to be treated like a practical layer that gets thrown over whatever happens to be underneath. It was the outfit.

The problem? The weather was not cooperating.

So the answer was another jacket.

I layered the pinstripe hooded jacket underneath and let the details show. The cream shorts kept everything light and tonal instead of making the extra layer feel heavy.

And the woven shoes were made for walking. No real itinerary required. Just get dressed and see where the day takes you.

CATEGORY

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THE PIECES

Saphire Embroidered Denim Jacket
Saphire Embroidered Denim Jacket
Ramy Brook
Exact piece
SHOP EXACT
Pleated Linen Shorts
Pleated Linen Shorts
Nordstrom
Exact piece
SHOP EXACT
Pinstripe Hooded Jacket
Pinstripe Hooded Jacket
Vince Camuto
Exact piece
SHOP EXACT
brown woven leather mary jane flats
brown woven leather mary jane flats
Joie
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WHY IT WORKS

The two jackets are visually very different, which is exactly why the layering works.

The embroidered denim is intricate and decorative; the pinstripe jacket underneath is cleaner, sportier and more utilitarian. The hood and glimpses of stripe give the top layer contrast without competing with the embroidery.

Keeping the shorts cream extends the light palette downward and gives all of that texture some breathing room.

Then the brown woven shoes ground the look without making it feel overly styled. They’re practical enough for a day spent walking around San Francisco, but interesting enough to belong with everything happening above them.

STEAL THIS IDEA

Layer the jackets.

If the piece you planned your outfit around isn’t warm enough, you don’t necessarily have to cover it with something heavier.

Put the practical layer underneath instead.

Let a hood escape over the collar. Let a stripe, cuff or contrasting fabric peek through. The layer you needed for weather can become part of the styling rather than hiding it.

Especially in San Francisco, where apparently sunny and warm have never formally met.