The Dictator | Blake Lively’s sexy and sophisticated blazer dress: where to find it

Wearing just a jacket is fine, as long as you make wise lingerie choices

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Wearing just a jacket is fine, as long as you make wise lingerie choices

The Dictator

Published: 12:33pm, 14 May 2018Updated: 12:33pm, 14 May 2018

Blake Lively's blazer dress offers an alternative way to wear a smart jacket. Picture: Instagram/@blakelively

I was in Milan for work recently and bought two beautiful jackets. Now I’m not sure what to wear them with. I was wearing jeans when I tried them on but I was hoping to get more use out of them than that.

Trail Blazer, Wan Chai

The Dictator rules: Rookie mistake. Never buy anything until you have considered what you will be wearing it with. The good news is we live in a messed-up world. All the rules seem to have gone out the window. No, I’m still talking about jackets, people.

For years, women have been wearing them however they please. Some, such as American actress Blake Lively, have repeatedly forgone the bottom half altogether. Her recent appearance at CinemaCon, in Las Vegas, was in a Sonia Rykiel double-breasted, navy tuxedo jacket marketed as a mini dress. Jason Wu, Theory and Boohoo all do “blazer dresses”. Make wise lingerie choices on the day, please.

Many a fashion blogger pairs their favourite jacket with cut-off jeans. We like the neatness of Chloé’s tailored, dark indigo denim shorts with contrast cream stitching (HK$6,000). The pre-frayed type is widely available, too, by brands such as Topshop (HK$349 and up), Frame Denim (HK$1,450; Lane Crawford) and M.I.H. Jeans (HK$1,358; Net-a-Porter).

Moving towards decency, you could pair your prized purchases with trousers; create contrast with print or a different colour. Although wide-legged trousers are de rigueur, a straight or slim leg line will look better on 99 per cent of you. Whatever your preferred type of trouser, you’ll find them all at By Malene Birger (HK$1,705 and up; Net-a-Porter). Feminine dresses, such as Alessandra Rich’s tea gowns (HK$16,830 and up; Farfetch), are another popular item to pair with the masculinity of a jacket.

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Wearing just a jacket is fine, as long as you make wise lingerie choices