The Monday edit

top×skirt×layer×flat×bag

The look, all five $453.45

Paneros Clothing — Mel Halter Top anchor $79 Shop →
French Connection — Harry Front Slit Midi Skirt save $64 Shop →
Paneros Clothing — Diana Cardigan in Forest Green $139 Shop →
The Eastlet — Flat Wadden Taupe $87.45 Shop →
Madewell — Mini Leopard Print Calf Hair Crossbody Bag $84 Shop →

Same five pieces $274.25 $1,125.53

All five $274.25

LA Relaxed — Bebe Organic Tee $48 Shop →
Bo Carter — Evangelina Skirt $34.80 Shop →
Elle Collection — Fine Gauge Light Weight Cardigan $76 Shop →
Marc Fisher Ltd. — Women's Davin Slingback Flats $72 Shop →
The Eastlet — Shoulder Bag Tuesday Kaki $43.45 Shop →

All five $1,125.53

LAAGAM — CECILE BLACK BLOUSE $129.53 Shop →
Reistor — Overlap Midi Skirt in Black $120 Shop →
Reistor — Summer Heat Blazer in Black $156 Shop →
O.N.E — GAIA Flats – BLACK $440 Shop →
O.N.E — Boxwood Bag – THYME $280 Shop →

Why it works

Skirt-suited but soft: a blouse, a midi skirt that moves, a jacket to sharpen it and a flat that lasts the commute. The save is the blouse — under a jacket nobody clocks the price — so spend on the skirt, the jacket and the bag that holds the day.

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