What I'd wear to the office. Chocolate wide-leg trouser, asymmetric black top, woven flats. Black and brown together — the pairing everyone was told to avoid, and the one that always looks the most expensive. Here's why it works: brown warms black up. All-black at a desk reads severe, and all-neutral reads like you're trying not to be noticed. Put a chocolate trouser under a black top and you get depth without a single pattern or color in the outfit. The top is doing the real work. An asymmetric hem gives a plain black tee a waist and a line, which is the difference between a top you wear to work and a top you wear to the gym. It's one small structural detail and it's worth paying attention to when you shop. The flats are the part I'd argue for hardest. A woven Mary Jane keeps this from turning into a meeting — a pointed pump would make the same outfit stiff, and a sneaker would undo the trouser. The shoe is where an office outfit is won or lost. Jacket over the top on the walk in, tote for everything else. The whole look is linked. I earn a commission when you shop these. office outfit · work outfit · business casual outfit · wide leg trousers · brown trousers outfit · black and brown outfit · mary jane flats · workwear capsule LTKgrwm LTKootd LTKWorkwear