Fashion Uniform:
Fancy Blouse + Jeans + Loafers

While we’ll never fully move on from the reliability of a classic white T-shirt, there’s something about a fancy blouse that both makes a statement and seems totally at ease when you pair it with jeans. The styling trick here is simple: An exaggerated sleeve feels just right when it’s grounded with a masculine-inspired loafer and simple carryall. Below, three takes on a go-to goop staff uniform.

• Little Black Top, But Better

  At first the pirate-inspired sleeves on this Rosie Assoulin top might feel intimidating, but the silk-gazar fabric is light and surprisingly easy to wear. An easy day-to-date fall-back, we like the idea of a super light wash jean and an embellished loafer (this one, in a goes-with-everything grey flannel) to pull it together.

• ROSIE ASSOULIN
  Swash Buckler Tweed Top NET-A-PORTER, $1,995
• MARNI
  Bucket Bag goop, $1,790
• goop Fragrance
  EAU DE PARFUM: EDITION 02
  – SHISO TRAVEL SPRAY goop, $55
• RE/DONE
  Ultra-High-Rise
  Straight Leg Jeans goop, $320
• GRACE LEE
  Demi Globe Ring goop, $930
• CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN X GOOP
  Lovely Flat Loafer goop, $895

• Modern Romance

  This eyelet blouse is decked out with feminine details that give it a romantic edge: A sleeve that’s fitted at the elbow and flared towards the wrist, plus a high-neck collar with a sweetly scalloped hem lends a Victorian vibe to this virtually season-less staple. (In cooler temps, just add a light jacket.) A pair of striking gold hoops and of-the-moment velvet slippers are two fall trends that play nicely here.

• JENNIFER FISHER
  DREW HOOP EARRINGS, 2.5″ goop, $375
• LE MONDE BERYL
  Venetian Velvet Slippers Farfetch, $368
• R13
  Boy Skinny Jean goop, $365
• ULLA JOHNSON
  Grace Blouse goop, $299
• Tata Harper
  LIP AND CHEEK TINT goop, $36
• DRIES VAN NOTEN
  Tote Bag Barneys New York, $900

• Big Flare, Don’t Care

  The olive and white pinstripe give this cotton-poplin shirt a borrowed-from-him vibe, but the exaggerated bell cuffs are decidedly feminine. (Bonus: it looks smart with both blue or black denim.) Punch up an otherwise daytime look by slipping on a pair of velvet loafers in fall’s favorite mustard hue.

• FRAME
  Striped Cotton-
  Poplin Shirt NET-A-PORTER, $255
• BALLY Belle
  Large Tote M’oda ‘Operandi, $1,750
• Balmyard Beauty
  ROMANTIC CALL BODY OIL goop, $82
• RE/DONE
  High-Rise Ankle Crop Jeans goop, $240
• LA CALIFORNIENNE
  Small Cartier Tank Watch goop, $3,250
• THE ROW
  Adam Velvet Loafers Saks Fifth Avenue, $795