Admit it: a suit hardly screams fun, unless it’s in a bright color or totally covered in sequins. It will never go out of style, that’s true—but as far as being the life of the party in your wardrobe? Not so much. But actor Gabrielle Union is here to show that, yes, even a neutral two-piece can indeed be saucy and playful. With an assist from her stylist, Thomas Christos Kikis, the star slipped into a Dion Lee design that infused some life back into the little black suit.
Union wore the look in question for a UCLA Table Talk this week, where she virtually chatted with the university’s women’s basketball team. Instead of going for a waist-up approach to Zoom style, Union committed to a head-to-toe black suit. How she styled it was fresh and fun, and totally not a 9-to-5 ensemble. Union went without a buttoned-up shirt underneath the oversized blazer, and wore a strappy black bra top instead. Attached to her trousers was a gold chain slung around her waist—because why not add body jewelry into the mix?
The outfit’s accessories also leaned further into the cool, casual vibe, including a Valentino leather rockstud bag and square toe mules (a trending silhouette that’s all the rage with stars right now). “If Gabrielle were an outfit,” says Kikis, “this is it.” All in all, Union’s is a sexier, more contemporary spin on suiting that’s worth referencing the next time you go out on the town—whenever that is!
Discussion about this post