How to Style Scanlan Theodore Crepe Knit

Crepe Knit is the reason most women buy their first Scanlan Theodore piece and the reason they come back. It is a dense viscose and polyamide knit, made from Italian yarn and introduced in 2001, and it behaves like tailoring that happens to be soft. This is how the Luxury Handbags editors wear it, from the first piece to a full wardrobe.

Start with the jacket and the skirt

The peplum collar jacket and the soft hem skirt are the two pieces to buy first. In the same shade they read as a suit, which is the point, and separately they each work over the rest of your wardrobe. The jacket has a real shoulder and a clean closure, so it sits over a silk shirt in the office and over a slip dress at night. The skirt has a slim line to the knee. Wear them together with a Crepe Knit singlet in a lighter shade and you have a three-piece that does not crease on a plane.

Use the singlets as the base layer

The Crepe Knit singlets and tanks are the entry point on price and the piece you will wear most. The crew neck singlet has tubular trim at the neck and armhole and falls below the waist, which is exactly where a jacket wants it. Buy one in black, one in the season’s shade. Under a blazer in winter, alone with wide-leg trousers in summer.

Dress it up with the poppy pieces

The poppy is the house motif, and in Crepe Knit it turns up as crochet on a skirt hem, as covered buttons on a shirt dress and as a jacquard. The Crepe Knit poppy shirt dress is the piece for a day that ends at dinner: buttoned to the neck with the sleeves pushed up for the office, opened a button at the collar with a heel for the evening. The crochet hem skirt does the same job with a tank.

Keep the colour tonal

Scanlan Theodore designs in colour families. Angel is a pale pink, Oat and Whiskey are warm neutrals, Jungle is a deep green, Navy and Black run through every season. The pieces are made to be worn head to toe in one shade, and that is how they look most expensive. If you mix, mix within the family: Oat with Whiskey, Angel with a cream shirt, Jungle with black.

Shoes and jewellery

A slim loafer in the day, a pointed pump for meetings, a sandal at night. Crepe Knit has a slight sheen, so keep the jewellery fine and gold. A structured bag, never a slouchy one. The line of the garment is the thing, and anything soft around it competes.

Sizing and care

Crepe Knit runs true to size. Scanlan Theodore sizes in AU, which is the same as UK, so an AU 8 is a UK 8 and a US 4, and the letter sizes follow the same ladder, an XS is a 6 and a M is a 10. Luxury Handbags lists every piece in UK sizing with the brand’s fit note and the model’s size on the page. Care is gentle dry clean only. Store the jacket on a padded hanger and the skirt folded, and both will hold their shape for years.

Shop the current Scanlan Theodore collection at Luxury Shoes . For the story behind the house, read who is Scanlan Theodore, and for this season’s pieces see the Spring 2026 edit.

Read next: the best Crepe Knit pieces, ranked, the size guide and the jeans guide.

Frequently asked questions

What is Scanlan Theodore Crepe Knit?

A dense knit of 68 percent viscose and 32 percent polyamide from Italian-sourced yarn, developed exclusively for the brand and introduced in 2001. It holds a tailored line and does not crease.

Is Crepe Knit machine washable?

No. Scanlan Theodore’s care instruction for Crepe Knit is gentle dry clean only.

Does Crepe Knit run true to size?

Yes. Take your usual size. AU and UK sizes are the same, and US runs two sizes down.

Which Crepe Knit piece should I buy first?

The peplum collar jacket, then the matching soft hem skirt. Together they make a suit that travels without a press.