Cropped Velvet Wrap Top with Hood

Cut and silhouette

This REPULO’S velvet wrap top is a short, cropped design whose wrap front draws the eye straight to the waist. The body follows the figure closely, while wide, long sleeves keep the proportions soft and elegant. Structured shoulder pads give the upper half a defined, sculpted line, and the hood breaks the classic evening formula with a contemporary detail. The cropped length is deliberate: it was drafted to sit exactly at the waistband of high-waisted trousers and skirts.

Velvet fabric and lining

The top is cut from soft, stretch velvet — 60% polyester, 38% nylon and 2% elastane. The blend gives the fabric a dense, smooth surface with a gentle sheen that catches the light in the evening without looking glossy, and enough elasticity to move with the body. The inside is finished with a smooth lining of 60% viscose and 40% polyester, so the piece feels comfortable directly on the skin and holds its shape through a long evening.

The wrap front

The wrap construction is what defines this model. The front panels cross over and can be arranged around the waist, creating a feminine proportion and letting you adjust how open or closed the neckline sits. Because the closure is a wrap rather than a fixed seam, the top adapts to different figures more generously than a standard fitted top — one reason it is offered in two ready-to-wear sizes plus a made-to-measure option.

Hood and structured shoulders

The hood is the detail that moves this piece away from a classic evening top. Combined with the wrap cut, it creates a deliberate contrast between a luxurious fabric and a relaxed, street-informed shape. The shoulder pads reinforce the construction and give the whole silhouette a polished, architectural finish, so the top keeps its line whether it is worn softly open or pulled tight at the waist.

How to style a velvet wrap top

Wear the velvet wrap top with high-waisted trousers, palazzo trousers, a fitted skirt, or with bottoms cut from the same fabric for a tonal set — the wide leg velvet trousers and the high-waisted velvet leggings from the same line were designed to match. It can also be layered over a simple top or a slip dress. For evening, finish with heels and minimal jewellery; for daytime, straight trousers and flat boots keep the look modern rather than formal.

Which occasions it suits

A velvet wrap top belongs to holiday dinners, Christmas gatherings, New Year’s Eve, birthdays and evenings out, and to the whole cold-weather half of the year when a heavier fabric feels right. The comfortable cut and soft hand also make it wearable in everyday city outfits, which is unusual for a piece with this much evening presence. Explore the rest of the velvet collection to build a complete look.

Sizing and made to measure

The top comes in XS/S and M/L, with XXS, XL and XL+ available as a made-to-measure order. Made to measure can be arranged entirely online: you send your measurements, and the piece is cut and sewn to them in our Ukrainian atelier, with international delivery. Care is simple — hand wash, or a delicate machine cycle at low temperature, and reshape the velvet while it is still damp.

What makes this REPULO’S top unique

Few brands combine evening velvet with a wrap cut, a hood and a structured shoulder in a single piece. That combination is what makes this velvet wrap top recognisable: it reads as eveningwear through the fabric and as contemporary women’s top design through the shape, and it moves in either direction depending on what it is styled with. Like every REPULO’S design, it is developed and produced in Ukraine in small runs, with the finishing checked piece by piece.