Susannah | Painted Floral Quilted Jacket

You avoid large prints for fear they will add volume!

Imagine instead a deep midnight blue background, where the flowers only cover one side, diagonally. Stop imagining: the Susannah is designed like a painting, and the placement of the pattern slims rather than broadens.

• Placed pattern
  The flowers — poppies, peonies, foliage — occupy the bottom and only one side. The rest is plain, which elongates the line of the bust.
• Midnight blue
  The dark background does half the work: it slims, is suitable all year round, and makes the colours of the bouquet more vivid without being garish.
• Bold colours
  Coral, ochre, deep green, touches of blue: the palette resembles that of a painted bouquet. It instantly enlivens a pair of black trousers.
• Quilting in arabesques
  The topstitching creates curves rather than diamonds, which softens the drape and avoids a puffy effect.
• Golden buttons
  The front closes with a row of light buttons up to the high collar, cutting the wind without losing any elegance.

A large pattern does not widen when it is placed and set against a dark background. Set aside this reservation, and this jacket becomes the one you reach for every time you hesitate.