Big prints — you avoid them for fear they'll add bulk!
Imagine the opposite: a deep midnight-blue background with flowers covering only one side, on the diagonal. Stop imagining: the Camille is composed like a painting, and the placement of the pattern slims instead of widening.
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A placed pattern
The flowers — poppies, peonies, foliage — sit low and on one side only. The rest is plain, which lengthens the line of the bust.
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Midnight blue
The dark background does half the work: it slims, it works all year round, and it makes the colours of the bouquet brighter without making them loud.
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Bold colours
Coral, ochre, deep green, touches of blue: the palette of a painted bouquet. It instantly wakes up a pair of black trousers.
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Arabesque quilting
The stitching draws curves instead of diamonds, which softens the drape and avoids a puffy look.
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Gold buttons
The front closes with a row of light buttons up to the stand collar, to keep out the wind without losing any of the style.
A big pattern doesn't widen when it's placed well and set on dark. Let go of that worry, and this jacket becomes the one you reach for whenever you can't decide.
