DELACROIX | Quilted Jacket with Light Antique Roses

A floral print, you always fear it might look a bit outdated!

Imagine large antique roses set against a soft sage green, in the tones of a family tapestry, but tailored into a neat and modern jacket. Stop imagining: this is the perfect balance of the Claire.

• The green that changes everything
  On a white background, these roses would have made for upholstery fabric. On this muted sage green, they become a color in their own right, subdued and refined.
• Large-scale flowers
  The pattern is broad and not frequently repeated, like a painting rather than wallpaper. It is this scale that gives the whole piece its contemporary feel.
• A clean cut
  Straight line, sharp shoulders, length below the hip: nothing gathered, nothing romantic in the construction. The shape contradicts the pattern, and that is what saves it.
• Seasonal warmth
  The lightweight quilting is enough for cool mornings and quickly falling evenings, without the weight of a coat.
• Complementary neutrals
  Black, khaki, ecru, raw denim: the sage pairs well with all. You have nothing to buy to wear it.

Florals do not age when the cut is youthful. That is why this jacket does not stay in the closet: it comes out as soon as the temperature drops, and it stays there.