DELACROIX | Quilted Jacket with Light Antique Roses

A floral print, you always worry it might look a bit outdated!

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

• The green that changes everything
  On a white background, these roses would have made upholstery fabric. On this muted sage green, they become a colour in their own right, subtle and refined.
• Large-scale flowers
  The pattern is broad and sparsely 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 just below the hip: nothing gathered, nothing romantic in the construction. The shape contradicts the pattern, and that is what saves it.
• Warmth for mid-season
  The lightweight padding is sufficient for cool mornings and quickly falling evenings, without the weight of a coat.
• The accompanying neutrals
  Black, khaki, ecru, raw denim: sage pairs well with all of them. You won’t need to buy anything new to wear it.

Florals don’t age when the cut is youthful. That’s why this jacket doesn’t stay in the wardrobe: it comes out as soon as the temperature drops, and it stays out.