EVELYN | Tailored plaid coat, quiet check

Plaid usually ages me. This one does the opposite and I cannot fully explain why.

Most of us have owned a plaid coat that went wrong. The check was too large, or too countrified, and it turned every outfit into a costume. Evelyn works because the tailoring does the talking and the plaid stays in the background, which is the opposite of how these coats are usually built.

The cut is properly tailored, shaped through the body so the coat holds a line rather than hanging. That structure is what keeps the pattern in its place, because a shape reads before a print does. The fabric is soft rather than stiff, so the tailoring does not come at the cost of comfort across the shoulders.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• The shape reads before the pattern does. Tailoring through the body is what stops plaid from taking over the whole outfit.
• Structured without being stiff. The fabric is soft, so a tailored coat still moves with your shoulders.
• It works with plain clothes. Because the check is quiet, it goes over the black trousers you already wear rather than needing an outfit built around it.
• Warm without bulk. There is no padded layer adding width, which matters on a coat that is meant to be shapely.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2, save an extra 10%
• Buy 3, save an extra 15%
• Buy 4, save an extra 20%

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How it fits

Evelyn comes in S through 3XL and is cut close to the body. A tailored coat has less give than a relaxed one, so the bust measurement is the one that decides it. If you are between two sizes, or you want to wear it over anything thicker than a blouse, take the larger one. You have thirty days to try it at home.

30 days to change your mind

If it does not find its place in your closet, send it back within 30 days for a full refund. No restocking fee, no questions.

A few recent reviews

The check is much finer in person than on screen. Fern D., Sarasota

I took the size up and I would advise it. It is cut close. Zelda H., Henderson

Wore it over a black dress to a funeral and it was exactly right. Lenore S., Albuquerque