Charlene | Gingham Ruffled Button Down Jacket

CHARLENE

The Charlene is the sort of jacket you throw on over a dress or a plain top and the whole thing suddenly looks considered. Light enough to keep on indoors, with enough character that you do not have to think about the rest of the outfit.

WHY WOMEN LOVE THE CHARLENE

• A ruffle that sits properly. Stitched to fall softly rather than stick out, so it lifts a plain top underneath without adding bulk at the shoulder.
• A pattern chosen on purpose. Real colour rather than the safe dark shades we are usually handed, and it carries the whole outfit on its own.
• On over whatever you already had on. No fastening to fight with, so it goes straight over a top and you can answer the door in it.
• Room through the shoulder. Cut with give across the back and the upper arm, so you can reach up or drive without it dragging. This is where most jackets fail first.
• Light enough for indoors. Not so thick that you have to take it off the moment you sit down, and not so thin that it gives up outside.
• A length that flatters. It finishes over the hip rather than cutting straight across the widest part of you.
• Layers without bulk. It sits neatly over a dress, a shirt or a fine knit, and goes under a coat when it turns properly cold.

YOUR GO TO JACKET

Over jeans and a plain top for the shops, over a dress for lunch, and on every ordinary morning in between. It is the layer you reach for when you want the outfit to look like you meant it.

DETAILS

• Gingham Ruffled Button Down Jacket
• Ruffle trim
• Button front
• Lightweight, easy to layer
• Finishes over the hip
• True to size fit

FIT AND SIZE

Most women take their usual UK size. A jacket is meant to go over something, so if you are between two, take the larger. If you would rather check, the measurements below are body measurements in inches.