When it comes to dressing for a sophisticated eveningwear function, it's the dress that typically absorbs most of our attention. On the surface of things, that makes perfect sense, because once in a venue and past the cloakroom, the dress is all we have! However, when the event is a drinks reception with no cloakroom (or indeed the venue is cold!) then one doesn't want to take one's coat off. Moreover, everyone has to make an entrance in a coat, so it should be suitably head-turning to set the tone for the rest of the evening!
To make a statement, there are few more outstanding coats than our Whitehall style, which this season we have created in four individual colours. The full length shape is immediately striking, creating a statuesque figure that finishes with a scalloped hemline which offers a sense of movement in the gathered skirt of the coat. The grown-on neck style can be worn 'popped', further elongating the figure.
