1960s Oscar De La Renta Ruffled Coat designer-donald-brooks The jacket has a pretty

The jacket has a pretty velvet collar and tie at the neckline

The waist is seamed but is left loose so that it does not disrupt that column feel

Proper finished buttonholes

It has the wide pointed collars from the seventies and great French cuffed style sleeves

1960s Oscar De La Renta Ruffled Coat designer-donald-brooks The jacket has a prettyI love the huge exaggerated plaid design on this early sixties coat by Oscar De la Renta! I made the mistake of trying it on just before listing it and if you think it looks even remotely fantastic in the photos you will die when you see it in person. It is cut impeccably and has a fabulous combination of girliness and chicness. The fit is narrow through the upper torso, shoulders and arms and then it flares out in that dramatic A line from just under