Eloise | Women's Windowpane Check Coat – Tailored Waist, Lapels

A country check, cut like city tailoring.

The windowpane is wide and spaced out rather than busy, with a fine contrast line drawing the grid, so the pattern registers from across the street without shouting up close. Underneath it is a properly shaped coat: princess seams curving in at the waist, two buttons closing high on the body, notch lapels that hold their roll, and turned back cuffs at the wrist. It finishes just above the knee with a clean hem.

Why you'll love it

Shaped princess seams - Curve in at the waist and out over the hip, so the coat follows you.
Wide set windowpane - Pattern with space in it, which is why it reads classic and not costume.
Turned back cuffs - Keep the sleeve off your watch and add weight at the wrist.
High button stance - Closes over the chest to block wind without covering the lapels.

Perfect for

Race days, winter weddings and the weekends away where one coat has to look right in a paddock and in a wine bar. Wear it over a cream knit and blue jeans as shown, or over a plain dress and tall boots when you want the pattern to be the only thing going on.

Frequently asked questions

Is a check coat hard to style?
Keep everything under it plain and it does the work on its own. A solid knit, solid trousers or jeans, and boots in a neutral is the whole formula.

Does it fit through the hips?
The seams release below the waist, so it shapes in at the middle and then gives room over the hip rather than pulling across it.

Will the pattern go out of style?
A windowpane has been in rotation for decades and sits closer to tailoring than to a trend. It is the kind of coat that stays in a wardrobe for years.