New York - June 07, 2004

Coat of Charms

Normandy & Monroe Town Coats

The whole ladylike look would be great if it weren’t such a time commitment.

Who doesn’t love playing dress-up and looking pretty? But come on. It’s hard enough to find the time or the inclination to shower regularly, let alone to roll your hair into Stepford-wife perfection for that 8 a.m. breakfast meeting.

Secret weapon: Normandy & Monroe town coats. More glamorous than an Oscar gown and totally appropriate over jeans and a tank, they may be the prettiest things we’ve seen in years. Many styles are made with Scalamandre fabrics, never before used for clothing and formerly a staple of Jackie Kennedy’s White House re-design. So easy yet so pristinely put-together.

And no one need know whether you showered or not.

Available in July. Make an advance order now at normandyandmonroe.com.