A camel plaid jacket cropped to 18 inches, lined throughout and fastened with a button front — cut to finish at the waistband rather than over the hip.
Highlights
✓18 inches long on a size Small — it stops at the waistband of high-rise trousers and skirts, so it layers over a high waist rather than over a low-rise jean.
✓19.5 inches across the bust and 16.5 across the shoulders on a size Small — measured flat, with room for a fine knit underneath and not a great deal more.
✓Fully lined in 100% polyester — the lining lets the jacket slide on over a knit instead of catching on it.
✓A 100% polyester shell — it reads as a tweedy autumn check, but there is no wool in the cloth, so treat it as a layer rather than as a winter coat.
✓Steam it, do not press it — a woven polyester goes shiny under a hot plate, and on a plaid that shine shows across the whole panel.
A warm-toned check does the work of a plain jacket and a pattern at once. Over black, brown or camel separates it finishes the outfit on its own, and at this length it reads as part of the outfit rather than as outerwear thrown over it.
If you want the same cropped shape with wool in the cloth, the Heritage Edge wool-blend cropped jacket is an inch wider across the bust at the same 18-inch length, in a brown-and-black leopard with 5% wool. More cropped jackets and coats are in women’s coats and jackets and the Flying Tomato range.
Camel Multi in S, M and L. Self: 100% polyester; lining: 100% polyester. Long sleeves, button front, fully lined. Model is 5’8" and wears a size Small. Size Small measures 18" in length, 19.5" across the bust and 16.5" across the shoulders.
