Franklin Simon Evening Coat

This beautiful coat belonged to my mom. When I was a kid, she wore it when she and my dad went to cabarets and parties that lasted into the wee hours of the morning.  If this coat was on her shoulders there was a sweet overnight stay ahead for me at my grandmother’s or great aunt’s house.

It's an adorable cover up for sexy velvet evening skirts, crystal-studded sweaters, rows of silk ruffles and ropes of pearls.  For day, this is a glamorous head turner.  I would never wear this coat without stepping up my game, so I wear it with my current favorite lipstick color, Bobbi Brown’s Burnt Red.