1980s Claude Montana Oversized Wool Coat designer-balmain Though it looks at first

Though it looks at first glance to be a free flowing skirted gown it is actually a column of silk over which an additional panel of silk flows

The skirt sits fitted on the hip and then flares out with a series of pleats giving it a bit of fullness but without taking away form the shape of the body

Every square inch of it is covered with sequins that are each individually topped with a singe bead at the sequins center

Sant' Angelo once said

It is so soft and warm and cut to be over-sized and thrown on in that absolute rich jet -set casual kind of way

1980s Claude Montana Oversized Wool Coat designer-balmain Though it looks at firstThis incredible coat could have stepped of the spring runway since this silhouette is back and a major trend! The State of Claude Montana label began in the late eighties and the pieces were very well made and had that street edge mixed with high fashion that Claude was so well known and revered for. It is cut loose and easy with a wrapped robe feel to it. A long soft collar extends into the front edges. Pockets allow for the perfect slouchy stance