The Lucido Coat from J.Crew
Lucido coat, $1,800.00, Item 96559
In soft, shiny Italian patent leather, this glamorous jacket is a singular statement piece. We’ve lined it with a dramatic print from our favorite couture mill, so it’s Italian through and through. Generous A-line fit. Deep V-neck. Elbow sleeves. Interior piping. Fully lined. Falls to low hip. Part of the J.Crew Collection. Import. Spot clean.
I spotted the Lucido coat on J.Crew’s website and wondered what this piece of garment actually was. At $1800.00, it looks like a rather expensive rain coat. However, the coat is made of patent leather so it should not be worn out in the rain at all. The shiny material looks just like PVC. If the coat came in black, it would look very gothic.
It’s part of the J.Crew Collection and will be available in some stores.
I am just wondering what J.Crew was thinking when they created this coat. Who is the customer that they are trying to reach?
September 21st, 2008 - 9:09 am
I think they missed the mark on this one. The model doesn’t even look good wearing this coat!
September 21st, 2008 - 9:24 am
Sorry, but it looks like something you could buy at Target…I mean brown plasticky looking patent?!! And ‘generous A line fit’ means it will look like a tent. There is another blog (not nearly as good as yours Leigh!) where people are calling it the ’serial killer coat’
Maybe like something people get voted off “Project Runway” for making, also comes to mind, vs an item presumably designed by Jenna and co…..
September 21st, 2008 - 10:13 am
CJR, I agree with you. Look at how many layers they had to put on her! They had to bulk her up underneath to make the coat not look too ridiculous.
Aasha, if this coat were on Project Runway, I agree that it would voted off in a heartbeat. It’s a mess. I anticipate it going straight to final sale. And thanks for the compliment!
September 21st, 2008 - 11:40 am
I have a really nice fake? I don’t know? isn’t all patent leather fake? anyway, got it here in the UK and it is a deep blue color and such a cute rain coat…this one is awful.
September 21st, 2008 - 5:22 pm
All patent leather isn’t fake. Some actually is leather coated with a varnish. I have seen a few cute coats out of it, but this isn’t one of them.
The “generous A line fit” comment made me laugh. Considering how big their “blousy” size 0 Harlow blouse was on my normally size 4 body, I can imagine using this to go camping – as the tent.