From 1956- 'The Empire Coat-a very strongly established fashion now. Here it's newly sleeked, tied just under the bosom. It's life? Cocktails, weddings and little dinners. By Ben Zuckerman of Ducharne black wool and silk alpacha. $225 at Bonwit Teller, Julius Garfinkel and Sakowicz. A softer, bigger hat in white horsehair and a rose, Irene of New York.'

This coat is super feminine and seems to echo the style of coat worn by Princess of Grace on her arrival to Monaco to be married.