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A Letter From the Founder
Warm Without the Weight of a Coat
A whole collection of lightweight quilted jackets in beautiful vintage prints — cozy warmth without the weight, a snug stand collar, and a print for every taste.
The printed quilted jacket — cozy and warm, light as anything.
Every fall I face the same problem. My winter coat is far too heavy and warm for the in-between days, but a cardigan doesn't keep the chill out — so I'm forever either too warm or too cold, and I'd started to dread that whole stretch of the year when nothing I own is quite right.
What I really wanted was proper warmth in something light — a jacket I could actually wear on a cool day without feeling weighed down, that kept the draft off my neck and had a bit of character to it. But the warm things were heavy and dull, and the light things were useless in the cold. Nothing was both.
I run Judith Ann Palm Beach — a boutique built for women who refuse to choose between comfort and beauty. And I realised I had never made the jacket I actually wanted for myself. So I built our quilted jacket collection around the handful of things I refused to compromise on. Here they are.
Warm without the weight of a coat
We made our quilted jackets cozy and warm — but light as anything, so they keep the chill off without the weight of a heavy coat dragging on your shoulders. You put one on and feel warm and free at once: warm enough for a cool day, light enough to forget you've got it on. The layer that finally solves the in-between days.
"Warm enough for the chill, light enough to forget I've got it on. The thing I reach for all fall."Diane M., Fort Lauderdale FL
A print for every you — the whole collection
There's a whole collection of beautiful prints to choose from — vintage florals, painterly blooms, pretty patchwork and a charming design or two — so there's one to suit every taste. Characterful and grown-up, never garish; the sort of jacket that has people asking where it's from and has you standing a little taller in it.
"A whole collection of beautiful prints. I found the one that felt like me — more compliments than any coat I've owned."Patricia L., Boca Raton FL
A cozy stand collar to keep the draft off
Each one has a cozy stand collar that buttons up snug around your neck, keeping the draft off the very place the cold gets in — no scarf to wind, no gap for the chill. Warm right up to the chin the moment you do it up.
"The stand collar buttons up snug and keeps the draft off my neck. No scarf to wind. Instantly cozier."Linda K., Palm Beach FL
An easy, forgiving fit with proper pockets
They're cut relaxed and easy, so they skim the body rather than gripping it, with room to layer over a sweater and nothing pulling anywhere. And there are deep side pockets you'll actually use — just right for cold hands, your phone and your keys. Comfortable, practical, and lovely with it.
"Cut easy so it skims, not grips, with deep pockets I actually use. Comfortable and practical at once."Janet S., Naples FL
The just-right layer for spring and fall
Light and warm, they're just right for the cool mornings and breezy evenings of spring and fall, and they layer beautifully over a sweater or a tee without any bulk. One jacket that fills the great gap in the year — between your summer things and your winter coat — that nothing else quite could.
"Just right for spring and fall — layers over a sweater without any bulk. It fills the gap in my wardrobe."Maureen T., Coral Springs FL
A size for you
The collection is cut relaxed and generous, with room to layer over your knits and flatter a real range of bodies — not one narrow idea of a figure. Jackets made to fit the woman, not to make the woman fit the jacket.
The Judith Ann quilted jackets, against your usual layer
| Your usual layer | Judith Ann quilted jackets | |
|---|---|---|
| The weight | A coat too heavy for a cool day | Cozy and quilted, but light |
| The look | Navy, grey, invisible | A beautiful print with character |
| The neck | A draft, and a scarf to wind | A cozy stand collar, snug to the chin |
| The fit | Pulls, grips, useless pockets | Easy and forgiving, with deep pockets |
| The seasons | Nothing right for spring or fall | The just-right in-between layer |
- A coat too heavy for a cool day
- Navy, grey, invisible
- A draft, and a scarf to wind
- Pulls, grips, useless pockets
- Nothing right for spring or fall
- Cozy and quilted, but light
- A beautiful print with character
- A cozy stand collar, snug to the chin
- Easy and forgiving, with deep pockets
- The just-right in-between layer
Why we're celebrating with you this season
We priced these jackets at $195.95 when they launched, and they sold at that price all season. But our Anniversary Sale means something special to me — I wanted to give something back to the women who have supported this boutique from the very beginning. So every jacket is going out at $64.95.
Mine arrived folded neatly in tissue with a little note tucked inside. I threw it on over my sweater that same crisp morning, buttoned the collar up snug, and was warm and free at once.
- Lightweight quilted jackets — warm without the weight of a coat
- A whole collection of beautiful vintage prints
- A cozy stand collar that keeps the draft off
- Easy, forgiving fit · deep pockets
- Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee
Quilted jackets · $64.95 each while sizes last
Buy 2 get 10%, buy 3 get 15%, buy 4 get an extra 20% off. When they're gone, they're gone.
I don't usually write things like this. But these jackets have solved the in-between days I used to dread — warm without the weight, the collar snug against the draft, and a print that finally feels like me. It's the first thing I reach for from the first cool morning of fall. If those in-between seasons catch you out the way they did me, this is the collection I'd tell you to look at, while the sale is still on.
This is a personal letter from Judith Ann Whitmore, founder of Judith Ann Palm Beach. · Judith Ann Palm Beach · Women's Fashion · Palm Beach, Florida · Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee.