Ivory coat worn by Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal

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An ivory Burberry coat worn by Kerry Washington as the character Olivia Pope on the set of the television show Scandal. The coat appears in Episode 301 "It's Handled," which was broadcast on October 3, 2013. The coat is a double breasted, belted overcoat with capelet style shoulders, in ivory satin, cotton, silk and rayon. It features two vertical rows of round ivory buttons down the front, buttoned pockets at the hips, and buttoned straps at the cuffs. At the waist is a wide ivory belt with rectangular black buckle. At the shoulders is a short capelet with straight edges from the collar to the mid-chest and upper arms. There are snaps on the flaps of the capelet to secure it to the body of the coat. At the neck is a narrow collar with rounded ends and snaps at the front.

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