UK fashion designer reunited with piece that went missing nearly 40 years ago

Jean Pallant says return of long-lost coat, spotted in a pile of Oxfam donations, was like seeing a child' again

A British fashion designer said rediscovering one of her long-lost designs, which was found in an Oxfam charity shop after nearly 40 years, has been like seeing a child" again.

Jean Pallant was told the orange coat with large buttons she had made at her kitchen table in 1988 had turned up in a donation bag at the Oxfam shop in Mill Hill, London.