Did you know Dot Cotton was a style icon? | Fashion City

Portrayed by the much-loved actress June Brown OBE, MBE for 35 years, chain-smoking busybody Dorothy ‘Dot’ Cotton was into sustainable fashion long before it became cool. And nothing said ‘Dot’ quite like her trademark coat.
Bethan Bide, our Fashion City academic advisor, takes a closer look at this unmistakable BBC wardrobe piece and the story of how it came to help shape Dot’s character.