In my opinion the best knitting projects are those that require little or no shaping or seaming. This jacket definitely ticks both of those boxes. There is no shaping whatsoever and the seaming is minimal.
This is a great beginner project, that produces a lovely jacket that will have heads turning.

The yarn originally used for this piece was Rowan Cashsoft DK. This has been discontinued, however, any yarn of the same weight which obtains the same gauge can be used.