The first Four Way Coat was created in 1989 as a collaborative effort between clothing designer Caty and artist Tom Shannon.

The coat went through many exploratory versions, from casual to the most sophisticated, for both women and men, combining silks, linens, wools and raincoat materials.

A first limited edition was created for Barneys New York in 1990. That same year, a U.S. Patent was granted for Four Way Reversible Garments. The Four Way Coat was featured in such places as The New York Times and Vogue magazine as well as a live demonstration on Good Morning America. That live demonstration showed a Four Way Skirt along with a Four Way Jacket, creating an ensemble with 16 different possibilities for changes.

In 2000, Takashimaya New York launched a line of silk evening Four Way Jackets that the store continued to sell with great success for many years. In addition to the jackets, Caty introduced her line of Infinity Scarves. These scarves combine fabrics of different patterns and colors into a cylinder that swallows itself allowing the wearer to instantly create their own compositions: as colors disappear, others instantly appear. Caty is currently represented in New York City by Julie Artisans Gallery.

Additionally, the Four Way Reversible Coats and Infinity Scarves are represented in the southwest by Santa Fe Dry Goods.

Caty continues to create custom made coats, skirts, scarves and hats from her New York studio. The work is exclusively fabricated in America.