The Cape is a remarkably evocative accessory. In our minds' eye we picture Romantic cloak-and-dagger intrigues; a sweep of deep, black, pan velvet; the woody clatter of coach and horses tumbling through the darkness.
We may imagine the prim and proper 50s and the thick woollen capes from which sprung black nappa-clung arms and heads polished off with felt pillbox hats.
Zooming into the present, picture your cape with thigh-high cashmere and silk
sparkling socks and
long leather gloves or with cargo pants and black suede heels.
