vintageouterwear

Here's another cape intended for decoration. Short, and of blue velvet. The velvet is faded in places now, with that purple shade that old blue velvet sometimes takes.

Here's another elaborately embroidered item, a maroon velvet cape. We think it might be Turkish. It's from the same Oxford shop, Unicorn, as the jackets I've shown, and I suppose we'll never know how it got to the UK. I've got some capes that are primarily for weather protection, such as a WWII...

There are two items in my collection which warrant the word "Splendid", and this is the other one. It's a long red wool coat with bold turquoise embroidery. One wouldn't think these colours go together, but they do. The sleeves are about half length, and somewhat remind me of a kimono, though...

Here are three photos of one of the most spendid items I've got. I found it in a charity shop in Oxford about ten years ago. It's a dark navy-blue velvet coat — would one call it a caftan? — lavishly embroidered with gold thread, and with about 32 gold ball buttons. I don't know where it comes...