My friend Whitney and I have a new mission--we are going to bring back the capelet. Specifically the lovely nineteenth-century capelet tripped with ribbons and buttons and all sorts of goodies. What a beautiful garment--it just has that "I'm a serious but passionate woman with a cameo-like face and a steel-like heart so take me in your arms, dark stranger," look. I predict that by Christmas, the fashion world will be falling over themselves to design capelets. And after the high-fashion runway world comes Banana Republic, and after that Macy's, and after that, Target. Capelets are coming back, my friends.
Consider your mission complete! I'm sold.
ReplyDeleteI love it! I want to enroll in this endeavor. We should start some sort of Capelet Mafia. Or, start a band called Capelet Mafia.
ReplyDeleteWhat pattern did you use for this darling example?
I would like to play the tambourine for Capelet Mafia. Have I told you about the other girl band I want to start called Robbie Roxie?
ReplyDeleteI used Simplicity pattern 8910--part of their Holiday collection for really dorky looking Victorian carolers. However, the principle seems to be that of a small circle skirt, with your neck as the waistline. They are quite easy to make, but the trimming takes hours.
I have 2 yards of 1" wide lace that I knitted but have nothing to do with. I think I shall make a capelet and trim it with that...
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