15 Winter Capes that Will Elevate Your Already Elegant Wardrobe

September 17, 2024

15 Winter Capes that Will Elevate Your Already Elegant Wardrobe

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A lot of people have said that history repeats itself, and fashion history is no exception. Trends come and go and then come back decades later; the cycle is so regular that many of us have at least once regretted that we should have kept that thing we loved after its brief period of popularity ended because, wow, it's back and incredibly popular. However, this cycle of fashion life has accelerated in recent years. In what can only be defined as fast-forward time, we witnessed resurgences of the 1980s, 1990s, and early aughts in 2018 alone. The past 12 months have seen such a rapid resurgence of the prior three decades that many of us have questioned what might come next. Where are we able to go from here

Apparently, we can venture into a period of time where people literally wear winter capes.

I'm writing to you from 2019, a time where superheroes in fictitious movies aren't the only ones wearing capes. No, the most stylish of us are the ones who are announcing them. Once the kind of sartorial power move that could only be matched by head-to-toe sequins or something similarly extravagant, winter capes are now essentially standard among the fashion set and, shockingly, can also be found in clothes stores. Even Nevertheless, winter capes are rather expensive because they are almost entirely designer-made. However, the trend will eventually make its way to fast-fashion stores, right?

Gucci Floral Metallic Brocade Cape

$1,950 at Matches Fashion

Stunning and surprisingly wearable—if you have $2,000 to drop on a cape. (I warned you this was a designer-helmed trend.)

Exclusively Bergdorf Goodman Cape

$250 at Bergdorf Goodman

The feather cape that Jessa wore in that one Girls episode is now yours, and it's reasonably priced for a cape.

Roland Mouret Alexandra Satin Cape

$960 at Net-a-Porter

It would be appropriate for a princess to wear. For what reason are you waiting? Become your own princess! (If self-empowerment isn't enough to entice you, perhaps the fact that this cape is 70% off will.)