Capes and Cloaks

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Cloaks and Mantles-Rhonda McConnon

18th century royal blue cloak hood detail | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

This past fall I finally made myself an 18th century cloak. They're really quite necessary when you reenact in a cold climate! I decided to cave to historical trends (though I rarely deign to acknowledge modern ones 😄) and make my cloak in the red so popular among the ladies of the 18th century. Besides, red is a great color anyway! I got the very warm and thick wool from my friend Gabe at The Period Tailor, and stitched it together at Fort Ligonier just in time for the chilly evening...

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Winter is fast approaching and this historical lady needs a warm outer garment. While I have a wonderful early 19th century Pelisse, I need something for my 18th century outings. The most common outerwear of that period was the cloak. Cloaks were made of many different materials from common wool to fancy lace and embroidery. Those worn for warmth were typically wool. The wool used in these garments was very dense, almost felted, which didn't ravel when the edges were left raw. Lower and...

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Hooded cotton cape, 1780-1790, France So sorry I don't have the source for this one! It's an unusual garment- cotton capes/cloaks don't turn up often. If you look closely you can see that it is...

Сделала выборку по началу 19-века, всего по чуть-чуть, может что-то уже повторяется, что-то видели, но может ракурс новый поможет увидеть то, что не замечали раньше. Cloak, early-19th century From Thierry de Maigret Pelisse, 1818-20 From the National Trust Spencer jacket, 1790-1815 From IMATEX…