Former friend of mine use to wash his (extremely expensive) camelhair overcoat like that and it worked out well, but yeah, drying is the challenge. I wonder if it's a good idea for those doing this at home to wait until the warm, dry weather arrives (for those of us in the northern half of the...
Nurses of course often wore short capes and I have some photos of good examples which I'll post but here's some old photos. If anyone has more photos along these lines, I'd like to see them.
Here's a modern re-enactor wearing a Roman paenula, the standard hooded cloak worn by Roman soldiers, and many civilians too. It was big to fit over everything and had a few loop-and-toggles on the front to partially close it.
There's a more general thread on capes/cloaks at the link below which is probably a good place to post photos of your collection. This thread I think we should keep more focused on US military capes etc. I'm looking forward to your photos.
general thread on Capes/Cloaks
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applause for your adventuresome spirit!
fingers crossed you can achieve something wearable
remember to make sure the collar points are fairly long and pointed
if you have a lot of "throwaway" cloth you could just make a huge 3/4 circle, in three panels, and not bother with shaping the...
From the short-lives TV series Constantine, Matt Smith wearing a short single-breasted Burberry trench coat, which they sold for a few years several years ago. The series was really good in my opinion, sadly cancelled after 12 episodes or thereabouts.
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