Incredible 1980s Carolina Herrera Angora & Mohair Knit Cape w Panels of Metallic Gold Thread bridal-insider So you looks like you

So you looks like you are wearing a dress but have all the ease of a pant

I love that he layers the silk of the skirt over a deeper hued pink jersey so you get this interesting depth effect with the color

Under that the coat then falls in a long line to the floor with just a hint of suggestion of shape at the waist

This is a rare example of the work that Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell were doing together in the very early 1970s

Incredible 1980s Carolina Herrera Angora & Mohair Knit Cape w Panels of Metallic Gold Thread bridal-insider So you looks like youThe label on this piece dates it to the mid late 1980s, maybe early 1990s It was made under the creative direction of Carolina Herrera. She launched her label in 1981 and prior to that had been known as a style setter. This is a fantastically rare and wonderful piece from those earlier days and it is one of the best capes that I think I have ever come across in all of my years of doing vintage. The knits used in it feels like it is a combination of an