October 3, 2010

VOL 27 NO 40

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How To Wear Capes

Cause a whoosh and a stir in a sexy, preppy, outdoorsy or gothy style, says Ciara Elliott

Grunge Nirvana with A Long Knit from Penneys

Cape €105, Dorothy Perkins

Cardi €50, Wallis

Back To Uni with Cold-Weather Shorts from John Rocha at Debenhams

Long jumper €95, M&S

Shorts €30, Awear

Head for the Hills with Winter Pastels from River Island

Shorts €59, Monsoon

Bat Girl with a trim from ASOS

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Grunge Nirvana With a Long Knit

The obvious items to sex up a cape are a belted knit, wet-look skinnies and peep-toe booties – the perfect way to escape the '50s cliche. A messy tousled mane and barely-there make-up keep it Dries Van Noten-grunge and bang up to date.

Back to Uni With Cold-Weather Shorts

Get the Love Story feel in a longer, more collegiate version of the cape, and wear with knee-high boots, a poloneck and culottes. Love the '70s checked lining and pom-poms on this French Connection caped crusader.

Head For The Hills With Winter Pastels

River Island teams this dove-blue cape with camels and browns for an everyday, wholesome, let's-go-for-a-walk-in-the-countryside style. The hiking look in fashion is really taking off this season and there is a nod to it here in the youth hostel Aran knit and corduroy brown shorts.

Bat Girl With A Trim

Keep it goth in all-black skinnies and wedges. There's a Don't Look Now mood in the styling of this look, which is part Twilight, part 'Little Red Riding Hood' all grown up and crossed to the dark side. Spooky. Just don't try this at Halloween.

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