Cape Stores
Clothing stores selling capes
A cape is a sleeveless outer garment that fastens at the neck and hangs from the shoulders, shorter than a cloak and worn as everything from a fashion wrap to a costume piece. The cape retailers listed here show the category's two ends. Bako Capes makes capes and cloaks for women and men, executives, students, brides-to-be and expectant mothers among its customers, handcrafting each piece in a European cashmere and wool blend, on the stated principle that quality in fabric and work matters and every piece is finished with attention to the smallest detail. Capes.com works the costume end: capes for children and adults in different colors with superhero themes, including a customizable cape option. Between those poles sit the fashion cape's regular revivals, as a tailored topper over evening wear, as a blanket-style wrap in cold weather, and as part of costume and historical dress. The cape definition and the cloak and poncho pages linked from here place the garment among its sleeveless relatives.
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Bako Capes
For every woman and man... executive, housewife, student,
bride-to-be, expectant mother. Their Capes and Cloaks are romantic,
practical, and comfortable. They can be worn everywhere, over anything
and at any time. Their capes are made with a cashmere/wool blend from
Europe. Quality in fabric and work is very important to us. Every cape
and cloak is hand crafted with attention to the smallest detail.
- Capes
- Cloaks
Capes.com: Capes for children and
adults alike. Different colored capes with superhero themes. Also includes
customizable cape option. E-mail
info@capes.com Contact: Fred
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Do you know the difference between a Cape and a Cloak?
Wearing a Cape Well
A cape replaces a coat's top layer, so it is worn over clothing with some structure: a dress, a suit, knitwear. Because it has no sleeves, warmth comes from layering beneath it, and gloves or long sleeves finish the look in cold weather. The fastening matters in wind: a cape that only drapes will lift, while one with a proper neck closure and some weight in the cloth hangs as intended. Length is the style decision, short capes read as fashion toppers, long capes as dramatic outerwear.
Capes as Costumes and Uniforms
The costume trade is the cape's volume business: superhero capes for children, vampire and historical capes at Halloween, choir, clergy and graduation capes, and customizable capes printed or lettered for events and teams. Capes.com's customizable option is the retail shape of that market. Costume capes are bought on color, length and price, and are usually worn a handful of times, the opposite buying pattern from a handcrafted wool cape bought for a decade of winters. Retailers in this directory sit at both ends, and the listings say plainly which is which.
Care and Storage
Wool capes are cared for like coats: brushed after wear, rested between wearings, stored on a shaped hanger that supports the shoulders, and cleaned as the fiber requires. Cashmere blends reward the same treatment and punish damp storage. Costume capes fold flat and store in a drawer. Either way a cape has no sleeves to stretch or linings to tear at the cuff, which is part of why a good one lasts as long as it does.
Common Questions
What is the difference between a cape and a cloak?
Length and coverage. A cape is the shorter garment, typically waist to hip length, sometimes to the knee, fastening at the neck and leaving the arms free. A cloak is long, usually ankle length, wraps the whole body, and often carries a hood. Both are sleeveless and worn over other clothing, which is why the same makers, Bako Capes among them, produce both, and why the two pages cross-reference each other. A poncho differs from both: it is a single piece of fabric with a head opening, worn by pulling it over the head rather than fastening it at the neck.
Who wears capes as everyday clothing?
More people than the costume image suggests. A wool or cashmere blend cape works as outerwear over suits and dresses, gives warmth without sleeve bulk under a coat, and suits wearers who find coat sleeves restrictive, including expectant mothers, one of the customer groups Bako Capes names. Capes also serve brides as a shoulder covering that does not crush a dress, nurses and other uniform wearers in traditional dress, and anyone dressing for historical, religious or ceremonial occasions.
What fabrics are capes made from?
Outerwear capes are made like coats: wool and wool blends lead, with the cashmere and wool blend Bako Capes uses at the quality end, plus fleece and water-resistant fabrics for weather capes. Costume capes use lighter cloth, satin, velvet and synthetics chosen for color and drape rather than warmth, which is the Capes.com end of the market. The fabric decides the cape's job: a heavy woven wool cape is a garment, a satin cape is a costume, and the two are priced and cared for accordingly.