The Fashion Blueprint: Capes, and Cloaks, and Capelets . . . OH MY!

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The Fashion Blueprint is a hard hitting take on fashion. A a student at The Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC I have been exposed to some of the most innovative, interesting and creative fashion in the entire world. My reason for starting this blog is to report on the amazing fashion I encounter throughout my journey in the concrete jungle that is New York. I will be finding and reporting about the street trends I find, items of clothing and accessories I find interesting and appealing, and helping my loyal readers expand their fashion knowledge and personal style. I will be able to help my readers identify current trends, where to get them, and how to execute them. I will work our hardest to report on the cutting edge of fashion that we find on the streets, the runway, and any other portal we can. Become a follower of The Fashion Blueprint and help yourself stay in the fashion loop.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Capes, and Cloaks, and Capelets . . . OH MY!

Whatever you want to call it the cape is a fashion item that says a lot. Personally I have always been a fan of the cape. I think the cape is one of the most forgotten about pieces of outerwear. I will even go as far as saying the cape is a staple wardrobe item. To me the cape is as timeless as the little black dress and can never go out of style. Put on a cape and you immediately look stylish and fashion foreword . . . even though the cape has been around forever. I am so excited to report that many designers are showing capes in their Fall 2010 collections! This is a trend that I want everyone to embrace but I dont want it to become as over saturated as lets say . . . the pea coat (lets keep this convo in the outerwear family). Not everyone can pull off a cape. You have to have a certain look about you. It is not a fashion item you can just throw on (literally you can because it doesn't have sleeves, but you know what I mean) you have to wear it will dignity, or you will look like a Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings groupie reject. So go out get your capes and a coordinating pair of gloves and strut the street with pride.