Category: Photoshoot

Pluvmantelo traversed the Welsh Marches and crossed the border deep into Mercia for a catch up with The Cape Queen. Once again the weather Gods refused to treat Clair’s cape-wearing kindly, festooning rain on to a variety of old (and older) raincapes but then again, …

Winter’s well and truly with us and for some that means an early dose of snow. The Cape Queen says that’s no problem as she’s fending off the snow and ice with her Hunter cape and a cracking pair of 1990s Hunter wellingtons. It’s a …

Clair The Cape Queen’s finished her trip into the town and heads back through the park. It’s been pretty cold today so a decent old-school jumper slips nicely under her Hunter cape, keeping her protected from the elements in proper fashion. …

Now we’ve introduced Clair The Cape Queen it’s time to understand what capes tick the right boxes for her. Following on from the 1950s heavy rubber cape, here’s something way lighter, way brighter and a touch more modern, albeit in a 1970s-style. Think raincapes and …

Grey raincapes are few and far between so this one makes something of a change. Miss FK clearly liked its shorter, slightly military design with double buttons and epalettes. But when it comes to capes it’s all about how it hangs, and this one does that …

Writing this as the rain tips down, and so could there be anything more appropriate to be writing about than a traditional yellow cycle cape? The Pluvmantelo collection has way too many yellow oilskin and pvc capes, but no rubber ones. We’ve been busy giving …