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January 8, 2026

HaHa – forgive the pun as we hit the 2026 ground running but a New Year brings a new fresh zeal for more of Clair The Cape Queen out ‘n’ about exploring while wearing one of her many, many capes. At the end of last …

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A bit of a 2025 Cape Queen look-back

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December 22, 2025

It’s been a pretty busy year for The Cape Queen and hopefully you have enjoyed all her shoots, wherever we’ve been and whatever the weather. There’s more to come but we hope you’ll enjoy this look back to some of The Cape Queen’s 2025 days …

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Capes on Tour – Back in ’burg

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December 18, 2025

Following on from our last post, which showed Hamburg by night and in ultra-evocative monotone, we’re back but this time with more than a splash of colour. And Clair The Cape Queen has definitely more than fallen for the maroon nylon cape, which brings some …

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Capes on Tour – Hamburg

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December 15, 2025

T’is the season and all that and after a busy year The Cape Queen jumped aboard a ship for a well-deserved trip to Hamburg. And while there it was cape-wearing time, and a look around this highly-regarded city which by day and by night never …

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Orange cape’s really appealing!

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December 12, 2025

Time to clear the cobwebs after too long at work, so The Cape Queen bade farewell to the city and headed out onto the moors for an afternoon of big blue skies and a very long walk. Re-creating the look of a 1960s and 1970s …

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Bus station in an almost modernist style, with a maroon cape…

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December 8, 2025

Sunshine and showers – a good excuse for an afternoon out and the early-Winter sunshine shone beautifully off The Cape Queen’s unusually-coloured nylon cape. There’s no getting away from the fact a maroon-coloured raincape is unusual but it really looks the part, being both formal …

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A grey day in Macclesfield

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December 1, 2025

There’s nothing wrong with some grey capeage and that was certainly the case when The Cape Queen went back to Macclesfield for some architectural studying. It was undeniably grey but the equally grey cape, while mirroring the clouds, looked pleasingly different and received some favourable …

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Stone again – in red

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November 27, 2025

A red Rukka cape, an old, abandoned warehouse and The Cape Queen – an interesting combination. Out on one of her industrial archaeology expeditions Clair donned her long, brick red Rukka for some old-building studying. OK, it wasn’t raining, but for protection against brambles and …

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On the beach

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November 24, 2025

There’s nothing better than getting away from the town on a cold, sunny day and blowing away the work cobwebs and headaches is part of the Cape Queen’s life, so what better than a trip to a beach in the North West? Big blue skies, …

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Caped and putting pen to paper in the park

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November 20, 2025

Being outside, whatever the weather (well most of the time) is a great way to gather inspiration – clearly it’s a mantra The Cape Queen agrees with as she sat in a local park gathering ideas for some writing. Old-school Bic four-colour pen in hand, …

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