Category: Raincapes

Those of a certain age will remember when magazines and books were full of photographs taken with Ektachrome film. The slightly muted shades are a classic from 50 or 60 years ago, but those images have stood the test of time. And we’ve looked to …

We still don’t know if Clair The Cape Queen likes earth-moving equipment but in a recent catch-up with her – wearing a Mister Anthony cape before you ask – it was clear the yellow ground-shifters had some sort of attraction. But we’re more interested in …

Clair The Cape Queen’s keeping the retro-raincape vibe alive and well, as this shorter floral-print number proves. Again out on a dull day that marked the end of 2023, suddenly we were back to 1973, give or take a couple of years. But unlike some …

Happy New Year from Pluvmantelo and The Cape Queen gets the new year’s posts off with her 1960s ‘tonic’ cape. Like the suits worn by mods and suede ‘eads in the mid-1960s, Clair’s cape has a two-tone colourway, changing from green to mauve as it …

Pluvmantelo is unashamedly caught in a late-1960s/early-1970s timewarp so what better way of expressing that than with some black and white images? Yes, raincapes can be colourful but the black and white certainly doesn’t detract from and, if anything, might add some presence to the …

Red and green are truly the most festive of colours so what better than Clair The Cape Queen in a long red cape, sat on a green bench? The voluminous heavy PVC cape was a delight for Clair, who soon settled down on a bench …

As a watery sun went down on deepest Mercia Clair The Cape Queen brought some much-needed colourful cape cheer to the late afternoon. This time it was with her old – we think 1960s – oilskin cycle cape. The cape has aged well and way …