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June 16, 2022

Saph clearly liked our 1960s pvc polka-dot cape and despite the sun she was more than happy to wear it. There’s something clearly evocative of the swingin’ ’60s – maybe more Carnaby Street than a corn field out west – but who cares? …

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If you go down to the woods today….

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June 15, 2022

…you might find Pluvmantelo’s collaborator Sapphoashdown (on Purpleport as ‘Saph’) taking to the footpaths in a selection of capes. …

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Red cape and black hat stand-out

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May 3, 2022

Feraline nailed this new-old-stock cape and black ‘Peak and Brim’ hat to an utter tee, despite the near-West’s disgusting weather. …

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A capital hat (or two) and a couple of capes for good measure

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April 7, 2022

In ‘The Diary of a Nobody’ Charles Pooter makes reference to his wearing ‘a capital hat’ and we’d like to think you’d agree these pvc hats from Peak and Brim are just the ticket whatever the weather, and especially with a proper raincape. Feraline liked …

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Out in the near West…

by Pluvmantelo

April 5, 2022

A well-established forest in the not-so-far West was the location for our first shoot with Feraline, who it turns out, was already a cape owner. With grey skies, some mist and wonderfully damp moss underfoot the forest was clearly where Feraline is at home, and …

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Caped cycling

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March 24, 2022

Our collaborator sapphoashdown’s been out in the park enjoying the sunshine and her cape and, from what she says, she’s been turning heads too. Could there be any better cycling attire than a cape like hers? …

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Cape Collaboration

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March 22, 2022

Here at Pluvmantelo we’re utterly delighted to announce our first collaboration, so we hope you’ll be giving Instagram’s sapphoashdown a warm welcome. As an introduction here she is in one of her own capes and we’re already planning a shoot to get the Pluvmantelo/sapphoashdown ball rolling. We’ll …

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Parasolka capes from Ukraine

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March 21, 2022

What you’re looking at is not just any cheerfully orange raincape, but one that is made in Ukraine. Despite what we see in the newspapers and on the television with all that’s going on in that beleaguered country we recently received a message from our …

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A splash of pink, cape style

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March 8, 2022

Colour is returning to the garden and Miss Pluv recently carried out a site survey, protected from the elements in her short pink pvc cape and matching boots. The cape certainly stood out, particularly with the proliferation of green. As always, your comments and suggestions …

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Going space age in Wales

by Pluvmantelo

March 2, 2022

Wales is supposed to be developing its own space programme but in a quest to look back at how the space age might have been Miss Pluv donned silver cape and silver Doc Marten boots to mark the principality’s aims to get beyond the clouds. …

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If you go down to the woods today…. Part 2

If you go down to the woods today….

Red cape and black hat stand-out

A capital hat (or two) and a couple of capes for good measure

Out in the near West…

Caped cycling

Cape Collaboration

Parasolka capes from Ukraine

A splash of pink, cape style

Going space age in Wales

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