Category: Rukka capes

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A cape mix and match

by Pluvmantelo
November 6, 2025
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As the end of the year draws ever closer it’s time to have a look back at some of The Cape Queen’s shoots. We went to (among other places) Congleton, Macclesfield and Stone and, of course, to Magpie Mine, a location that’s so good we’ll …

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Capes on tour: Back in Stone

by Pluvmantelo
October 9, 2025
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Stone – a smaller Midlands town with some top-class older architecture. Clair the Cape Queen likes urban exploring and she was back in Stone for a further look around. On this day the weather was grey and damp – what better excuse to don her …

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Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 3

by Pluvmantelo
August 14, 2025
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Railway station architecture: the earlier British station design was a thing of majesty, sometimes taking styling cues from churches. And in many ways railway stations of the Victorian and Edwardian eras really ways cathedral of steam, moving people and goods en masse before the internal …

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Capes on tour: Stone, Staffordshire. Part 2

by Pluvmantelo
August 11, 2025
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The Cape Queen doesn’t mind a bit of shopping every now and then and while in Stone she came across this excellent emporium. As you can see, she was especially taken by the selection of brushes and brooms – and you have to agree shopping …

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Capes on Tour: Back in Congleton

by Pluvmantelo
July 10, 2025

Sunny, yes: but is that any reason not to be wearing a cape? Clair The Cape Queen needs no downpour-induced excuse to get caped and on a bright sunny day her longer Rukka cape really looked the part as she swished through the streets of …

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Capes on Tour: Congleton in black and white

by Pluvmantelo
July 3, 2025
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We’ve decided there aren’t enough black and white images of The Cape Queen, so it’s time to make up for that. And here’s a selection from our recent Congleton trip. No further comment’s needed from us, but what do you think? Should there be more …

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Capes on Tour: Moving stuff

by Pluvmantelo
June 30, 2025
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Clair The Cape Queen’s been out on the roads of Mercia moving things and with the weather being uncertain was suitably caped (Rukka, no less) – just in case there was a downpour. We caught up with her between load-shifting and the results were, let’s …

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