Category: Rukka capes

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The return of Rukka

by Pluvmantelo
June 4, 2026
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No, it’s not a 1970s far-Eastern film laden with fire and brimstone, rather The Cape Queen giving her emerald green Rukka cape an outing. Once again, our favourite Capeatrix was heading out and she fancied adding a welcome splash of colour to her part of …

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Getting ready to go out

by Pluvmantelo
March 30, 2026
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The clocks have changed, the daffodils are still out but…. It’s still cold and it’s still wet. That meant The Cape Queen had to choose a cape for her trip into the town and a local bar. But which cape? Clearly there is a massive …

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Is it red, is it orange, is it terracotta?

by Pluvmantelo
March 19, 2026
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…whatever you call it, it IS The Cape Queen, in a bandstand, in a Rukka cape, enjoying the early Spring sunshine. And why not? A raincape needn’t be worn solely when it’s, well, raining – it can be worn whenever and that’s exactly The Cape …

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Stone again – in red

by Pluvmantelo
November 27, 2025
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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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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: Magpie Mine, part 3

by Pluvmantelo
September 22, 2025
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There was no mistaking where Clair The Cape Queen: her red Rukka cape stood out against the grass and the old buildings that were once part of this busy mine. Now, other than the sound of the stiff breeze and the birds, the only thing …

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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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