#cape with the fringe

[hansenshorror]

When you’ve only got a little bit of wool and a little bit of velvet in your stash what better way to use it than to make a vampire capelet?

[thegivenchythree]

Chanel spring 2025

[tarnishedgoldenboy]

This fringe shoulder cape thing is SO FUN but I haven’t found the perfect time to wear it haha do I need to join a crusade or something 😂🤣

[chic-a-gigot]

La Mode illustrée, no. 19, 7 mai 1922, Paris. Mante d'été. Modèle Dorat — Doc. Phot. Gilbert-René. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

[sunshineandviolets]

she's all dressed up and ready for classes with her morning cherry soda ♥️

[thewildbelladonna]

Rumours Tour, Santa Barbara, California, 1977.

[furbootandglovelover]

[mulletfriend]

this is gonna come off as me whining about teenagers but i cannot deal with all the alternative tiktokers claiming that there's no alternative clothes at thrift stores. use a crumb of imagination. i went into ONE. one. thrift store that's probably 20% thin blue line tshirts by weight and still found like.... 10-15 shirts that could be easily styled as alternative.

[thefashionfold]

Sheepskin jackets, fringing, prairie dresses, cowboy boots, capes and western details are all present in Pre-Fall 2024 womenswear lookbooks as part of the Americana trend.

L-R: Antonio Marras, Ermanno Scervino, Antonio Marras, Sea, Moschino, Chanel, Etro, DSquared2, Stella McCartney, Isabel Marant, Stella McCartney, St. John

Get the complete Pre-Fall 2024 womenswear trend report here.

[suziwest-coatcollection]

[johnthestitcher]

Beautiful antique cape!

Cape. 1880s. Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1943 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/106684

[the1920sinpictures]

1926 Silk chiffon evening dress with a silver beaded bodice, bugle bead fringe on the over-skirt. Bought by Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Rodriguez on their honeymoon. WITH a 1926 cape of voided velvet in colors ranging from purple to grey ombre, a rust velvet lining, red fox collar and hem. From the Darien Historical Society.

[chic-a-gigot]

La Mode illustrée, no. 12, 25 mars 1900, Paris. Petit collet de printemps orné de franges. Modèle de Mlle Louise Piret, rue Richer, 43. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney

[serpentface]

South Wardi bulldancer removing his cloak in preparation for a dance. This man is a wealthy athlete (or athlete with a wealthy sponsor) at the Wardin city games, displaying fine jewelry, an elaborate khaitsmane fringed skirt and vibrantly patterned cloak, and a hairpiece that would be regarded as 'kinda femme' (though few will question his rugged masculinity if he succeeds at this endeavor).

Bulldancing is one of several bullfighting traditions practiced in the region. This sport requires immense skill to be pulled off properly- unlike other bullfights (which are themselves quite difficult), the bull must be defeated by sheer exhaustion rather than by injuries or being physically wrestled, and the dancer must avoid injury and fight his own exhaustion, all while continuously dancing. It is regarded as an extremely macho activity, with the skillsets required for success- strength, agility, stamina, bravery and stoicism in the face of danger- being an ideal display of manhood.

A bulldance begins with the dancer entering the ring garbed in his cloak. An intact bull, selected for beauty and aggression, will be led into the ring and restrained. The dancer greets the audience with a formal bow, and greets the bull with a deferential bow (signaling respect and deference to the physical authority of the powerful and sacred animal). He then removes his cloak. This is the signal for the dance to start- the bull is freed of its restraints, and the accompanying drummers will begin to play.

The dancer must maintain control of the bull- goading it into attacking, directing its movements with their cape, evading its charges, and all the while playing off its movements in the form of a dance. Most of the base rhythm relies on legwork (emphasized with the jingling of bells attached to the skirt and shoes, and the movements of their decorated and fringed skirts), and the dance is embellished by movements of the cape- held and spun around the dancer as he dodges, waved over a charging bull, and trailed behind the body when the dancer leaps over the animal (a difficult maneuver expected out of any quality bulldancer).

Some traditions or variants of the performance involve multiple rounds of dancing (sometimes interspersed with simple bull-leaping by other performers) to allow the dancer to keep up his stamina while the bull has no reprieve. Others are a straightforward endurance matches between man and bull- the dancer must perform nonstop and keep the bull continuously exerting itself until the point of collapse. A successful dance ends with the 'capture' of the bull- when the animal is sufficiently exhausted, the cape is slung around its neck or horns and used to drag it to the ground.

A dancing bull can only be effectively used in one match (as it will learn the dancer's tricks and stop responding to goading) and is typically retired after its debut in the ring. A dancing bull that displays excellent strength and puts up a good fight becomes a valuable, celebrated animal. This is can be a double edged sword for the bull- the majority will be kept as prized studs and live out their lives without the threat of consumption or castration, but as a valued and sacred animal, some will instead be offered as sacrifices. In each city's annual games, the dancing bull voted to be the very best by the crowd is sacrificed to the Face Inyamache at the closing ceremonies as means of thanks-giving and blessing the athletes.

[thewildbelladonna]

Mirage Tour, 1982.