No, really. We’re going to be joining the superheroes – and villains – this winter, swooshing our way to world domination, or perhaps just the train station, but those were some of the inspirations behind this term’s sewing class’ project. From the kids to the teens and adults, the Sewing Studio students are going to be making capes.
Fashion’s current love affair with the ‘70s shows no signs of cooling off anytime soon, and with Hedi Slimane sending capes down the catwalk for winter 2019, they’re a style hot-ticket. Besides, whether you’re wanting the dramatic swirl that you just can’t get from a coat, or the block-out-the-world-factor of swathing yourself in the gown-up equivalent of a comfort blanket, what’s not to love? Working in the City I had a serious hankering for a cape; I really really wanted one. Until I realised that the backpack I carried my laptop in made a cape a choice between hunchback or, erm, no backpack. So when the autumn term listed ‘make a cape’ I pounced my chance to finally get my hands on one.
