FS: NWT Brioni iverness cape 100% wool navy blue

[lakewolf]

Any of you connaisseurs have an interest on this ?

NWT, price on the tag EUR 1450.-

open to offers,

Thanks

 

[johnapril]

size
measurements

 

[lakewolf]

ranglan shoulders, I'd say between 18" and 19"
lenght 36"

 

[Vintage Gent]

If I didn't live in such a subtropical climate, I'd have to get this.

 

[romafan]

All right. So let me ask you a question. Who was the man in the cape?

He was my lawyer.

Your lawyer wears a cape..?

Yeah. So what?

Who wears a cape?

He's very independent; doesn't follow the trends.

He looks ridiculous in that thing..

You have no eye for fashion!!!

 

[lakewolf]

Well, wearing an iverness cape in our days would not be fashion...

This is for the ultra traditionalists...

Sherlock Holmes used to wear a cape like this in tweed..

Was mostly used as a topcoat when wearing white tie in the dawn of the 20th century...

 

[Frittata]

Sorry my dumbness...but a cape doesn't have sleeves, right?

 

[tsherry]

If that were a 46, I would love to have it! Would probably have to convince the wife, though.

 

[lakewolf]

As you can see it has two buttoned armholes so you can pass your arms through to reach the exterior...

How do you unbutton them with both arms inside ? mistery

 

[Vintage Gent]

Originally Posted by lakewolf

How do you unbutton them with both arms inside ? mistery

"Jeeves, will you please unbutton my armholes?"

 

[lakewolf]

Ellementary my dear Watson

 

[robin]

I think that would be very fashionable if worn correctly on proper occasions, even by a younger guy like me. I had no idea Brioni made such a cape though - it's somewhat of a different style than what comes to mind when someone mentions an inverness cape and is more formal. I definitely like it.

 

[rnoldh]

Really an interesting and almost unique item.

In Houston, Tx., the Neiman's store and a store called A Taghi have nice selections of Brioni. But I don't think I've ever seen one of these in the stores.

I wonder if this is a special order item. As vintage gent said, the climate here does not make Inverness capes, a high demand item.

Do you think any stores, (think Northern Germany, or Scandinavia) carry these capes in their regular inventory?

Anyway, it's a neat item and I hope you sell it.

 

[summej2]

Order of magnitude, what are you looking to get? I might just be crazy enough to wear this.

 

[mano]

Originally Posted by robin

I think that would be very fashionable if worn correctly on proper occasions, even by a younger guy like me. I had no idea Brioni made such a cape though - it's somewhat of a different style than what comes to mind when someone mentions an inverness cape and is more formal. I definitely like it.

Well, Robin, perhaps you should buy it and give it as a gift to Batman. A superhero can never have too many capes!