
Get the look with a few more of our favorite cape coats below, from The Row's luxurious cashmere to under-$200 gems at Mango and Lattelier. The best cape coats will ease you from winter into spring with a dose of opulence, and be waiting for you when fall comes back again.

Lotan, for her part, casts her cape as the ultimate going-out outerwear: "I love wearing it in the evenings, over one of my beautiful black wool trousers with a fluid, sexy silk blouse."

"If you prefer a little more definition, you can always add a wide belt to cinch your waist in," she adds. For daytime, Mathur follows Kennedy's example by wearing her capes over streamlined classics: a thin turtleneck or crisp button down, with leggings and a tall riding boot or wide-leg jeans and an ankle boot. For most purposes, a three-quarter cloak is sufficient whereas a half. For a classic vibe, look at Mathur's "ultimate cape muse," Jaqueline Kennedy. A full-circle cloak is heavy and consumes an awful lot of fabric, leaving a lot of waste. Runway styling can lead you toward monochromatic outfits with your cape as the deciding colorway (like at Bevza or Lanvin) or as a bold point of contrast (see: Gabriela Hearst). It's true that wearing a cape requires a touch more consideration than throwing on a cocoon coat over your outfit of the day. Cloaks, Capes and Throws Hooded Cloak Victorian Cape / Hooded Cape / Fleece Poncho Wizard Robe Jacket / Mongolian Coat / Abayha Laena / Arisaid Toga /. "To me, it takes the familiar classic peacoat shape and gives it an unexpected rock and roll vibe," she tells me. Lengths of capes Ive came across personally can be as short in length just past shoulders or as long to the knees. The shawl just drapes your back near shoulder blades and rest near the anticubital area. Lotan designed the cape to strike a very specific balance. The difference between the two is shawls are generally longer & thinner & material. digital director Nikki Ogunnaike even named it her fashion week essential.

One favorite of editors' favorites is Nili Lotan's Eliza cape, in a sharp black wool.
