Inverness cape
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The Inverness cape is a form of weatherproof outer-coat. It is notable for being sleeveless, the arms emerging from armscyes beneath a cape. The cape is also called havelock after Henry Havelock.
The formal form with lapels, 1901
Formal coat without lapels, 1900
An 1830 caricature of the Duke of Wellington as a coachman.
A coachwoman in London in 2011. She wears a multilayer cape.
Armscye
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In sewing, the armscye is the armhole, the fabric edge to which the sleeve is sewn. The length of the armscye is the total length of this edge; the width is the distance across the hole at the widest
Inverness cape
…The Inverness cape is a form of weatherproof outer-coat. It is notable for being sleeveless, the arms emerging from armscyes beneath a cape (the sleeved version is an Inverness coat; the shorter-caped, sleeved version is an Ulster coat). The cape is also called havelock after…
Sewing pattern featuring an Armscye