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.
Cape
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A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment of any length that hangs loosely and connects either at the neck or shoulders. They usually cover the back, shoulders, and arms. They come
Inverness cape
…hindered rain from soaking through the wool. The garment began in the 1850s as the Inverness coat, an outer coat with sleeves covered by a long cape, reaching the length of the sleeve. By the 1870s, the cape was divided in two, and a small "capelet"-like "wing" on each side was sewn into the side…
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Tlatoani Nezahualpiltzintli; Aztec king of Texcoco wearing a Mesoamerican cape
Two Italian carabinieri (gendarmes) with capes
Pazyryk horseman wearing cape 300 BCE