Incredible 1980s Carolina Herrera Angora & Mohair Knit Cape w Panels of Metallic Gold Thread bridal-insider The skirt is meant to

The skirt is meant to curve around the hips and then flares out dramatically for the lower portion of the skirt

Part of the wrapped cording is missing on one tassel and I see a couple of tiny repairs on the shawl

So you looks like you are wearing a dress but have all the ease of a pant

This is a rare example of the work that Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell were doing together in the very early 1970s

A real treasure of a find and in excellent condition to the point where it appears to have been worn very little if at all

Incredible 1980s Carolina Herrera Angora & Mohair Knit Cape w Panels of Metallic Gold Thread bridal-insider The skirt is meant toThe label on this piece dates it to the mid late 1980s, maybe early 1990s It was made under the creative direction of Carolina Herrera. She launched her label in 1981 and prior to that had been known as a style setter. This is a fantastically rare and wonderful piece from those earlier days and it is one of the best capes that I think I have ever come across in all of my years of doing vintage. The knits used in it feels like it is a combination of an