Inverness cape... color question

[Fedgunner]

I am considering ordering an Inverness cape through the Scottish Inverness Cape Company.

I was originally simply going to get it in black barathea besause I had in mind the Burn's night attire ( I have mentioned before that our events are a kitchen sink sort of thing. Everything from jacobite shirts to velvet doublets.)

While I would be wearing it whith my doublet, it would be a shame to be limited to wearing it once or twice a year.

The question I have is, would the dark blue mix tweed be out of place for a more formal event?

I would get more use out of it in the tweed, but as I have to hit the lottery, two Inverness capes are out of the question.

[gordontaos]

My personal opinion is that the tweed would work perfectly well. How many gentlemen that wear p***s bother to match the color of their topcoat with the color of the jacket underneath?

[Dale Seago]

My personal opinion is that the tweed would work perfectly well. How many gentlemen that wear p***s bother to match the color of their topcoat with the color of the jacket underneath?

I agree.

[JSFMACLJR]

How many gentlemen that wear p***s bother to match the color of their topcoat with the color of the jacket underneath?

Well, I do when I wear a dinner jacket or white tie.. I wear a black/midnight blue topcoat when dressed in the winter if I need to stay warm.

If it is cold and I am wearing the kilt, I wear the same coat. It is almost the same colour as my blue velvet doublet, but I don't get all fussy-matchy-matchy about staying warm!

PS. I'm more apt to match topcoats with shoe colour. If I'm drssed up, wearing black shoes, I wear the aforesaid navy/black cashmere coat; if I'm wearing brown shoes, chances are I'll be wearing a tweed topcoat, or a camel coat, duffle coat, Barbour etc.

[MacThomas]

although I like barathea Inverness capes, even with traditional wear, are there alternative styles more contemporary than Inverness capes for winter ?

BTW have any of you some pics of topcoats and/or ideas of suppliers that i'm also looking for alternative styles and topcoats

Many thanks in advance

[davidg]

What about a Charcoal Grey Tweed Inverness Cape? Still dark enough to be considered formal and light coloured enough to wear daily

[Chas]

Mid to dark grey covers about all eventualities. But I don't really see that it matters - would anyone match their umbrella when it rains?

Regards

Chas

[Pleater]

I'd have thought that a dark blue tweed cape would be far more useful to you than a black barathea as you'd never have to think twice about it being suitable - a bright tweed would not do for formal events, but a dark one would not be out of place anywhere, these days.

Chose the tweed and you would have a cape to wear whenever you might need one, or feel like cutting a dash, whilst a black one would be over the top except for very formal.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[ForresterModern]

TwinRosesDesign.com can make you a custom Inverness cloak (they call it a Dickensian style) out of quality material for a reasonable price, in just about any fabric you could ask for. Mine is heavyweight wool tweed in black and white houndstooth, and works with just about any dressy or casual situation, and many different varieties of head cover.



(the black showing on the frontal view is the lining of the cape portion where some redundant fabric has folded over at the front opening--I should have rearranged that befroe the picture but did not notice it at the time).

They have some pre-made stock on hand usually, but their custom builds are nice as you can choose fabric, color, closure style, and measurements, with litle if any significant change in price (unless you are huge like me requiring more fabric).

At these prices you just might be able to justify a couple different colors/fabrics, depending on your finances and desires. Very affordable quality IMHO.

[madmacs]

You'd usually check your coat at the door wouldn't you? That's kind of like that hat indoors thing though I guess...