French Cape in Lieu of an Inverness??

[ForresterModern]

I just ordered a couple weeks ago a custom made wool tweed Inverness cloak from an american designer who does a lot of period reproduction clothing on spec, and mine just arrived a day or two ago, not enough time to do much more with it than try it on to check the fit. Have not had time to get photos up yet but will follow shortly---I am going out of town for a few days so be patient.

The site is twinrosesdesigns.com, and they have a whole variety of different cloaks with options on fabrics, buttons and clasps, etc. If you are contemplating a cloak purchase you should check out the site. They have some stock stuff made up and available for immediate shipping, or they can do a custom job for you. Garry was great to talk with on the phone, manages the web site and business part of things, and Andrea is the fabric designer and artist who puts it all together.

Mine was a custom Inverness Cloak in heavy coat weight black/grey/white check tweed wool with a black lining, with special silver thistle button closure, and made to my rather large size (54xl jacket) and length and it only cost a little over $300 plus shipping. Mine is virtually department store quality winter weight weight with that special touch of the hand made workmanship to it, and essentially unique, as they pretty much do a custom business. Mine took only a couple weeks from order to receipt, and the ordering process was not much different than that for ordering a kilt jacket or a kilt. A few measurements that they will talk you through over the phone--very easy. A picture of one nearly identical to mine is available on their website under wool cloaks, along with what they have as in stock items, one in black for under $200. Worth checking out.

I will be wearing mine for winters when I head back north, and may take it with me to Scotland next week if the weather forecast is at all on the chilly side.

If you call them, tell them Jeff Foster referred you and mention that I posted on X-marks for them. Like I said, pictures of mine will be forthcoming, but you can see their stuff on their website twinrosesdesigns.com . Best price for a quality wool Inverness on the web, and I have done a lot of searching. For only 2-3 times what you would spend for a decent nylon or duckcloth one, why not have the real wool thing?