A cape counts as a tiara. If there is a garment in the world of royal fashion that qualifies those who have blue blood by birth or by acquisition, this is the so-called cape dress. That ofdress accessorized by a cape (0 by a long strasico-style cape) it is a trend that does not take too much hold among ordinary mortals among all those copied daily to queens, princesses and holders of other noble titles.
Whether it’s short and snug, as long as a train, impalpable or superhero, this detail is present in many royal wardrobes.
In home Windsor, who very much loved the cape dress it was without a doubt Meghan who has inserted at least seven, including creations by big names (Dior and Givenchy) and clothes by emerging designers (above all Safia). The Duchess of Sussex wore them for notable events such as the Queen’s first birthday when she was still only Harry’s fiancée and the first official date with the sovereign. However, she also found this model practical as an elegant maternity dress and, above all, she showed off a pair for the last few days as a senior member of the royal family.
Before her, someone who loved “cloaked” clothes was certainly there Princess Margaret. Unlike his sister Elisabetta who, having his work cut out for real cloaks, those of velvet and ermine, prefers other types of toilette. One who doesn’t need the cloak to prove she has what it takes to be a queen Kate. For the Duchess of Cambridge there is only one case of cape dress, at a gala dinner in Oslo pregnant with her third child, obviously from her maison of reference, Alexander McQueen.
Traveling to other realms, in Spain Letizia had a day version and an evening version of the cape dress. One olive green attributed to Juanjo Oliva who, however, when asked by a Spanish newspaper, denied the news while another fire red is signed, without ifs and buts, by Stella McCartney. The same dress the following year was spotted on Caroline of Monaco who wanted to emphasize theallure regal with a pair of long white gloves. In home Grimaldi, Charlotte casiraghi she indulged in a fairytale princess dress for her uncle Alberto’s wedding while Charlene, a great lover of hoods as outerwear, dazzled everyone with a bright green model of Marchesa Notte at the 2019 Red Cross Ball.
The further north you go, the more the cape dress are appreciated. Mary of Denmark at the “enthronement” ceremony of the emperor of Japan Naruhito he packed two, one for the gray day of Valentino and one for the evening banquet. In this case, the princess commissioned the Danish designer Jesper Høvring a cloak entirely covered in sequins to be set on a dress by Birgit Hallstein already in his possession, giving life to a fairy tale of the past.
Maxima of Holland in a blue cloak she went to be “crowned” queen when her husband ascended the throne after the abdication of his mother Beatrice. It will be for this reason that, often and willingly, on solemn occasions we see her in cape dress. Usually she prefers soft and light lines but the dress sported on the occasion of the ceremony in honor ofOrder of the Garter in 2019 in Windsor it had a mix of ingredients that made it unique in its genre. Drawn by Claes Iversen, a Dutch designer of Danish origin, the dress in question on the catwalk appeared sexy with a plunging neckline and a rather short length.
For the queen, on the other hand, the skirt was lengthened and, thanks to the belt, the lapels of the unusual suit came together showing little more than a flap of leather. A power dressing dyed pink to which was added that cape thanks to which Maxima seemed ready to take flight. On the subject cape dress but there is a queen among queens. For Matilda of Belgium is undoubtedly a signature look. Its collection is vast but above all really varied. Whether in summer or winter, in wool or in flowers, light or more rigorous, a dress with a mantle is always what it takes to make a good impression. At the ceremony for the Japanese emperor Naruhito, he could only present himself like this, only to discover that the princess of Denmark was challenging her on her own playground, with an Italian brand moreover, her Armani Private against the Valentino of the other. If in recent times Mary seems to have hung the cape plus a dress on the nail, Matilde continues to wear this type of outfit on official occasions. After all, diplomacy is also needed in the clashes between the wardrobes of queens and princesses: these are the stories of cape and style that animate the chronicles of royal fashion.
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