Cape Chic
Judith Clark Costume Gallery
20 February – 10 April 1999

To celebrate the first anniversary of the gallery, Judith Clark Costume showed a group exhibition entitled Cape Chic to coincide with London Fashion Week.

The exhibition was divided into 4 sections: Evening - Bohemian - Protective - Future.

Added to historical and ethnic examples, contemporary solutions to this theme including pieces by Chalayan, Miyake and young Belgian designer Olivier Theyskens, whose designs have been worn frequently by Madonna.

1. Cape, 1908-1911
Liberty of London
Courtesy Tin Tin Collectables, London

2. Mini-Cape, c.1930
Courtesy Antique Costume and Textile Gallery, London

3. Cape, c.1925
Private Collection, London

4. Mini-Cape with geometric pattern, c.1930
Courtesy Antique Costume and Textile Gallery, London

5. Cotton Crochet Poncho, 1999
Veronique Branquinho
Private Collection, London

6. Young married woman's head-dress, Turkestan, 1980
Private Collection, London

7. Rain Cape, 1930
Burberrys of London
Courtesy the Burberry Archive, London

8. Military Cape, date unknown
Courtesy Simon Thorogood

9. Blanket Cape, Autumn /Winter 1998/99
Hussein Chalayan
Courtesy Hussein Chalayan

10. Cape, Spring/Summer 1999
Simon Thorogood
Courtesy Judith Clark

11. Madame T, Spring/Summer 1999
Issey Miyake "Pleats Please" Collection
Courtesy Issey Miyake

Window:

1. Sheepskin Mini-Cape, Autumn/Winter 1998/99
Nicole Farhi
Courtesy Nicole Farhi

2. Treated Linen Mini-Cape and Corset, Spring/Summer 1999
Olivier Theyskens
Courtesy Olivier Theyskens, Paris