It's nice to get free stuff :-)

[summer_moth]

One of the academics at work has given me a full length black velvet cape! She apparently never wears it any more, was having a clear out and didn't want to just give it to a charity shop. She's commented in the past on my long purple velvet coat, and she said she thought I might appreciate the cape and give a good home. I was very glad to, of

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[amberb_uk]

Hun, the 80s may feel like *centuries* ago to you. But the cape will be 60s/70s. I was a teen in the 80s and we didn't wear capes, they were old-fashioned and that was more like something my mum would have worn! We were too busy wearing striped blazers or grandad overcoats or 50s cashmere swing coats if you were a fan of vintage...

[summer_moth]

I did that wasn't particularly old! :-P

My date estimate was based on a not-terribly-successful Google search for something similar, but I will gladly bow to your superior knowledge!

[summer_moth]

*say* That should have been "I did say that wasn't that old"