Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror, after a late night of cluster feeds, snotty tears or general mummy lethargy and thought you look like you’ve just rolled out of bed? As you drag yourself through your day feeling sorry for yourself, celebrate in knowing mum’s have inspired one of the key trends of the season – the blanket cape.
L-R Chloe, Sacai, Burberry Prorsum & Roberto Cavalli AW14 Runway courtesy of Style.com
Sumptuous wraps and ponchos ‘blanketed’ the AW14 runways with design houses including Burberry, Chloe and Roberto Cavalli showing how blankie-chic can transform slummy mummies into the chicer then chic.
1) They are the meanest mum tum disguisers
2) They’re great for discreet breastfeeding
3) If you’re ever in a naptime rut, you can use it for an actual blanket
4) They’re perfect wear now, wear later transition layers – think of this as your autumn coat
5) If in your mummy exhausted stupor you accidentally wear a throw out of the house, you can make it an intentional style decision – You got this ma!
If you’re taking your blanket cape out out of the house, wear it with an oversized jumper and jeans for the park, layered over your coat when you need to power dress or paired with your glamorous outfit for date night. So, my dears here’s your chance to feel cosy and remain effortlessly smart for autumn. Now, that’s a wrap!
Aztec Print Cape £32, Topshop
Reversible Check Panel Cape £25, ASOS
Faux Fur Trim Wrap £49.50, Marks & Spencer *
Burberry Prorsum Thistle-Motif Blanket Poncho £895, Matchesfashion
Dogtooth Blanket Cape £2135, Stella McCartney
Sunset Hooded Ruana £58, Free People
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