This is made from a lovely, lovely fabric. It looks like crushed velvet without the shiny tacky appearance, it handles like a light velvet. It's crease resistant and pretreated with Scotchguard to minimise staining. It's warm - perhaps a little too heavy for all-concealing kit in the hot summer days, but trust me, at night, dusk, in
the winter and the rain, this stuff has the warmth and rain-hampering power of faux suede.
This is a plain shadow grey robe, made from the Simplicity pattern 5794, although I have so many different hood templates now from so many different patterns I honestly don't recall if this is the hood that came with the same pattern.
It has a double layered cape around the shoulders, the top one a little shorter than the bottom to give it a layered effect. Both capes are full circles, which makes the garment sit on the shoulders better - because the weight is evenly distributed between front and back it does not tend to pull back at the throat. The underlying cloak
itself is 'shouldered' - that means that the side seams at the shoulders are curved to fit the rounded shape of the shoulders. Again this helps to prevent it slipping off your shoulders and dragging back, or indeed sliding forward around your shoulders when bending down.
Each seam and hem is triple stitched; to make the garment more durable, to make it aesthetically quite pleasing and also to make the inside of each seam tidy and fray-resistant. The hood was fairly close fitted to the head as illustrated in the photographs. The hood is lined with silver lining fabric for comfort and aesthetic look when the
hood is down. Lastly, but by no means least, it is fastened at the front with a silver coloured clasp.
Measurements:
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Back of neck to hem - approx 59 inches
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Throat to hem - approx 56 inches
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Chest measurement up to 60 inches - will fit larger sizes well and small sizes with plenty of draping. The model in this photograph has a 38C bust size.
Too long?
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For an extra £5 the hem can be taken up to measurements provided by you. Please allow an extra week for delivery if customisation is required!
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