The Inverness Cape Coat (1870s–1890s)
Ink and graphite on paper · Victorian Illustration
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A heavy, sleeveless, dark woolen overcoat featuring a long, integrated cape flowing from the collar to the elbows, designed specifically to facilitate comfortable travel while protecting fine evening wear underneath. Associated with the wealthy travelers and gentlemen of leisure, famously cemented in popular culture as the signature garment of literary detectives.
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