Cloaks, Capes, Pelisses and Spencers: Outerwear for Regency Ladies

By Kathy Hammel

Note 3

In all fairness, it should be noted, that although cloaks were not considered particularly fashionable throughout the Regency, they were still worn, particularly in carriages. There was also a robe pelisse or wrapping coat that was a cross between a pelisse and a cloak.

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