About the 1899 “Ponderosa” Cape & 1899 Fashions from La Mode Illustree

In this video I talk about the 1899 “Ponderosa” cape, which was adapted from an 1899 issue of La Mode Illustree. I show the original pattern sheet and why the Wearing History version is different. I also give a watch tip for sewing, and at the end we look at the original La Mode Illustree issue this came from to see fashions that could be worn with this cape. Click here to the blog for the FREE tab piece add-on. https://wearinghistoryblog.com/2021/12/free-add-on-1899-cape-tab/ Many thanks to @house_of_edgertor and @thevintagetraveler, who first told me about the 1890s golf cape fad. Info on what occasions they were worn from were found on Google Books by me from free period sources. You can get patterns at: Http://wearinghistory.Etsy.com Http://wearinghistory.clothing