The weather was not kind on fashion’s finest at New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week this February. With snowy blizzards at the former and incessant rain during the latter, it wasn’t easy to stay looking on point – and warm – while dashing between shows.

The stylish answer to this conundrum was to wear a cape, which simultaneously allows you to show off your outfit underneath and cosy up against the elements. Most alluring of all though, capes exude a certain retro super hero vibe as they elegantly envelope your shoulders. Get cape. Wear cape. Fly…