Alright, last week I was cleaning out a closet in my house and came across a cape that my mother bought--and wore--in the 80s.

It's a very pretty fabric, a plaid made of muted reds and blacks and greens and plums. It kind of looks like the cape Apollonia wore in the Purple Rain movie.

http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/images/purple%20rain.jpg
(That's her in the background and she wore the cape for the entire movie!)

I really like the cape and the look of it, but I was wondering, should I attempt to wear it--with all black so it'll pop--or should I just leave it in the closet with my regular clothes?

I don't want to have people laughing at me.  :-[

What do you guys think?

Honestly I would leave it in the closet or frame it... I get your obsession but you're in LA I think people will laugh...

Honestly I would leave it in the closet or frame it... I get your obsession but you're in LA I think people will laugh...


Dumb southern Californians. :D

Honestly I would leave it in the closet or frame it... I get your obsession but you're in LA I think people will laugh...


I'm glad I'm from the East Coast.  I can't live in the West Coast.  I like the rap that's from there, but as far as living there?  HELL NO!!!

I'm glad I'm from the East Coast.  I can't live in the West Coast.  I like the rap that's from there, but as far as living there?  HELL NO!!!


Hey it's not so bad....plus you have friend who can show the good side of CALI

Hey it's not so bad....plus you have friend who can show the good side of CALI


Oh, are you from Cali?

Oh, are you from Cali?


Yeah I live in Santa Barbara about 90 miles north of LA

Yeah I live in Santa Barbara about 90 miles north of LA


I bet you never have to worry about wearing a coat, and bundling up like us East Coasters! ;D  That's one thing about the West Coast that I like.  It's warm over there all the time.

I bet you never have to worry about wearing a coat, and bundling up like us East Coasters! ;D  That's one thing about the West Coast that I like.  It's warm over there all the time.


That's actually a misconception...granted it doesn't drop below zero or snow here but it can get really cold...

Santa Barbara is on the ocean so we get a biting cold... the lows have been in the 30s ( I know it doesn't compare with the East Coast but it's still cold....) although I must admit the afternoons have been really nice!

That's actually a misconception...granted it doesn't drop below zero or snow here but it can get really cold...

Santa Barbara is on the ocean so we get a biting cold... the lows have been in the 30s ( I know it doesn't compare with the East Coast but it's still cold....) although I must admit the afternoons have been really nice!
I would rather live where you live at, then!!! ;D  I HATE below zero weather and I hate it when it's real real hot.  I like in-between weather like where you live at.

I would rather live where you live at, then!!! ;D  I HATE below zero weather and I hate it when it's real real hot.  I like in-between weather like where you live at.


Nicole, I think you're probably the one of the nicest people on this board.  So nice to have you here  :)

Honestly I would leave it in the closet or frame it... I get your obsession but you're in LA I think people will laugh...


Actually I think she's in Texas somewhere.

I'd wear it if I thought it was pretty.  Screw people if they don't like it, they don't have to look at me then.

I wear clothes because I like them, not because I'm dressing for anyone else.  If it's comfortable, or I happen to like the fabric then I wear it.
That said, I do have clothes that I like that I don't wear and it's unfortunate, but they just hang in my closet.  I hate just giving them away, but I am almost to the point that I probably will end up getting rid of them, I've got a tendency to packrat.

Actually I think she's in Texas somewhere.

I'd wear it if I thought it was pretty.  Screw people if they don't like it, they don't have to look at me then.

I wear clothes because I like them, not because I'm dressing for anyone else.  If it's comfortable, or I happen to like the fabric then I wear it.
That said, I do have clothes that I like that I don't wear and it's unfortunate, but they just hang in my closet.  I hate just giving them away, but I am almost to the point that I probably will end up getting rid of them, I've got a tendency to packrat.


my mistake then I thought on the newbie's board she posted that she was from LA...

That's actually a misconception...granted it doesn't drop below zero or snow here but it can get really cold...

Santa Barbara is on the ocean so we get a biting cold... the lows have been in the 30s ( I know it doesn't compare with the East Coast but it's still cold....) although I must admit the afternoons have been really nice!


It is a misconception that we don't get cold weather here. True - it's fair a lot of the time - but, live in the Sierras and you'll end up like the Donner Party if you're without a coat. Plus, we get snow on a lot of our mountain tops. I would say areas that get the least cold are parts of SoCal and Central California (Modesto, Fresno, Bakersfield, etc)