GABRIELA HEARST

Mortimer alpaca, wool, cashmere and silk-blend cape coat

Chances are, you probably haven’t heard of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, but the progressive medieval polymath, who was born in 1098, served as the inspiration behind Gabriela Hearst’s AW21 collection. The monastic influences can be seen in the likes of the Mortimer cape, which opened the show. It’s whipped up in a sumptuous bouclé to a floor-sweeping silhouette that’s topped with a high neck and finished with contrasting trims.

• Gabriela Hearst alpaca, wool, cashmere and silk-blend cape coat


• 36% alpaca, 30% wool, 24% cashmere, 10% silk; trim: 100% lamb leather


• Slips on


• Round neck, cape sleeves, textured, contrasting trim at front, inverted pleat at back, flared hem


• Dry clean


• Made in Italy


• True to size


• Size small: Length 51in / 129cm


• Model is 5ft 11in/1.80m and wears a size small


• Heavyweight, slight stretch