topic Re: Ponchos, Capes, Long Cardigans, etc in Fashion

Ponchos, Capes, Long Cardigans, etc

Stevie Nix — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 13:39:56 GMT

How many can QVC sell? I feel like every time I look at a fashion show they are showing someone's version of a poncho, or a moto jacket, or a cape, or a cowl neck sweater, or a long cardi. Between Halston, Barefoot Dreams, Denim & Co, Women With Control, Lisa Rinna....everyone is offering the same thing. Yikes.

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jlkz — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 13:49:21 GMT

Haven't been watching the shows; however, over the last year, I noticed that I now have a nice wardrobe of long cardigans, shawls, shrugs, capes and a poncho.

My basic seasonal wardrobes haven't changed but the addition of these items has made me more comfortable: going in and out of overly air-conditioned places. When the seasons change, these items are easy to remove and make transition to cooler weather easier.

i always keep a neutral wrap in the car, just in case.

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willdob3 — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 13:52:01 GMT

It is not just QVC. Everyone everywhere seems to have lots of them ready for fall. Ponchos & capes seem to be around all the time but definitely more in the last season or two.

I think the longer cardigans/dusters were just starting to show up last fall/winter.

The fashion industry seems to push one or two styles on us over & over long past when most of us are tired of them. The hi/lo tops are an example. If they could just learn moderation...

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SilleeMee — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 13:59:39 GMT

According to some fashion "experts" , THE CAPE is the NEW JACKET for fall/winter 2016. I'm not diggin' it.

From a manufacturing point of view that's an easy way to profit...very little effort to construct and sparse hardware, if any and minimal amount of fabric needed compared to a traditional jacket.

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kelsey17 — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:00:37 GMT

@Stevie Nix wrote:
How many can QVC sell? I feel like every time I look at a fashion show they are showing someone's version of a poncho, or a moto jacket, or a cape, or a cowl neck sweater, or a long cardi. Between Halston, Barefoot Dreams, Denim & Co, Women With Control, Lisa Rinna....everyone is offering the same thing. Yikes.

I agree with you totally.....my first thought this morning was....ugh. another poncho?.....and the duster sweaters are non stop...............unfortunately ....i think they are here for another year or two.....just like we had a couple years of never ending scarves!! (in the summer too!)...

i find the regular stores change the fashion quickly/often more annually....so will prob end up there more often this year........................QVC tends to hold on to fads a bit longer i guess due to inventory....

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colliegirls — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:15:44 GMT

And then there's Maude.

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CatsyCline — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:22:05 GMT

there are alot of ultrasuede vests in the stores, like the one Maude is wearing. or is that wool?

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Gram W — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:25:57 GMT

All of these styles have gone in and out of " style" for years. I have collected enough of them and do not need any more. I will be looking for fresh new items. If they are not available that is OK. I will shop in my own closet and rotate out pieces that I probably did not wear last year. Nothing new to purchase is good news for my bank account.

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mstyrion 1 — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:29:06 GMT

For those of us who live in warm climates, capes, ponchos and long cardigans are our winter outerwear. I like seeing a variety of choices.

Don't worry. Pretty soon they'll be showing dozens of faux fur, wool and sherpa coats and MY eyes will be rolling back in my head.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:30:13 GMT

I have a chuckle everytime the hosts are saying how excited they are at wearing coats and boots and scarves... just a few weeks ago they were so looking forward to the warmth and summer clothes. I take everything the hosts say with a grain of salt. Look at this TS today.. an out of date poorly fitting animal skin. QVC can not even get a style that is attractive to sell. Repeats, out of date fashion and no real deals.....

No wonder that their bottom line$$$ was in the red this past quarter... QVC is not stepping up to the plate in offering anything new or interesting. Sales are going to suffer because of this... also their website is the pits.

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JavaQueen — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:32:40 GMT

All this talk of sweaters, capes and ponchos is making me hot! LOL. It's a very warm and humid day here in the Northeast.

Long cardigans never go out of style. I have one from 1990! It was dark navy and still OK. That's more of a testament to quality. I won't part with it.

Q has to plan their programming and product way in advance. You're kind of stuck. I think it would be OK if Q focused a little more on quality and classic designs.

The time cycle for traditional retail seems to be shorter. In the case of H&M, it's very short. They focus on current trend.

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jpie — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:36:39 GMT

@colliegirls wrote:
And then there's Maude.

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Exactly! This is why I prefer more tailored and fitted sweaters and jackets. A bit of length is fine, but too much is not always a good thing, at least for my sense of style.

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Marlyn1 — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:47:25 GMT

Just curious, if capes, ponchos and long cardigans aren't for you what would you like to see that's missing? I don't own many of these items so I'm shopping for the right one.

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Stevie Nix — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:55:29 GMT

I have nothing against ponchos, capes, long cardi's, etc. If you like them then that's fine. I have tried many ponchos on in the last year and every one seems to drown me.

The point of my original post is that they are showing the same styles with every vendor on the same day. What makes one better than another? Price point? Fabric? Designer? Aren't they all some sort of rayon/nylon/poly blend? Aren't they all in the same color families - black, brown, olive, navy, etc.

How do you decide - if you want one - which one to buy?

Yesterday Lisa Rinna's clothing all looked alike to me (except for the short plaid moto/cape thing). Not sure what would entice someone to pick one sweater over another.

(I picked none.)

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SilleeMee — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:59:13 GMT

For fall I like to wear coats or jackets that have some structure to them. Sweater coats that are taylored and not boxy is what I like.

Winter months I wear longer, heavier versions of taylored and fitted coats. Most of my coats and jackets have collars and hardware like stylish buttons or some zippers placed in the right places. I'm really not a big fan of the zipper...it's really a disgraceful industrial invention, that made it's way into fashion.

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willdob3 — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:02:32 GMT

@mstyrion 1 wrote:
For those of us who live in warm climates, capes, ponchos and long cardigans are our winter outerwear. I like seeing a variety of choices.

Don't worry. Pretty soon they'll be showing dozens of faux fur, wool and sherpa coats and MY eyes will be rolling back in my head.

Yes, I agree. I'm in Florida & a long sweater cardigan is probably as heavy a winter coat as I need. I've got lots of hoodies & they get worn a lot, too.

I treated myself to a beautiful suede jacket last year (lost tons of weight & had promised myself one) but I'm going to need a winter vacation up north in order to get much use out of it. I've never regretted moving to a warm climate (grew up mostly in Chicagoland) but I am always a bit sad when fall comes because I dearly love warm/heavy winter sweaters, jackets, coats, etc. If I don't wear my suede jacket much how can I justify adding more of them, and leather, and... lol

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willdob3 — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:12:08 GMT

@Marlyn1 wrote:
Just curious, if capes, ponchos and long cardigans aren't for you what would you like to see that's missing? I don't own many of these items so I'm shopping for the right one.

I don't know about others, but for me, it is just that they show so much of a single style that I end up disliking it. A little of this, a little of that makes a better wardrobe, for me anyway.

I like the idea of ponchos & capes but I need styles that are a bit more fitted ( but not skin-tight) or I end up looking sloppy and huge. I'm sort of petite (my legs are a wee bit too long for petites, a wee bit too short for average) and have an hourglass figure. I've also lost a lot of weight & that probably figures in to why I feel rather shapeless clothes don't look good on me.

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Snicks1 — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:21:35 GMT

For me personally, it's simply that all that excess fabric just bothers me flapping around me. It also never really hangs perfectly like you see it on air or in a photo shoot.

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blackhole99 — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:25:32 GMT

These fashions are not a new look, I bought all that stuff last fall and I'm not buying it again.

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gardensla — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:47:50 GMT

I have an entire drawer dedicated to this look: Ruanas, ponchos, capes, capelets, turtlenecks that look like ponchos, etc.

I have a section of my sweater drawer with about a dozen long, duster cardigans (such as the one from Halston here at the Q.)

Enough.