1970s Jean Varon Russet Wool Crepe Cape moschino_jeans red and orange flowers against

red and orange flowers against a mottled blue and white background

A faux pearl sits atop

floaty bell-sleeves tailored from the same sheer fabric

which cinches the waist and flatters the bust

1970s Jean Varon Russet Wool Crepe Cape moschino_jeans red and orange flowers againstDuring the 1960s and beyond, English fashion designer John Bates designed visionary modernist clothing under the name Jean Varon. This graceful 1970s maxi cape, with its ankle grazing construction is tailored from wool in a russet red hue. The cape is gathered across the shoulders and forms a full, cocooning shape around the body. The cape has a collar and fastens with a coordinating tie at the neck. It has armholes in the sides of the cloth and is