A must -have accessory in every woman's wardrobe , the cape is a well-known expression of class and elegance but no less - in the evolutionary game that has accompanied it over the centuries - of charm and mystery . He wrapped the ancient Greeks and Roman ancestors with precious drapes, but also the emperors and empresses of distant times whose echoes also reach us from the tales of classical texts and iconography. In particular, the imperial chlamys was worn by victorious generals or emperors and empresses . It was woven with gold and made of purple silk ; long...