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Wear it over jeans or a coat for a waist-defining moment; knotted over your shoulder as a capelet, or loose for undone elegance.—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2026 Alternatively, consider adding drama to your look with a capelet, a major trend among New York Fashion Week attendees.—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026 For the evening, Gaga wore three looks, one of which was a teal crepe-back satin silk velvet dress with a feather capelet.—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025 Her third dress of the night was extra special, as her sister, Natali Germanotta, made the teal crepe back satin silk velvet dress with a feather capelet for her.—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for capelet