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Recent Examples of capelet
Wear it over jeans or a coat for a waist-defining moment; knotted over your shoulder as a capelet, or loose for undone elegance.
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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.
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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.
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Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
12 Nov. 2025
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capelet
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Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)
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Families, friends and members of the community cheered for about 50 children during the parade, some decked out in Viking helmets and capes, while others sported the blue and yellow colors of the Swedish flag with floral crowns in their hair.
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The white equine with a red cape originated as a centaur who was transformed into a full horse and given enhanced abilities through witchy ways.
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Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.
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One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.
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This year was the dress’s second year on the carpet—this time around, Gardner added a larger-than-life cowl.
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In a photo shared in her People cover story, which was shot by photographer Ruven Afanador, Shakira could be seen lounging on a brocade-upholstered chaise while modeling a nude cowl neck slip dress made out of nothing but mesh.
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Try looking for a shape that's less poncho-y and more trench-esque—that is, with a collar and separate sleeves.
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On the touchline, Iraq’s manager Graham Arnold put a poncho on — but changed his mind after just 12 seconds, choosing to remain in his suit.
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The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.
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Shawnee has a special permit carved out for Frankie, a capuchin monkey that’s lived in a pet store for nearly two decades.
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The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.
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Watching a documentary about mantas, reef sharks, or this area is one thing.
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Any full floating line will suffice for these fish, but leader and tippet sizes will naturally vary by fly size and carp size.
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That is a tiny lure with a narrow eyelet that rebuffs multiple attempts to thread tippet that's as fine as spider web silk.
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“Capelet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capelet. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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