ISO custom-makers of Inverness capes

[Parker Gabriel]

The statements about Inverness capes that have PIQUED (not peaked) the interest of Steve Ashton, which refer to specific customizations to individual wearers and increased flexibility in payment arrangements, do imply what they each say.
The specific customizations of the Inverness capes to their individual wearers ARE intended to honor requests for details, and/or specific fabrics, that are not usually available with Inverness capes, exactly as Mr. Ashton has guessed. (Such details may include the completed garment having a Napoleonic standing collar and a capelet that, if it could be opened flat, would then cover a full three hundred and sixty (360) degrees, completely lack shoulder seams, and extend, in length from the collar, beyond the hands of the wearer, covering such hands completely; according measurements could be provided. They could also include usage of poly-cotton work twill or, better still, rainwear poplin for the outer layer, whose color would be solid black, and machine-washable satin, in brilliant red coloration, for the lining.)
The increased flexibility in payment arrangements IS intended to allow for hire-and-purchase installments and timing of payments, also as Mr. Ashton has guessed. These hire-and-purchase installment plans for payments and timings of payments consider that some people who seek to obtain Inverness capes are subsisting on incomes that are limited and/or under some form of legal fixation, largely preventing the expenditures of more than rather small sums of money. Such income limitation and fixation is the situation of this forum user.

This promises to be a rich subject for discussion in the weeks ahead.