Whilst there is no doubt that the cape is one of the must-have items for your wardrobe this winter it has some limitations, enter Lily Allen. Buy your cape in plain camel/black/navy and you will fare well, introduce any kind of pattern especially of the monochrome variety and you are entering very dangerous territory.

Lily Allen attended day 2 of London Fashion Week today wearing an airline blanket, sorry I mean cape, from the pre-fall collection from Louis Vuitton! We have had the misfortune of seeing this cape before on Kate Hudson at the Tribeca film festival and it was equally awful the first time around.