How the cape went casual

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Last summer, I saw Stevie Nicks in concert for the first time. It was magical for many reasons: her anecdotal interludes, moving tributes to the late Tom Petty and former bandmate Christine McVie, and also her wardrobe. Throughout the evening, the Fleetwood Mac star donned several of her signature capes; from the resplendent blue fringed piece she wore on the back cover of her solo…