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Paging Nicole Kidman: This is How You are Supposed to Wear a Cape (Cue Sheikha Mozah)

Nicole Kidman at the 2016 Met Gala in Alexander McQueen. Photographed by Kevin Tachman.

Nicole Kidman at the 2016 Met Gala in Alexander McQueen. Photographed by Kevin Tachman.

Yesterday, Style.com/Arabia crowned Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman as best dressed of the 2016 Met Gala. The Australian actress stunned in her glittering cosmos-inspired dress and cape combo signed Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. However, after seeing several pictures of Kidman displaying her cape as though she was showcasing curtains, we knew that a style lesson in how to wear a cape was in order.

Nicole Kidman flaunts her Alexander McQueen cape at the 2016 Met Gala.

Nicole Kidman flaunts her Alexander McQueen cape at the 2016 Met Gala.

A cape is alluring and if worn correctly, it cloaks its wearer in a shroud of mystery; but above all, a cape has the power to transcend a royal aura. A woman who wears a cape is a head above the rest. How do you wear a cape? With nonchalance.

Below, we take a style cue from Sheikha Mozah.

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