What can you do with your cape... transform it into an apron... a bit weird, isn't it?
or as a peplum as in Advance 5334
or use an apron as a collar or a headscarf...
Or even worn your cape as a skirt as in McCall 9684, Simplicity 5499 or in Vogue 9785:
Or as an evening overskirt as in Pictorial Review 9471