Weightless warmth
Slips around the shoulders like nothing at all, yet it kept the evening chill off completely on a breezy rooftop dinner. I keep forgetting I'm even wearing it until someone strokes the sleeve.



A generous, feather-light knitted cashmere wrap for cool evenings — the stole you reach for from terrace dinners to the drive home.
Free express delivery worldwide · import duties included
The Aquileia is a maxi fine cashmere evening stole from the Iulia collection — a dress conceived in Rome for evening, dinners and the after-dark hours. The fine cashmere evening stole is cut from a heavyweight jersey that drapes like liquid, fully lined so it reads opaque in daylight and flash alike.
Like every Hugo Caesar Tassi piece, the Aquileia is finished by hand: a concealed closure, real linings, and seams sewn to last. It is offered in 1 colors from the imperial palette — Travertine — and built to be worn for years, not a single season.
| Silhouette | Generous rectangular wrap with plain finished ends |
| Fabric | 100% cashmere, fine knit |
| Length | 60 x 180 cm |
| Occasion | Evening and cool-weather layering |
| Care | Dry clean, or hand wash cold and dry flat |
One size. A generous 60 x 180 cm — long enough to wrap the shoulders twice or drape loose as an evening throw.
Model is 178 cm and wears it draped at the shoulders.
Fluid, lightweight drape; folds down small enough to carry in the hand.
Complimentary express shipping worldwide; dispatched within 1–6 business days, import duties included. Most orders arrive in 3–6 business days.
30-day returns on unworn items with tags attached. Each piece arrives in a porphyry box with the HCT seal.
For evening, pair the Aquileia in Travertine with fine-gold jewelry and a barely-there heel. Add the Faustina silk scarf at the neck or wrist to complete the look.
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Aquileia™Travertine · Size One SizeSpun from pure cashmere and knitted to a fine, airy gauge.
Aquileia is the wrap that earns its place in a small evening bag. Pure cashmere, knitted fine and soft, it gives real warmth against an open shoulder without the bulk of a coat.
Heathered and matte rather than glossy, the stole holds a quiet stone tone that settles over ivory, black and deep wine alike.
Around the shoulders, looped at the throat, or thrown loose.
At 60 by 180 centimetres there is enough cloth to fold double across the shoulders or let it fall full-length as a throw. The plain finished ends keep the line clean however it is worn.
It is the last thing you add on the way out and the first you are grateful for when the air turns.
What she said after wearing it
Slips around the shoulders like nothing at all, yet it kept the evening chill off completely on a breezy rooftop dinner. I keep forgetting I'm even wearing it until someone strokes the sleeve.
Properly soft against bare skin, not a hint of scratch.
I dithered over how much wrap I wanted around me and went for the more enveloping drape on purpose, so I can swaddle right up on cool nights. It is wonderfully generous as a result. If you prefer something that sits neater and closer at the shoulder, the more modest fold would suit you better. The cashmere itself is faultless, feather-soft and warm.
In natural light the Travertine reads as a warm putty-stone, slightly creamier than my screen showed, and it flatters everything from black to navy. The colour is quiet and grown-up without being beige and boring.
The knit has this lovely fluid fall that pools and folds rather than sticking out stiffly. I wrapped it loose over one shoulder for a wedding and it moved with me the whole evening.
Gave it to Mum for her seventieth and she actually teared up. The wrap is so generous she can swathe herself fully, and the colour suits her silver hair. A gift that landed.
The first stole turned up with a torn corner of the outer mailer and a snag where the courier had clearly mishandled the box in transit. A shame, because the cashmere underneath was lovely. I emailed and a fresh one came through quickly, immaculate this time, and it's everything I hoped, soft and warm and that gorgeous warm-stone colour. The piece itself I adore.
Exactly what I wanted for those moments when the restaurant garden gets cold but you don't want a coat. Threw it on for the walk to the car and it did the job with elegance.
My order seemed to vanish somewhere between the warehouse and my door, the tracking simply stopped and the courier had no answer. Once I let the atelier know, they sent a fresh stole out without quibbling and it reached me in days. The wrap was worth the saga in the end, beautifully soft and so light, and the colour is just right for evening. The shipping ordeal is the only reason I'm not gushing.
Entirely my own fumbling, I somehow submitted the order twice and ended up with two of the same stole when I only ever wanted one. The stars come off purely for my own carelessness, nothing else. The wrap is genuinely beautiful, that knitted cashmere is impossibly soft and light, and the warm stone colour is lovely in the evening. I'll keep one and sort the spare out.
Far bigger than I expected once unfolded, which I love. You can drape it wide as a proper shawl or fold it double around the neck like a scarf and it still has presence.
Wore it to my sister's engagement do and every picture I'm in, the soft stone knit catches the light gorgeously. It reads expensive in photos without looking flashy.
Honestly weighs almost nothing in the hand but holds warmth far better than it has any right to. The knit is fine and airy yet never lets a draught through.
Reach for it constantly. Over a slip dress, a tailored jumpsuit, even thrown across a coat on cold nights, it pulls the whole look together with no effort. Brilliant versatility for one piece.
No logos, no fuss, just beautifully soft cashmere in a colour that whispers. This is the kind of thing you notice on a woman and can't quite place why she looks so polished.
Tucked it into the side of my handbag for a long evening event, completely flat, and shook it out fresh with no creasing to speak of. The knit recovers instantly.
I run cold at outdoor events and this saved me at an autumn garden party. Wrapped twice round the shoulders, plenty toasty, and yet it never added bulk to a slim dress.
Lives on the hook by the door now. For dinners, the theatre, late summer evenings on the balcony, it's the first thing my hand finds and it goes with absolutely all of it.
Wore it bare-shouldered over a strapless gown and there was zero itch, just a gentle cushioned softness. My neck and arms stayed comfortable for hours.
I have a wrap from a far pricier French house and this honestly feels just as fine, for a fraction of the cost. The hand is gorgeous and the colour more wearable. Thrilled with it.
Packed it for a destination wedding abroad, flat in the case, and it emerged ready to wear with not a single press needed. Kept me warm through a windy seaside ceremony and the late dancing.
Took a simple black column dress from plain to considered the moment I added this. The stone neutral softens everything and gives a finished, deliberate look.
Big enough to genuinely cocoon in. On the drive home from a long dinner I had it pulled right up under my chin and dozed half the way, it's that cosy.
The whole thing is knitted cleanly with neat, even edges that lie flat and show no loose threads or pulls. Lovely workmanship that you feel as much as see when you wrap it.
Answered by the Hugo Caesar Tassi atelier
It's fully lined and completely opaque — no slip required. Only the lightest details are very slightly sheer, by design.
True to size through the waist and skirt. The bodice is tailored, so size up if you're fuller in the bust. See the size guide for exact measurements.
Very much so — it was designed for evening, dinners and the after-dark hours. Travertine and the deeper tones read beautifully after dark; the lighter colors suit daytime.
Pieces that share the Travertine palette and the house line