They're so great!
- Pockets
- Super cool looking
- Warm
- Blanket whenever you need them
||Just don't make them a neckbeard thing people!||
Cloaks? I want these hats back:
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I remember a video some dude put out where he discussed how he's pretty sure he discovered that those hats were just some other article of clothing rolled up which is why they're a little silly... I'd need to look for the video again. He'd made something, I forget what, and realized that it folded up into that hat exactly.
I don't know the video you are talking about, but the piece of clothing this hats developed from is called gugel. Someone decided to wear the part for the face on the head, and fancy fashion it became.
Hell yeah!
Watching historical series and the hats people used to wear makes me want one too. But then I remember all the tips fedora jokes.
Fedoras are kinda silly looking, but Chaperons are just *chef's kiss*.
Be the change you want to see. Whats stopping you from rocking a cloak?
I was literally just shopping for cloak sewing templates. If anything I’ll have a nice costume.
be the change you want to see in the world.
Immediately people start hiding rifles and rock launchers under their cape. But it’s ok. I’ll curl up in my rock patterned cape to camouflage as a rock.
Perfect for my inner anarchist :)
Warm is a problem though
This little mud ball is cooking
Valid.
sun-reflecting cloaks?
You'll get your cloak when I get my toga.
I’ll wear both!
Come to College in portugal! Is part of the atire.
I had a "traje academico" back in those days. Loved to wear it on winter, it was so warm and confy.
I'm worried about the safety implications of bringing them back. What if they got caught in an escalator, elevator door, taxi door, normal door.
Plus I think it would be rude if you are walking down the sidewalk and your cape/cloak keeps touching people who are walking by you.
I don't think anybody worries about those things happening with long dresses, which are already plenty common and have similar risk.
Flashbacks to that chapter of The Watchmen where Dollar Bill tried to stop a bank robbery at a bank with revolving doors...
Yikes, didnt think of that. I think we could work it all out though.
Counterpoint, sleeves.
Check out the Cloak brand of clothes, they've got really neat cloaks that are super warm and fashionable!
Thanks, I will
Is that even a cloak? Seems more like an attached cape.
I want full cult/jedi ammonitiy.
Blanket whenever you need them
Cloaks are really a cool idea and I miss them, not that I was ever alive for them being en vogue haha
A great look despite the obvious hazard of them getting caught on things
Yup. Would be something to get used to.
I'm no hobbit, but they seem impractical to me. Drafty in cold weather and sweaty in cool weather. I'll stick with modern breathable Gor-Tex!
I prefer my ruana, it's like a poncho, but the arms have more freedom.
Ooh, that's cool!
I kinda stole one of these from my wife; it's great.
I have one that a friend made for me. Thick, warm, waterproof, not only is it my favorite "winter coat," I legit get compliments from strangers when I wear it in public.
That sounds amazing!
I had one for a couple years, best winter 'coat' I've ever had! You probably shouldn't wear it with just a t-shirt underneath in the freezing snow, but with a sweater - you could wear that in the freezing rain for a while!
I always layer up in cold weather anyway; I hate feeling cold.
If I see one I'll get one and then probably not wear it. Unles it turns out to be super cool
The problem with a super cool item of clothing is you then have to make the rest of your outfit cool enough to match, or you look like a goof. Chunibyo territory.
It's doable but requires effort and wardrobe expansiveness.
Cloaks are awesome !
You might think they look cool but they don't work that well when it's actually cold or raining hard
They are not cool hence the reason they are not mainstream
They are not cool
I mean, not with that attitude.
I've been thinking about this recently with the heat in my region. Wouldn't a light cloak, with very light clothing underneath, work well for sun protection (one or two layers over skin) while still keeping fairly cool (due to airflow)?
I think that’s basically how traditional bedouin clothing works?
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yes! we absolutely should bring them back. They are really functional and also just look fabulous!
I have a cloak that I got from Topshop when I was a teenager. Was great for wearing at festivals. Still have it but doubt it fits these days
I have a cloak lul
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