Fashion Tips From History
Posted By Randy on December 1, 2012
Before the foppery of fashion that surrounds us today there were old standards that stood the test of centuries. Most notably, the codpiece and the cloak. The latter is our subject today, presented by lindybeige as part of his A Point About series. If your accessory list for a night on the town includes daggers – always recommended in the event that sharp wits aren’t enough – a cloak is the perfect accompaniment. Now be still and let the man speak.
Never owned a cloak, but may have tried a Mexican poncho after seeing films of Stephen Stills wearing one at Woodstock.
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