"Capes, And The Wearing Thereof" or "Dammit Bells!"

Seil · 03-25-2011, 09:59 PM

Capes.

They've been the exclusive domain of animated heroes, magicians and Draculas for far too long. I say we take it back.

Summer's coming, though - we need something light weight. Something soft, preferably.

rpgdemon · 03-25-2011, 10:26 PM

A light silk cape might work. Or any light cloth, really.

I think the important thing is that it hangs around your shoulders, not just back.

bluestarultor · 03-25-2011, 11:07 PM

I have a reasonably heavy silver cloak, actually. Love that thing to death. Unfortunately, given that my mom made it before I was born for SCA use, the thread is about as brittle as, well, I guess there's not a good comparison, but I ended up sewing it up a lot as a kid as sections burst open and it's been needing it again for some odd years after I outgrew playing with it and subsequently didn't even get a chance to wear it on Halloween after a while.

It's right in the laundry room in the basement. I should get around to sewing it up again.

CABAL49 · 03-26-2011, 11:04 AM

When I was a young lad my mom made me this cloak for Halloween. But the thing was so freaking comfortable I would wear it where ever. Why are capes and cloaks mocked? They're so comfortable!

Melfice · 03-26-2011, 11:24 AM

I once saw this nice heavy cloak for about �50. Rushing to find an ATM, I could then no longer find the stall.

It was a damned shame, since it'd been a nice raincloak for those spring- and autumn rainshowers.

03-25-2011, 09:59 PM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	"Capes, And The Wearing Thereof" or "Dammit Bells!" Capes. They've been the exclusive domain of animated heroes, magicians and Draculas for far too long. I say we take it back. Summer's coming, though - we need something light weight. Something soft, preferably.

03-25-2011, 10:26 PM	#2
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	A light silk cape might work. Or any light cloth, really. I think the important thing is that it hangs around your shoulders, not just back. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

03-26-2011, 11:04 AM	#4
CABAL49 Not bad. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Senatus Populusque Americanus Posts: 1,584	When I was a young lad my mom made me this cloak for Halloween. But the thing was so freaking comfortable I would wear it where ever. Why are capes and cloaks mocked? They're so comfortable!