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Ye olde cloke

Yeah I like the fashion
- 20 (40.8%)
Yeah I like the warmth
- 13 (26.5%)
No I don't like the style
- 7 (14.3%)
No, coats/other items are better
- 9 (18.4%)

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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2015, 11:27:45 pm »
On a rainy day, I would totally wear a cloak. It's the best garment for staying dry I know of.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2015, 11:41:41 pm »
Back in High School, one of my best friends had a big, black cloak like those.

He looked like a damn Jedi walking on the sidewalk :P And he didn't care if people gave him strange looks for it, either.

I wholeheartedly approve of them, and wish I had one.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2015, 11:43:55 pm »
I intend to get a longcoat at some point.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2015, 11:53:41 pm »
Hell yes. And not just because I often need every layer of insulation I can get ahold of.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #19 on: January 22, 2015, 11:54:51 pm »
* Mastahcheese proceeds to don 16 separate cloaks, and carry around a two-handed sword.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #20 on: January 23, 2015, 12:01:53 am »
It'd depend on the appearance and how well it was tailored to suit me. I went to a pretty large Pagan Federation moot once, and I can definitively say that robes do not flatter most people. It's like a lot of non-standard clothing picks: if it's high-quality, tasteful, and made to fit, you can probably pull it off. Otherwise it'll be awkward both to wear and to be seen wearing. Very much like dusters, trenchcoats, and fedoras both in that respect and in that many of the people most likely to wear them are probably the last people who should be trying. :|
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #21 on: January 23, 2015, 12:03:42 am »
I have a old heavy hooded longcoat that I got in Sweden of very high British tailored quality, fit for my uncle, in very traditional Nordic style. I guess it was quirky and makes a statement, but I found that it was pretty bulky and awkward and no more insulating than modern insulating upper and lower wear of synthetic fibers.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #22 on: January 23, 2015, 12:08:47 am »
I have a longcoat.
Not really sure if it suits me or not... I'm too shy to wear it often. :(
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #23 on: January 23, 2015, 12:15:27 am »
Quote from: Yoink on January 23, 2015, 12:08:47 am
I have a longcoat.
Not really sure if it suits me or not... I'm too shy to wear it often. :(
Put it on, and mess with your hair until it becomes massive, then post a picture of it.

I guarantee people will say you look amazing with it.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #24 on: January 23, 2015, 12:16:36 am »
I used to have a longcoat like the one in the center of this image:
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I stopped wearing it though, it just never seemed appropriate for any situation I found myself in, and it was supplanted by a garment similar to this but in a darker shade:
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I feel like if I started wearing it again it'd look good, but I rarely have occasion to dress much nicer than a button up shirt and khakis.
« Last Edit: January 23, 2015, 12:18:34 am by Baffler »
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2015, 06:16:35 am »
Only if I could have the white beard/hair combo and run around calling myself Gandalf, generally disrupting traffic while shouting "Fly, you fools!" to pedestrians.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2015, 08:15:47 am »
That actually seems like a reasonable addition to my winter wear up here. Would be great at cutting the wind I bet.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2015, 08:35:15 am »
No.

Cloaks are a thing of the past, now. Trenchcoats too now, for a lot of things. Maybe if you were large and muscular, but a scrawny dude in a longcoat looks the opposite of impressive.

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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #28 on: January 23, 2015, 08:59:40 am »
Quote from: mastahcheese on January 22, 2015, 11:54:51 pm
* Mastahcheese proceeds to don 16 separate cloaks AND NOTHING ELSE, and carry around a two-handed sword.
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Also, I totally want this dudes getup:



Well, mostly the awesome coat.

And the swords.
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Re: If you had ye olde cloke/robe, would you wear it in public?
« Reply #29 on: January 23, 2015, 09:03:39 am »
Is it just me, or does he have a really, really, tiny torso?

I can't help but feel you'd look rather silly wearing that sort of stuff in public, though.
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