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I understand that modern outer layers are more functional. A leather jacket, for example, can be dressed up or down so as to be worn in a variety of situations. It is also better at keeping you warm.
However, I think capes/cloaks are more aesthetically pleasing garments. It also feels good to have the fabric flowing around you as you walk. But what do you think?
First we'd need to ask what could a cloak or cape provide for the modern man that jackets and coats don't already do while giving the wearer free movement of their arms?
The cape's association with wealth and nobility is also hurt by the fact that the upperclasses these days are more interested in appropriating the style of lower class people (I.e. pre-distressed jeans) to try and appear as more down to earth.
The pre-distressed jeans are such an irritating trend to me. I'd rather see apparel get more durable, rather than making it so that it's nearly worn out already. For a while there was a trend of making selvedge-edge jeans with 14oz raw denim that you had to spend a month or more breaking in; I'd like to see that trend come back, since those jeans lasted for years of daily use (just, don't machine wash them!), and you got wear patterns specific to the individual that owns them.
The pre-distressed image: I want my clothes to look like I work without personally doing any work.
Here are the reasons why we don't wear capes anymore: https://youtu.be/1z_GF0KAAkg?si=pTHo6_ssordr_onn
University students in Portugal do when wearing traditional attire.
I've seen one lad at work wearing a full-on Dracula cape. With the clasp bit too.
Full length coats are to cloaks as snuggies are to blankets. They cover the same area, but can sit tighter with easier use of arms.
As others said, it's not as practical as modern clothing and so regular people don't really think about it. They just buy what is available. With cloaks, you probably have to sew it yourself, or order it custom.
That said, I do agrer it would be cool if they made a comeback. Cloaks are cool - but not easy to pull off. You can't just put on jeans and t-shirt and have a cloak over it and look good.
But I say be the change you want in the world and inspire others! I myself probably couldn't pull cloaks off, but would love to at least see more around!
As a dude with limited fashion sense suits look funny to me, like pajamas with a night cap or short pants with stockings or powdered wigs just feels very archaic and out dated. I could see cloaks coming back at some point just as knee length hooded sweaters or hooded overcoats without fasteners. Capes look too much like wearing a blanket around depending on the material I think to catch on anytime soon.
Capes look too much like wearing a blanket around depending on the material I think to catch on anytime soon.
This is the exact reason I think they will catch on. I see people out in public in pajamas from time to time, "athleisure" is really popular right now. Fashion is trending towards more casual overall and I could definitely see capes (and especially cloaks) coming back around.
Dresses of the coat world
I wear a capelet in winter and it doesn't work well with my backpack. I suppose I could design a front wearing pack to carry my laptop.
Damn, I didn't think about backpacks!
Isnt Antonio Banderas trying to bring capes/cloaks back after he went to fashion school?
Not all perverts wear capes.