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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

pro tip: gandalf wears a ruana cloak, which is hilariously trivial to make and honestly just a really good piece of clothing even in modern times.
just get a big piece of rectangular fabric (as wide as your armspan, and 2x as long as the distance from your shoulders to the ground), make a cut down the middle of the short side, to the midpoint of the fabric, then sew a reinforcement at the seam so it doesn't rip up when in use.

Then just pull it over your head and bada bing bada boom gandalf cloak

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It looks so comfortable. Can someone make these mainstream, please?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Buy some water resistant fabric and dewit, my buddy in highschool crafted his own for under $10 and wore it every day!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

be the change you want to see
I wear one as my go-to winter clothing and it works fine, it doesn't look more strange than some of the shit some women wear, and it's way more comfortable than modern clothes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://cloakbrand.com/ this company sells some similar styles. My friend has one and it's been pretty sturdy so far.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

they're so easy to make that buying one feels pretty nuts, just get some fabric and a pair of scissors

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I have like two of these