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		Wearing a Cloak

• a cloak will make you wider than you may be used to so be careful when you brush by things
• hold your shoulders straight and back, stand erect and tall
• watch for the heels of your shoes "kicking" up the hem at the back
• when worn open have enough weight of the cloak in front of you it should nor fall off
• going up stairs in a long cloak, open the lower front so you don't step on the bottom
• it's up to you wether you want to drag your linning down the stairs behind you, but someone may step on it

Wearing a cloak may seem like a strange thing but you can get used to it very quickly. when you first pick it up you may think it's very heavy, but that is only in your hand, once on your shoulders it will feel much less.

You may feel the urge to grab one sid of the front, reach out and spin around :o) just becarful you don't punch someone nor get dizzy and embarass yourself. Practice this though it does look good. I have a "cool" way to take a cloak off where after my hat is off I spin around once and slide the cloak off and spin it around over my head two or three more times and then it just calases or folds into a chair. It's pretty cool.

Learn the trick of wearing the cloak on one shoulder like sideways can look cool and it's less hot too.

		© Ragnar Torfason 2006 March 28