https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:01:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638669 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 00:29:05 +0000 JAileen 1638669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I grew up watching reruns of Superman starring George Reeves. I was a little kid, but still, it should have made me wonder: how did he fit the cape under his suit? As pictured, I guess that's why his jacket was so boxy with such huge shoulders. When he flew the cape was so elegant in the wind. The other question: how could a pair of glasses could make someone completely unrecognizable? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638631 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 22:26:16 +0000 Elizabeth P 1638631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy said pretty much what I was thinking...<br /> <i>Well, but I mean, if you can't wrap yourself in your cape and look<br /> mysteriously over your shoulder, how do you make the dramatic Until The<br /> Next Time Exit?</i></p> <i><br /> </i> <p><i></i>Perhaps the cape should be kept for formal occasions, and the "working superhero" should go capeless, to avoid possible "airline engine suck" and the like.<i><br /></i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638620 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 22:04:33 +0000 goldenpig 1638620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well you know how I feel about capes!&nbsp;<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-41-caped-crusader-angie-wheres-my-super-suit">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....super-suit</a><br />Wouldn't be a proper super suit without the cape. A true superhero knows how to avoid danger! I like to live life on the edge. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638581 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 20:19:25 +0000 Anonymous 1638581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love what Anne-Marie said. As much as it pains me to disagree with Edna, I'm in Camp Cape. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638564 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 19:44:36 +0000 Kari 1638564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hah, yes-I posted that in the main blog post! Maybe take the cape off before performing hazardous activity. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638529 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 18:12:01 +0000 Angie 1638529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YLF supports the cape because Batsam is a KILLER to the Power of KILLER &nbsp;inspiration. He runs circles around Edna - literally.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638524 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 18:05:32 +0000 rachylou 1638524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...and we all know Spidey's got *issues.* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638467 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 16:13:56 +0000 approprio 1638467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So YLF supports the cape! Look at my surprised face :D</p> <p><b>Anne Marie</b>&nbsp;you argue a good point there, particularly about the misplaced surfer. That's not a good look, as we know from Spiderman. I know we're supposed to keep poison eye to a minimum, but sans cape he's easily mistaken for a psychedelic cat burglar.&nbsp;</p> <p>And <b>Beth Ann</b>, thanks for clearing that up. It was sibling rivalry all along. I might have known it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638280 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 05:32:06 +0000 chirico (Chiara) 1638280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne -Marie said it: I need to recognize my doctor, my nurse, my mechanic and my superhero. I say NO to the slacking in professional wear! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638166 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:07:55 +0000 Momo 1638166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Capes are awesome, we should all wear them everyday . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638071 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 19:04:18 +0000 Beth Ann 1638071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's little known that Edna had a sister, Edith, also a great courturier, who favored superheroes of the high C variety. &nbsp;Within in the family, it was said that Edna's dislike for capes stemmed from jealously of her sister's amazing capes for the virile Don Jose in Carmen (also her lover), and for the diaphanous beauty of her gown for Floria Tosca.</p> <p>I would gladly sing Vissi d'Arte every night, if it meant I could wear this number (IRL, from the 1920 production of Tosca). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638035 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:54:46 +0000 rachylou 1638035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, but I mean, if you can't wrap yourself in your cape and look mysteriously over your shoulder, how do you make the dramatic Until The Next Time Exit? Naw. Health and safety IS for pantywaists </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1638034 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:50:37 +0000 Anne-Marie 1638034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I, for one, am pro-cape. Call me old fashioned, but I'm sick of all of the new modes and lack of rules regarding professional wear. Nurses without caps? These days one can't tell a nurse in scrubs from your average undergraduate. My mechanic in sweats might as well be my husband or mother-in-law getting comfy for a snooze on the couch. What's next? UPS drivers in frayed jeans and belly tees?? I, for one, want to know <b>exactly </b>who's dropping off my package, if you catch my drift. If you're a superhero, I say you dress like one, and that includes cape. Otherwise, you just look like a misplaced, wetsuited surfer on a cold day.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637978 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 16:07:57 +0000 K. Period. 1637978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah ha ha! I posted in the main thread. But yes, I am firmly of the Edna Mode school of thought. No capes! Now if only we can get an original Edna design for Batsam. I'm sure she can accommodate his current super powers and any future ones he may develop....&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637964 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:53:53 +0000 Angie 1637964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five, Xtabay. Mine too. I quite fancy the idea of a short ink blue lace cape.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637909 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:04:30 +0000 rabbit 1637909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Edna and her dedication to her craft :)</p> <p>Also I need to watch that movie again </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637904 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:00:54 +0000 Anonymous 1637904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right on, Angie.&nbsp; We've got to keep our little superheroes warm so they can do their jobs.&nbsp; And now all of my future outfits will include a cape. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637899 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:56:18 +0000 Angie 1637899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great point, Xtabay. Batsam runs cold like his Mama, and loathes arctic a/c. Toppers like capes are magical AND practical.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637896 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:51 +0000 Anonymous 1637896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Batman/sam without his cape??&nbsp; Unthinkable.&nbsp; What if the AC is too cold? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637876 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:13:30 +0000 Angie 1637876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Batsam's cape is magical, and gives him extra strength and power.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637864 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:48:16 +0000 Helena 1637864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll have to ask my resident superhero experts, DH and DS, about this ... part of our "elevate the dinner table conversation" family resolution ... I can see this being a controversial topic!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637862 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:44:33 +0000 Bijou 1637862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A cape is all about the transformative impact it has - it says superhero. Tights are not that practical either, but they are part of the uniform. Long live the cape! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637857 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:37:45 +0000 approprio 1637857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>skylurker:&nbsp;</b>it's a good question! The Man of Steel has noted the drag factor it creates when flying. Batman, on the other hand, swears by his glider-style wings as he swoops down on Gotham City's lowlife. He also thinks health and safety directives are for pantywaists. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637856 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:37:30 +0000 Alassë 1637856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637848 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:20:19 +0000 Diana 1637848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, I had Edna's voice in my head screeching "NO CAPES!!!!!!!!" all while I was reading Angie's post this morning. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637846 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:16:24 +0000 skylurker 1637846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok. Now, you got me wondering why superheroes wear capes. For the nice draping effect when they jump here and there or fly in the wind ? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-cape-controversy#post-1637841 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:58:00 +0000 approprio 1637841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I couldn't help but notice that <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2016/04/01/ensemble-the-ultimate-power-suit/">Angie's Power Suit ensemble</a> included a cape. While many supers agree that a cape is indispensable for ceremonial purposes, (such as the AGM, as Angie suggested) there has been some controversy as to whether they should be withdrawn because of safety issues.&nbsp;</p> <p>As creator of the most innovative super suits of the era and a global authority on skin-tight safety wear,&nbsp;renowned designer <a rel="nofollow" href="http://pixar.wikia.com/wiki/Edna_Mode">Edna Mode</a>&nbsp;puts forward a convincing argument as to why <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M68ndaZSKa8">the cape should be removed from the Standardised Superhero Uniform</a> (as agreed at the 2125 Marvel Universe convention).</p> <p>Remember, all you moonlighting superheroes and crime-fighting vigilantes, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Ij7ElJnqM">luck favours the prepared!</a> </p>