04-24-2012, 06:53 PM
I was at one time in a Roman group and my dress was only a Toga and it took me some time to find the best way of wearing that.
I have never worn a cloak however when I hear people saying that they keep their brooch or fibula in it all the time, is this simply from when they find the correct placement of the brooch. I think it might be better to fix the cloak by having the cloak pinned to the garment underneath and maybe prevent it from shifting around.
Then having said that with my other hobby of metal detecting I find that there are indeed many Roman brooches found that for some reason have just become lost and of course many are in very good condition as some originals that I have myself
The type of fastener I would suggest for a cloak is in fact the large Button loop type that was made to be sewn into a cloak and used with a button hole arrangement.
I have never worn a cloak however when I hear people saying that they keep their brooch or fibula in it all the time, is this simply from when they find the correct placement of the brooch. I think it might be better to fix the cloak by having the cloak pinned to the garment underneath and maybe prevent it from shifting around.
Then having said that with my other hobby of metal detecting I find that there are indeed many Roman brooches found that for some reason have just become lost and of course many are in very good condition as some originals that I have myself
The type of fastener I would suggest for a cloak is in fact the large Button loop type that was made to be sewn into a cloak and used with a button hole arrangement.
Brian Stobbs
