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A kuspuk (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ s. p ʌ k /) (Central Yupik: qaspeq; [1] [2] Inupiaq: atikłuk [3] [4]) is a hooded overshirt with a large front pocket commonly worn among Alaska Natives. [5] Kuspuks are tunic-length, falling anywhere from below the hips to below the knees. [6] The bottom portion of kuspuks worn by women may be gathered and akin to a skirt.
The pattern is simple and often used to make reconstructions. [ 2 ] A parchment from the 15th century sewn to the shirt indicates “C'est la chemise de mons. saint Louis jadis Roy de fran et nya que une manche” (in old French: "It is the shirt of lord Saint Louis once king of France and there is only one sleeve”) .
The Kinsale cloak (Irish: fallaing Chionn tSáile), worn until the twentieth century in Kinsale and West Cork, was the last remaining cloak style in Ireland.It was a woman's wool outer garment which evolved from the Irish cloak, a garment worn by both men and women for many centuries.
Prior to their solemn vows, the monks still in training wear a hooded cloak. The cowl is generally worn in conformity with the color of the monk's tunic; other groups which follow the Rule of St. Benedict, e.g., the Camaldolese wearing white. (The Camaldolese of Monte Corona, however, always wear a cloak instead of a cowl.)
This 19th-century book illustration copies a 12th-century English image of a man wearing a hooded tunic. The garment's style and form can be traced back to Medieval Europe when the preferred clothing for Catholic monks included a hood called a cowl attached to a tunic or robes, [6] [7] and a chaperon or hooded cape was very commonly worn by any outdoors worker.
The word cloak comes from Old North French cloque (Old French cloche, cloke) meaning "bell", from Medieval Latin clocca "travelers' cape," literally "a bell," so called from the garment's bell-like shape.
Pelisse of the 18th century resembled a hooded cloak, whereas those of the early 19th century, as both a coat-like garment and a dress, were more fitted to the body, reflecting the Empire line of the period. [3] Pelisse could be made from any number of different fabrics, from lightweight cotton muslins to heavier woollens. [4]
The cardinal cloak was made out of wool and featured a hood. The wool was typically so dense that the edge of the cloak could be left raw without fraying. The hood was often gathered so as not to crush the wearer's hairstyle.