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Recent Examples of burnooseFor her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020 On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015
The dresses, in muted shades ranging from pale pink to pearl gray, cream and black, contrast layers of vaporous tulle and organza with long ruffled skirts and collared capes in satin or taffeta edged with lace.
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Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
Bianca Jones Denver, CO Let the rain become a style moment, and work that makeshift rain cover like a cape.
The poncho and the sombrero is something that an authentic indigenous Mexican man or woman is proud of.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Pride parade and concert attendees Saturday should consider taking an umbrella and a poncho with them just in case, suggested NWS meteorologist Cody Moore, who spoke to IndyStar earlier this week.
While Sinner only survived by the skin of his teeth at SW19 after Grigor Dimitrov retired hurt at two sets up in their last 16 clash, Alcaraz has been wearing an invincibility cloak for the 15 days of the main draw at Flushing Meadows.
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Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Bats don’t just sneak under the cloak of night, evading the human eye.
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