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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 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
Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.
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Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)
Finally, some actual half-Italian/half-Swedish cinematic royalty in the form of Isabella Rossellini, regal in a sheer opera cape and a pair of sensible heels en route into the Alta Moda show at the Roman Forum.
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Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Anton slouches beside her, draped in an inverness cape, brandishing a cigarette and smirking beneath a rogue’s mustache.
Some women donned a mantilla, a veil that typically signifies more traditionalist Catholic belief and practice.
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Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Princess Charlene, Queen Letizia, Queen Mathilde and Princess Sophie notably had their heads covered with mantillas that matched their outfits at Pope Leo's inauguration mass, while Grand Duchess Maria Teresa skipped the accessory.
Val Kilmer cuts an excellent cowl, Nicole Kidman enjoys a rare vamping role, and even Jim Carrey carries some legitimate hellzapoppin’ menace as the Riddler.
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Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
At the Jacquemus show during Paris Men's Fashion Week, Lori Harvey appeared in a butter yellow cowl neck gown.
The parade is built to shine in the cloak of darkness, with an untold number of lighting effects.
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 July 2025
The Shaun of the Dead actor, 53, was photographed in Hagrid's signature cloak and billowing hair and beard as production officially commences at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in England.
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