Editing Cloak (section)

==Opera cloak==
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In full [[formal wear|evening dress]] in the Western countries, [[lady|ladies]] and [[gentleman|gentlemen]] frequently use the cloak as a [[fashion statement]], or to protect the fine [[Textile|fabric]]s of evening wear from the elements, especially where a [[coat (clothing)|coat]] would crush or hide the garment. Opera cloaks are made of quality materials such as wool or cashmere, velvet and satin.

Ladies may wear a long (over the shoulders or to ankles) cloak usually called a [[cape]], or a full-length cloak. Gentlemen wear an ankle-length or full-length cloak.  Formal cloaks often have expensive, colored linings and trimmings such as [[silk]], [[satin]], [[velvet]] and [[fur]].

The term was the title of a 1942 operatic comedy.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]  |page=26
   |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/11/04/archives/double-bill-given-by-the-hew-opera-damroschs-the-opera-cloak.html
   |title=Double Bill Given by the New Opera: Damrosch's 'The Opera Cloak' Offered as Part of Program at Broadway Theatre
   |quote=Damrosch's operatic comedy, "The Opera Cloak"
   |author=Olin Downes  |date=November 4, 1942}}</ref>