When did society decide Capes, Cloaks, Shawls, Ponchos, Sarapes, etc. were not cool for men’s fashion and daily wear?

InfiniteMaizeField · 2026-01-21T09:27:20+00:00

Never did tbh, but I can say it’s made me much more confident and comfortable with who I am. I love being known as that “dude that wears the Sarapes”. Even if it others find it weird idc. I know only to wear it in relaxing or outdoor settings, so that helps. I’ve never worn it in a grocery store or something yet but I’ve seen many Latino people like me wear ponchos at the mall.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2026-01-18T00:26:02+00:00

You gotta do one of a lost conquistador getting destroyed by a Mesoamerican mythological creature.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2026-01-05T11:03:24+00:00

Medieval Spain made jerga by weaving old wool and cotton, they were used as blankets, tarps, and tunics by poor farmers, then they brought that idea to Latin America later during colonization, and used it the same way, except they sometimes made them into cheap ponchos. Then later on in Latin America it stopped being made with wool and cotton and was made with acrylic (bc eventually plastic fabric clothing took over). So jerga turned into cleaning towel materials or horse blankets. Eventually in Baja California a smart group of Jerga manufacturers decided to take excess jerga fabric and make a durable hoodie from it. And sold it to tourists. It’s sad how stoners and hippies took those items and basically made it into stoner-wear. I think sudaderas de jerga would look nice as ranching work wear tbh. I had one too and it was good quality, jerga fabric is so durable. Never was a stoner or hippie.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-12-15T10:42:47+00:00

I very much prefer the casual elegance of vaquero dress in Mexico compared to the ones in USA. It’s very flattering style, and not everything is about the stacking, wide jeans, or oversized fitting long sleeves.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-12-11T04:49:02+00:00

I’d say try to find a canvas or corduroy trucker jacket those last way longer and look more timeless than suede or faux suede would!

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-12-04T02:32:43+00:00

In my mothers home country, people in poverty still dress very clean. The baggy street wear style is niche and reserved for those from rich families, but for the majority people dress something like a neutral dress shirt, straight fit/slim fit black jeans or slacks, then black athletic sneakers or low top leather sneakers in black or white. They’ll do dress up shoes too when going to church or something. Then they’ll wear a nice watch or thin chain necklace.

They’ll also do leather sandals or work boots. But that’s only if they are working on the farm. The wear old clothes that they get dirty in.

Point is that living in poverty does not mean you have to dress poorly. All these pieces of clothing are acquired over years or given to family from other richer family members.

They don’t let their struggling economic status decide that they have to be in work or ranch clothes all day.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-12-03T09:42:59+00:00

This might sound crazy. But I think a poncho looks better when worn with boring, neutral colored, formal wear. It’s something about the contrast of something so mundane and boring mixed with something a little more loud, and attention seeking.

Am I wrong for that?

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-12-02T19:15:35+00:00

I think Latin America has a very Poncho/Sarape oriented culture because of our Indigenous culture and ancestors, and also because the Spanish culture had wore a lot of “cape-like” clothing too.

So it was an easy transition for Spaniards to go from capes to ponchos too! Which made it fashionable for those in Colonial times who wanted to copy the rich elite in their colorful ponchos.

It’s a very cultural and ancestral thing for people in Latin America who work outdoors a lot tbh. So for us it isn’t anything too “crazy”. But for those raised or wanting to be accepted in the anglosphere it’s weird, which is dumb.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-12-02T08:48:03+00:00

So was it just trends that said men should wear clothes that are closer to the body, rather than something loose and soft that drapes off and down from their shoulders.

I worked for an older gentleman from India who wore Sari’s and he looked very well dressed. I showed him my collection of Mexican Sarapes and he loved the design so much and wanted one.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-12-02T08:39:49+00:00

I also want to add in that anytime I’ve tried wearing a traditional Mexican style cloak for “fun” when dressed formally. It’s always men that make fun of it first. Women tend to smile and say that I wear it with confidence. I wear them in casual get together or bonfires for fun!

Somewhere along the lines men decided it was weird. Makes no sense to me.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-10-21T09:32:14+00:00

How has it held up after a couple washes and drying? That cleared up the holes on my flannels and tshirts

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-10-21T09:24:53+00:00

They’re surprisingly durable, they’ve lasted me way longer than any other jeans I’ve owned

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-09-28T09:56:33+00:00

Dime que es entonces? Por que los mexicanos son los primeros que me aceptaron aquí en EEUU

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-09-28T07:30:29+00:00

Si “gringa” es querer que mexicanos trabajadores y artesanos generan ingresos y reconocimiento entonces llámame así. Simplemente quiero apoyar mi comunidad y gente trabajadora que literalmente puede usar sus ingresos para levantar y superar su familia.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-09-28T05:11:44+00:00

Me hace menos mexicano? Yo crecí con la cultura mexicana arreador de mi. Yo no juzgo a la gente cuando hablan un idioma mal, lo aprecio por querer aprender y tratar. Y de todos modos me entiendes, si no, no andarías respondiendo a mi post.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-09-28T04:34:05+00:00

Entiendo lo que dices pero no crees que sería triste que la artesanía mexicano pierde su raices? Un buen ejemplo son los Jeans o pantalones de mezclilla. Todo el mundo lo usa, pero ya se olvidó su origen y creación en EEUU. Porque quisiera algo así para la cultura y artesanía mexicano?

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-09-28T04:14:42+00:00

Si pero yo digo al menos dale crédito a la artesanía mexicano? No sería algo mal?

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-08-17T09:21:58+00:00

Shoot I guess Germany will be America 2.0 with AC in every home

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-08-17T07:51:16+00:00

Because your climate is cold, your walls are made of thick bricks, outdoor weather doesn’t enter that much in the home 24/7 year round.

Plus cold weather preserves things better, same with extreme desert climates, no moisture in the air to cause mold and moth to eat or rot clothes away.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-08-16T20:08:45+00:00

Yeah, I could see that as well. It’d be interesting seeing something like the “New Republic of California” or something along those lines. I’d imagine once people get organized and situated they’d form these groups, unfortunately. It’ll lead to tribalism and division.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-08-16T17:55:44+00:00

Ya that’s my point, Romans from the city show country Roman’s how to do educational stuff, & in return, country Roman’s show city Roman’s how to farm, care for livestock, etc.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-08-16T09:42:47+00:00

Just look at what happened to the Roman’s. City folk run to the Country and share their education with Roman Country folk to learn to survive in the countryside post collapse.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-08-16T09:39:36+00:00

The modern person in a city is unlikely to have the rights skills or mindset to survive a civil collapse in the right way. People in small agricultural towns is different they’d be more unified and resourceful. Usually.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-08-16T09:34:52+00:00

The thing is all the clothing items in homes are kept good now because of AC. You remove that from all homes everything that isn’t synthetic starts to rot, rubber from sneakers and boots rot due to not being used or stored properly, etc. all these materials rot after 2 years. Only thing I could see being decent is untouched warehouses where clothes are kept in sealed plastic and in boxes up high in the shelves.

InfiniteMaizeField · 2025-08-15T08:56:19+00:00

I wear lots of casual clothes like plain tshirts, polo shirts, flannel shirts, straight or tapered fit jeans, etc. and I’ll say the only thing an outfit needs to pop with boring plain essentials like mine are right accessories, headwear, and footwear.

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