I would worry a bit about the flowing fabric getting caught in the closing doors of public transportation, but that concern might be more than compensated by the opportunity for DPAs (Discrete Personal Adjustments). Appropriately designed in fabrics suited for the weather, I would be happy enough to sport one. Many of us are clearly conflicted about the various aspects of the poncho or cape, the difference of which I assume is primarily a question of open or closed front, with or without some sort of neck or shoulder fastening (hoods optional in either case). Readers, I ask you: are ponchos to be avoided, or are these fabric hogs something you want to see on the man you love - or even on yourself? Would you ever sew one?Īre ponchos, ultimately, yet another example of fashion that works only for people who - let's be real here - would look good in a tablecloth. I ask, because it seems that designers are pushing ponchos (and their near-identical cousins, the cape and sofa throw shawl) as fashion once again. Is that a poncho in your pouch or are you just glad to see me? Today, ponchos are generally made for rain protection or to stay warm at the stadium: one step up from a Snuggie, but only just.

In those days, if you really loved each other, you wore the same clothes. Naturally, given the times, many of these poncho patterns were unisex. They looked a lot like the patterns below, which, along with Nehru jackets, were about as counterculture as the Big 4 pattern companies ever got. Readers, I have never been a fan of the poncho.

Mens poncho