Since she entered politics at the end of the 1990s, Sonia Gandhi has drawn a much tighter cloak of secrecy and silence around her and her family than earlier members of the dynasty ever managed.
It says that "there will be a complete ban on unveiling, as well as the wearing of tight trousers and cloaks, and the adorning of oneself and imitation of kafir [disbelieving] women.
She pulls her cloak tighter around her. "It's hard as an artist because once you've got to the stage where you create a fan base, they have expectations of your music.
Merely getting to the school was an ordeal, as the sight of a small boy in his uniform with its swirling cloak and tight stockings sometimes provoked jeers.
The antagonist of Dodie Smith's 1956 novel, 101 Dalmatians, sports black-and-white hair, a white mink cloak and tight satin gowns with clashing ropes of jewels.
In the local streets, the school's conspicuous uniform, including a cloak and tight stockings, attracted unwanted attention.
Aztec wore tights and a feathered cloak and wielded a magic staff tipped with obsidian.
School uniform: This consists of a V-neck sweater, a white collared shirt with the Gryffindor tie, a pleated skirt, stockings or tights, Mary Jane shoes, a black cloak, and a wizard robe.
The cloak of protection is wrapped much tighter around some quarterbacks than others.
Morgue workers in latex gloves cut away the women's clothing — some of the dead wore the black cloak of conservative Muslims, others were in tight jeans and skimpy tops.
