wizard clothing? (was Re: [HPforGrownups] Urgent: Snape in a dress!)

[Jen Faulkner]

No: HPFGUIDX 23662

On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, - Joy - wrote:

> Neville looked startled, but said, 'Well... always the same hat.  A tall one
> with a stuffed vulture on top.  And a long dress... green, normally... and
> sometimes a fox-fur scarf.'

Reading this quote causes me to wonder again about the old question
about wizard vs. Muggle clothing.  Neville doesn't say that his
gradmother wears a robe, but instead that she wears a long
*dress*.  Looking at the Lexicon's clothing page (made the gods always
look on you with favor, Steve!), it seems like that's the only real
instance of a wizard/witch not wearing robes.  Is it an age
thing?  Witches have only recently started to wear robes -- adopting
male fashion much as Muggle women have adopted pants?  Any thoughts?

--jen :)

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