The full moon walk sets off from the edge of the park at seven, and the regulars are easy to spot from the parking lot. Hoods up. Long dark hems brushing the wet grass. A jade pentagram glints on one back, a silver crescent on the next, a sky full of cats on a third. By the time the moon lifts over the oaks, the path looks like a page from a storybook.
A cloak casts no spells, of course. It does something quieter: it carries symbols that living traditions still hold sacred, and it keeps you warm while it does. Our studio bio calls the two of us, Magus and Lylyth Fawn, artists, astrologers, authors, musicians and magicians, and much of our art draws from the same well as the witch's altar. So we take the symbols as seriously as the style. Learn what they mean, and a witchy cloak becomes more than a costume.
Where does the witch's cloak come from?
From everyday life first, then from story. Ancient Greeks and Romans wore cloaks as outerwear, and fantasy fiction, with its love of medieval settings, made the cloak a staple and tied it to witches and wizards. A witchy cloak today borrows from both: part costume, part warm layer and part nod to the people who still practice the craft.
Start with the word. Cloak traces back to the Old North French cloque, meaning "bell," after the garment's shape, which makes it a cousin of clock (Wikipedia). The same entry says fantasy usually pairs cloaks with wizards, witches and vampires. A garment named for a bell, worn by people who keep time by the moon: we couldn't have written it better.
Living witchcraft has its own wardrobe. Wicca, the modern pagan religion, grew up in England, and Gerald Gardner, a former British civil servant, brought it before the public in 1954 (Wikipedia). Ritual dress depends on the tradition: some groups wear robes belted with a cord, others come in everyday clothes. Celebrations follow the moon's cycles (the esbats) and the sun's seasonal festivals (the sabbats).
The costume side runs through Samhain, the Gaelic festival whose observance started at sundown on October 31. Visiting homes in disguise, a custom called guising, was recorded in Scotland by the 16th century, and Irish and Scottish immigrants helped carry Halloween to North America (Wikipedia). Wiccans and Celtic neopagans keep Samhain as a religious holiday too. One night, two meanings, and a hood suits both.
What do the pentacle and the triple moon mean?
Both are sacred symbols in modern paganism. The pentacle, a five-pointed star inside a circle, is a symbol many Wiccans use, its points often read as earth, air, fire, water and spirit. The triple moon follows the Triple Goddess: waxing moon for the Maiden, full moon for the Mother, waning moon for the Crone.
That elemental reading comes from Wiccan practice: the Wicca entry notes that many Wiccans use the pentacle and often read its five points as earth, air, fire, water and aether or spirit.
The moons come from the Triple Goddess that many Wiccans and other modern pagans honor: the Maiden for new beginnings and the waxing moon, the Mother for ripeness at the full moon, the Crone for wisdom as the moon wanes. Historian Ronald Hutton argues the trio is a modern idea, shaped above all by the poet Robert Graves. Young or old, it's a beautiful way to read a month.
That's the heart of witchy style. When a pentagram or a crescent turns up in our art, we know what it means to the people who practice, and we hope whoever wears it will too.
What makes a cloak witchy?
The art and the hood. A witchy cloak carries the witch's symbols, such as pentagrams, moons, grimoires, mushrooms, crystals or a cat, on a deep ground of black, plum or midnight blue, with a hood you can pull up when the fire burns low. Magus Fawn cloaks carry art edge to edge, so the symbols tell the story.
Every cloak in this guide is built the same way: micro-mink poly outside (listed fabric weight 200 g/m²), faux fur on the inside (black or white, your pick), heavy drawstrings at the hood, four pockets (a deep pair at the sides, plus two interior stash pockets, one zippered) and the double front zipper. The fit is unisex, sized XS to 5XL, and each one is made to order.
The grimoire: Enochian Vision. If one cloak says "witch" before you've said a word, it's the Enochian Vision Women's Festival Cloak ($250). Read the back from the nape down like a ritual in order: a pentagram in jade inside its circle, an open eye, a spellbook spread wide, then a carved shrine cradling a chalice, all in gold and copper over black. The name comes from ceremonial magic rather than witchcraft: Enochian is the angelic language that the Elizabethan scholar John Dee recorded with his scryer, Edward Kelley (Wikipedia), and our Enochian Vision colorway guide tells that story. Any witch would recognize the altar.
The hedge witch's shelf: Mushroom Apothecary. The Mushroom Apothecary Pink Women's Festival Cloak ($250) is a cottage garden after dark. Toadstools crowd the middle of the back in a loose fairy ring, their violet and magenta caps lit from beneath in ember orange, while copper lines climb behind them like a garden trellis to a pale orb between the shoulders. Below them the plum deepens toward the hem like soil after rain. To us, mushrooms are the witchiest thing in any forest, and this cloak carries a whole ring of them.
The crystal keeper: Crystal Mushroom Kingdom. Where the Apothecary is a garden, the Crystal Mushroom Kingdom Women's Cloak ($250) is a castle: a spire of teal crystal glows at the center of the back under violet domes capped like mushrooms, gold filigree threading the towers and tiny orbs of light hanging between them. From across the field it reads as black with a shimmer; up close, it's a realm. It's the cloak for anyone whose windowsill is lined with quartz.
How do you build witchy outfits around a cloak?
Let the cloak carry the magic and keep the rest simple: a black or jewel-toned bodysuit, fishnets or leggings, boots you can walk in all night, and silver or crystal jewelry. Magus Fawn witchy cloaks zip closed for cold air or swing open as a frame, so one cloak covers a full-moon walk, Samhain night and a Tuesday errand.
Think in three outfits. Every day: zip the cloak over jeans and a knit, hood down, and let the art carry you through the farmer's market. Halloween or a costume party: echo one symbol from the cloak, a crescent pendant with a moon cloak or cat ears with the space cats. A festival night: a bodysuit and fishnets under an open cloak, phone and headlamp tucked in the interior stash pockets.
For the sorceress costume: Blue Sorceress. If your witch lives in a fairy tale, the Blue Sorceress Women's Festival Cloak ($250) is your winter queen. A swirling blue moon sits at each elbow like frosted glass, and a pale dragon winds through cobalt feathers down the front. On the back waits the storybook ending: a white unicorn sheltered by a silver dragon, with a blue orb below them like a scrying glass. Add silver jewelry and a long braid and the costume is finished; zip it up for Monday's errands and it's a very good coat.
For every full moon: Lunar Eclipse. The Lunar Eclipse Women's Festival Cloak ($250) dresses quietly from the front: fine teal linework on black, with spirals of magenta, violet and rainbow color circling the sleeves, easy to wear on a weekday. The moon rides on the back, a copper disc just under the hood like the moon in eclipse, resting on a pale Flower of Life ringed in soft jewel tones. It's the cloak for esbat nights and anyone who plans the month by the moon.
For the witch with a familiar: Cosmic Space Cats. Storybook witches rarely travel without a cat, so we gave you a whole sky of them. On the Cosmic Space Cats Galaxy Print Women's Festival Cloak ($250), cat faces peer out between ringed planets and glowing orange worlds, their eyes lit like candles, while nebulae curl through deep blue and violet like incense smoke. It's the playful one in this coven: the cloak for whoever brings snacks to the ritual and knows every cat on the block by name.
For the hours by the fire: the grimoire in fleece. The Enochian Vision art also comes as the Enochian Vision hooded blanket with ears ($150), its pentagram ringed with small crescents, gold on black and deep indigo. It's 300 g/m² poly fleece cut as one roomy pullover in a single size (4XL), with cat ears on the hood (very on theme), a quarter zip down the front and one oversized pocket. Cloak for the circle, blanket for tea and tarot after.
Is a witch cape the same as a witch cloak?
Not quite. A cape is sleeveless and, in fashion, usually shorter, hanging loose from the neck or shoulders. A cloak is the longer garment, though the two words are sometimes used interchangeably. Magus Fawn's witchy cloaks are a third thing: hooded, sleeved, faux-fur-lined and zip-closing, so they keep the drama of a cape with the warmth of a coat.
Those definitions come from Wikipedia's entry on the cape. A cape looks wonderful on stage and lets in every breeze; a cloak with sleeves and a zipper keeps the cold outside. For one costume night, either works. For a piece you'll wear from Samhain to the spring equinox, choose sleeves.
Sizing, warmth and care for a witch's wardrobe
Size up if you'll layer. Our FAQ suggests sizing up for outerwear like cloaks, "sometimes even 2 sizes up to fit extra layers under." Kevin, who bought a Lunar Eclipse cloak, wrote in March 2025: "Top notch. Super soft and warm." And Nicholas, who bought a Sacred Grounds cloak, wrote in December 2023: "Kept me warm all night." Between sizes? Email your measurements to art@magusfawn.com; we typically reply within 1–2 business days.
Every cloak is made to order. Production takes 7–11 business days, then delivery takes 6–14 business days, so a cloak ordered now arrives in time for winter's full moons. Standard US shipping is free on orders of $70 and up, and international shipping starts at $10. All sales are final, so the sizing email is worth the minute.
Care is simple: machine wash cold with like colors, no bleach, tumble dry low or hang dry, and no iron or dry cleaning. The art is dye-sublimated into the fibers, so the pentagram stays sharp and the moons stay bright. Our cloak washing guide has the step-by-step.
A bell-shaped garment for moon time
A cloak named for a bell, a star with five meanings, a moon with three faces. A witchy cloak gathers them into one hooded layer for the fire, the dance floor or the corner shop. Pick the symbol that speaks to you, learn what it means, and pull up the hood when the moon clears the trees.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a witchy outfit?
A witchy outfit borrows from the witch's world: dark or jewel-toned layers, a long hooded cloak or cape, boots, and symbols such as moons, pentacles, crystals, botanicals or a black cat. It can be a full costume or a quiet everyday look. One art-printed cloak over simple black basics is the fastest route.
What colors are considered witchy?
Black leads, followed by deep purple, plum, forest green, midnight blue and the silver or copper of the moon. Those shades read as night, forest and candlelight. Magus Fawn's witchy cloaks cover most of them: gold on black, magenta on plum, teal and violet on black, and cobalt with a silver dragon.
Can you wear a pentagram if you're not Wiccan?
Many people do, and we'd ask only that you wear it knowing what it means. For many Wiccans and pagans, the encircled pentagram is a sacred symbol, its five points read as earth, air, fire, water and spirit. Treat it as you would any faith's emblem: with curiosity and respect, never as a joke.
When do Wiccans celebrate Samhain?
In the Northern Hemisphere, neopagans usually celebrate Samhain from October 31 to November 1, sundown to sundown; in the Southern Hemisphere it falls from April 30 to May 1. Most Wiccans count it the most important of their four greater sabbats, marking the turn into the darker half of the year.
Written by Magus & Lylyth Fawn, the Los Angeles artists behind Magus Fawn. Magus makes VR and digital visionary art and produces Psy EDM. Lylyth makes fractal digital art and runs design and customer care. We've been selling wearable art since 2020 (4.8★ from 147 reviews as of October 2026), and every piece is made to order here at magusfawn.com. Come say hi on Instagram @magusfawn.
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