The best thing about a cloak, from a cat's point of view, is that it is barely on. Nothing goes over the head, nothing goes around a leg, and it fastens at the chest, which means that when your cat decides they have finished, the whole thing comes away in one movement rather than needing to be wrestled off a twisting animal. That single detail is why cloaks succeed with cats where proper costumes fail.

A cape that hangs loose also leaves a cat somewhere to go: they can simply walk out from under it. Costumes that fully enclose an animal remove that option, and a cat who cannot escape a costume is a cat who will not wear one a second time.

• Light cloak that fastens at the chest
• Pulls away in a single movement
• Orange, purple and red
• Three sizes: conventional, large and plus
• Nothing to pull over the head

Who it's for: cats who will tolerate roughly thirty seconds of dressing up, and owners who want a photograph without a fight.