Button and Loop fasteners on Paenula Cloak

[PhilusEstilius]

I do think that what we see with the Camomile Street soldier is enough to show two very clear buttons at the top that close the garment upper area and what looks to be a toggle where the garment separates with maybe another above it but for damage to the statue as pointed out by Mike Bishop.
Then where you say we have crossed that bridge there is nowhere in this topic I have ever said otherwise about the use of these things, then your underlining clearly does nothing with regards to your assumption about sword suspension.