Someone who's not Clint Eastwood is trying to make ponchos a thing again.  And how?  By hosting a poncho fashion show in Dolores Park this Saturday, complete with celebrity judges and fashion photographers and dudes selling weed and beer:

You love ponchos, we love ponchos. Now at last comes an event to celebrate the single most important item recently acquired into haute couture. Love Me, Love My Poncho is a fashion show for San Francisco and all poncho lovers who appreciate the subtle art of the wearable blanket. The event will take place in the historic Dolores Park at 14:00 hours. Anyone wearing any poncho is welcome to participate. Celebrity judges will be on hand to rate the ponchos on a scale of 1-10 taking into account audience approval or disapproval. Fashion photographers will be in place to snap your moment of poncho fashion fame. The winner will receive a fabulous prize. Following the event, there will be a big queer clothing swap [which you do not need to be queer to participate in].

And the promoter has some reasons to get behind the poncho resurgence:

1. Feels like you're wearing a blanket without actually wearing a blanket. Great for when you don't want to get out of bed but also don't want to look like a crazy homeless person.
2. Can be used as a buffer between butt and grass while you drink your 40 in Dolores Park.
3. May help white people feel like they're embracing “the multicultural element” without having to actually connect with the multicultural element.
4. Can be used as a table cloth or wearable napkin.

I'm sending my Snuggie to the dry cleaners now!

[Love Me, Love My Poncho] (Thanks Erika!)