I wouldn't put it past the guy to have not even LOOKED at the picture since he showed it to you. That would freak me the hell out. I would probably not be very interested in seeing it again.
Probably has a rational explanation.
My gut reaction is mid to late middle ages clergy or nobility cloak/robes. That said, since you're in the US, that couldn't be.Here's my totally awesome MS Paint version of that pic. When he first showed me the pic it was zoomed in on the face, but when he zoomed out, there was a whole robe attached to the thing. So what sort of robe does this look like? The collar had that stripe going down the middle of it, as well as pleats and the belt hanging down. The decorative "knots" or whatever on the belt look more diamond shaped in the pic, but I'm not that skilled so I represented them with circles. And of course, the face is much creepier in the actual pic heh.
Yeah, I don't really even want to see it again. I do, of course, to research what sort of robe it's wearing. But that face totally gave me the creeps.
That would be nice, but not likely. If only you could see this pic. Gah! *emails friend again*
Karen: Nice, but I don't see a wedding ceremony!??!
How did you know that?!