Hooded capes crafted from silk weave and dyed brown, known as silk weave dusk capes, could be found approximately five years prior to the Battle of Yavin. A street urchin named Ezra Bridger listed one of these capes in a wishlist within his personal journal, as he felt it possessed a fashionable appearance and would serve as effective nighttime camouflage.
The initial reference to silk weave dusk capes appeared in Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger, a reference work authored by Daniel Wallace and released in 2014.