Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25294232-20140927004845/@comment-25411051-20140927152343

Ruby's Hood has been changing  size since vol1ch1.

When she is at the (2:41)  magasine rack calm and relaxed the Hood just barley longer than her combat skirt.

Seconds later (3:16) when she comes flying out the window with one of Junior's thugs the Hood is long as she is tall.

This is the pattern every time the Hood has been seen short for calm  long for combat.

The only time I've noticed that doesn't work this way is the Red Trailer Where it is reversied. When she is at the memorial the Hood is a full floor length cloak. When she is fighting the Grimm it is still long but very narrow.

As for her having it since the time of the flashback, and her attachment to it. Summer gave it to her as Dust infused safty "blanket" that would be with and help to protect her baby even when she wasen't there. In a form she would never let go of, a duplicate of her own Hood.