Outer Liturgical Vestments

Specifically for priests (and Roman-rite bishops)...

I know an Indian priest of the Roman rite, who has on occasion worn something resembling a Roman cope (not only for Syro-Malabar liturgies but for a Roman-rite baptism, too). Is it the same as the paina, and can it be worn during the qurbana? (I thought the paina was more like the Roman-rite chasuble, being closed, not open in the front.) You can find some examples of what I am talking about here. (The mitre is similar to what I was talking about in a previous post as a replacement for the current Roman-rite form, but taller.)



Paattu Kurbana : Syro-Malabar Qurbana [Holy Mass] in Malayalam

Syrian Orthodox:


The Holy Penta Mass Malankara Orthodox Church Anchinmel Qurbana
Malankara Orthodox Holy Qurbana
St.John's Orthodox Valiyapally,Vakathanam - Hindi Qurbana - 24/06/2012 Sunday

I see only the cape in these videos. Is the closed paina still in use, or is it an example of a Latinization that was rightfully abandoned?

The chasuble and the Byzantine equivalent, the phelonion, had to be modified in shape (from their common source, the Roman paenula) in order to allow for more movement of the hands? Is it easier perhaps to make something that is not closed, like a cape, to look less awkward and more elegant? (Like the blue cape of the Swiss guards.) A open cloak or cape-like vestment might also allow for better ventilation and cooling of the body?

I know Byzantine-rite bishops wear capes that originated as "streetwear" but are now formal "casual"; I do not think they have any liturgical "capes." While the phelnion has grown on me, I have to say that some instances still look odd to me, being too "wide" and puffy, truly resembling a little house. (A form more common among the Slavs?) I prefer those versions which drape/fall closer to the body more. (Is there a chance of Byzantine-rite bishops returning to their version of the phelonion, the polystavrion, and dropping the use of the sakkos?)

Related:
Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Wedding
The Short Phelonion in the Byzantine East