The KKK called themselves ”the invisible empire” and often wore white flowing robes or sheets, that covered the whole body, with white hats like cones and masks. They wore white because the believed it went along with their belief of purity in the white race. The robes and cone hats were used to hide the identities of the members. The cone hats made it hard to tell a person's height and the flowing robes made it hard to tell a person's weight and build. The robes also were also used as an intimidation factor. The kkk didn't just wear white robes, they also wore different colored robes or they wore white robes with different color stripes on them to show different ranks. They also had different names for different ranks , unique name to attract