just to say, you don't have to do your cloth sim in Poser.  you can do it in your modeling program.  i use Blender, and i pretty much always do my initial draping there.  also, ears and such are only a problem if draping is your final solution.  it's not a big deal if you're building a prop, because then you can sculpt and edit corrections as you need them.

thanks for the idea, WTB!