#clothing information

[diamondcrownacademy]

DCA Info Part 38: Tea Party Concept Outfits

Art colored by @au-ni-ro

🍎 Evonie's Apple Tea Dress

This dress appears to consists of two layers, the first layer being a pale yellow dress with a waterfall hemline and lace cuffs layered underneath a red and blue dress with puff sleeves, yellow braid cuffs, and beige lines dividing the colors.

A blue choker with gold trim, pale yellow lace and the brooch are also present.

👠 Ella's White Tea Dress

This gorgeous white dress with gold trim was likely designed and made by Ella herself. The dress features a semi off shoulder bodice and the neckline is decorated with gold and white ribbons with light blue roses in the center. The puff sleeves of the dress even have pearl strand decorations. The dress's skirt has a pair of vertical pearl strands attached to white and gold ribbons with a trio of light blue roses which are in turn attached to pale blue ribbon. The bottom of the skirt is decorated with pale white lace with blue ruffle fabric on top.

The only accessory included is the pale blue ribbon collar.

🐰 Allison's Macron Tea Costume

Due to Allison's dislike for extremely fancy dresses, she would much rather wear this ensemble, which consists of a pale blue blouse with gold buttons, blue and gold cuffs with blue ribbon, and gold epaulettes that are attached to gold chains that have card suit charms on them. The puff pants are pale blue and blue in color and are divided by thin gold lines and also have gold braid straps at the bottom.

The only accessories included is a gemstone clock brooch which is gold in color and has crown and rose decorations, as well as a blue ribbon tied at the collar.

🌹 Briar's Rose Tea Dress

This gold trimmed dress is pale pink in color and has a mauve rose print in the center which is divided by thin gold stands. The bodice has a gold chest plate with lace on the top and bottom, a pair of light blue gem brooches and a strand of pearls protruding from the bottom of the chest piece. The bodice's puff sleeves are mauve in color and have gold braids as well as pale pink lace. The dress's skirt has four pearl strands.

The accessories include a pearl necklace with a light blue gem brooch and a gold belt with a diamond decoration.

🐠 Cerule's Butterfly/Sea Flower Tea Dress

This lavender ensemble includes a v-neck wrap bodice with pale ruffle sleeves. The dress' skirt appears to be made up of three layers with the first layer being a portion of the bodice, the second layer is comprised of several pale lavender ruffles and the third layer is a lavender underskirt.

The accessories include a lavender ruffle collar with white pearl beads, a purple gem brooch and a belt of white pearl strands attached to a pale lavender ruffle bow and the bow has a yellow charm in the center of it with what appears to be three stars alongside a venus comb shell.

📚 Rozeline's Black Tea Dress

This dress features a white top with lace trim and sleeves underneath a black formal blazer with gold trim, red gems near the shoulders and gold trim ruffle cuffs with ruby red roses on them. The dress' skirt is divided into two parts via gold trimmed fabric that is yellow in color and features various red roses and vines. The outer part has gold trim while the outer part has a gold trimmed part with lace on the top and bottom that is yellow and features red roses and green leaves.

The only accessory included is a gold elegant necklace with red roses and a red gem brooch.

🏝 Vidya's Masala Chai Tea Dress

This outfit consists of a light blue gold trimmed top with transparent pale blue sleeves that have floral print with gold cuffs that have green jewels. The bottom half of the outfit consists of a pale blue overskirt layered over a transparent pair of harem pants with gold cuffs that have green jewels.

The accessories include a blue sari with gold trim and lace, a gold collar, a gold necklace with a green gem and a blue necklace with green jewels and a gold outline. An additional accessory featured is a gold belt with green jewels and a green beetle brooch.

🐲 Jinlong's Matcha Tea Dress

This turtleneck dress is mostly navy blue in color with circular print and has chartreuse details throughout. Underneath the dress is a white one.

The only accessory included is a necklace of green pearls.

#clothing information #DCA info #diamond crown academy

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[badassindistress]

do you perhaps have a pattern for that gentleman's corset? asking for a friend

Hi!

Unfortunately, I do not have a pattern to give you, but I do have a way for you/your friend to draft your own.

(If you really do just want a ready pattern, I'm pretty sure my #binding stays or #flattening stays tags include some etsy shops that have binders with corsetry methods)

I'm presuming you are here because that 5 year old post of the binder with elizabethan stays method is going around again (left). I've also since made a pair of stays that flatten nicely as well (right).

The left pattern was drafted with the free Custom Corset Pattern Generator from elizabethancostume.net. You just input a little extra breathing room in the waist and the bust measurement you can comfortably squish your chest down to.

However, that was many years ago and I have since had more success using a Mariah Pattie's circular drafting technique. It has so much less measuring and math and it gave me a better fit.

Here's my post on that technique, along with her video.

And here's my post amending that to a binder instead of stays.

In short, all you need is:

a large piece of paper

a string

a pen

a measuring tape and

the measurement of your waist circumference

the measurement of your chest bound down circumference

the measurement of the vertical distance between your waist and chest.

You draw out the pattern following the video + my explanation post (this takes me about 30 minutes vs the hour or two for drafting the usual way). Then I make it longer with a cm or two at the bottom and at least 3 cm on top. One change I've made since that post was to pinch out a little dart at the arms to make it lie smoother under clothes. One day I'm going to experiment with adding straps to this design, but today is not that day.

I kept mine quite low, because I wanted a 18th century round chested look, but with straps and longer stays you could probably go flatter (depending on how much you have to flatten of course).

This is what it looks like under a waistcoat tailored according to a menswear manual:

i'll also drop here the posts of other people who've I've talked about their binders using corsetry and tailoring methods: horsehair canvas summer binder, there's another one about how convenient ribbons are for easy adjustment but i can't find it (EDIT: found it!)

Good luck and do let me know if you've advanced this research any further!

#the stays are for a femme in historical gentleman's clothes looks #both are first tries #and fine for an afternoon #but not fitted enough to me for daily wear #but that's mostly because of my back issues #the chest compression bit is fine #this is as ever a work in progress #let me know if i need to explain some other things #i've been planning for about a year to draft a new pattern and collect all the information in one post #but again #not today #hope this helps! #binding stays #flattening stays #gentleman's corset

[beatriceportinari]

Another year, another outfit to die in! Happy birthday again Izuna!!!!!!

Like last year, I played with someone else's lines for these charming patterns, thank you so much Lena @elhnrt ! I had a ton of fun :D

Check the readmore for pattern references and explanations, there are some easter eggs in there :)

(x,x,x,x)

My goal for this piece, in addition to playing with patterns and textures and adding some Naruto references, was to add as many death flags as possible.

The idea of having Izuna in a fireman's coat is obviously not from me. I've always like the idea of Uchihas in fire resistant clothes, and the opportunity for a thick texture alongside a reversible double pattern is very appealing. I used the image of the second reference as a base, with skulls on one side and stylized lightning patterns on the other (visible inside the sleeves and collar). Both were common immagery of firemen coats.

The actual skull pattern is taken from the third reference. I'd seen this one before and before even learning anything abt it it was too beautiful to pass up. Those white and navy gradients are absolutely delightful and I enjoyed using my gel pens for them very much.... This particular type of imagery with skulls and bones in a field is called Nozarashi, inspired by Buddhist representation of death and transience.

The lightning pattern itself is a reference to water and lightning dragons :) Like Tobirama's iconic jutsu, it's one of the hints of what's abt to happen to our little guy. The scabbard is also decorated with dragon motifs for the same reason.

The background pattern is taken from the first reference, another fireman's coat with an illustration of Raijin, the thunder god. He is often representated with drums decorated with tomoes. It works nicely as a standard looking sharingan illustration, with a reference to Tobirama's hiraishingiris with the thunder imagery, like the thunder patterns inside the coat.

If you're interested in this I recommend the book linked in the second reference! It is entirely about skeleton motifs in japanese clothing of the early 20th century.

#mine #mixed #wip #naruto #uchiha izuna #been looking at some many fun patters I really went all in for this one #I love borrowing people's lines bc I do not care much abt anatomy or even drawing clothes tbh but patterns and textures.... #it's like I'm dressing up a little doll :) #you can tell I was feeling myself seriousposting bc I capizalized the names... #anyway this was a lot of fun and of course actually quite unserious #for exemple you'll notice all these are either from late 19th/early20th c. despite the warring states era being obviously sengoku coded #later designs were easier for me to find references from and information on since I do not know much abt the subject #I allowed myself these liberties bc the timeline (wether aesthetic or narrative) in naruto is hardly strict #also it's usually the senjus who are associated with Buddhism and the uchiha are more shinto leaning but well. #you can tell yourself this is a sign of early konoha corruption on our guy Izuna #if you have any more questions abt this feel free to ask! this was a surprise again so i haven't posted any wips #but i do have some pictures of the process and I always love to chat

[lewstherintelescope]

the closing scene of Beyond the Spider-Verse better be a flash forward to Gwen showing up at prom to find Miles waiting to give her the experience she never had with Peter or I will make very big hurt puppy eyes in the direction of Lord & Miller

#imagine them with outfits based on each other's suits #Miles in white with pink & blue highlighted...there a word for the big threads on seams some fancy suits have? don't know clothes sorry lol #(edit: I've been informed this is called “piping”) #and Gwen in a black-and-red spiderweb-themed dress #atsv #atsv spoilers #across the spider-verse #spider man: across the spider verse #gwiles #ghostflower #look i don't always love how easily fandom jokes about violence towards creators #but threatening to look very sad and pathetic? #that's a different story

[macksartblock]

okay he gets Teenie tape as a treat

#i will never draw it again (hopefully someone gets him new clothes soon) but know it's there #dndads #dungeons and daddies #normal oak swallows garcia #sparrow oak garcia #i'm just drawing to avoid the dread that's bound to come next episode #i've been informed of things hinted at on teen talk and i cannot believe Anthony would do this to me on my birthday episode #(my birthday is the friday that week but still) #my artwork

[shenzi-hemlock]

Really hard to not reach through my phone and violently shake the person that said she woke up at noon, played a game on her phone, took a nap, again on her phone, took another nap, etc. for the whole day and then be like “omg yas queen, we all need ✨Self Care™️✨ days!”

I will put this as monosyllabic and with as much love as possible.

That is not and will never be a “✨Self Care™️✨ day”. If you are waking up at noon, not moving from your bed, sleeping even more, not eating, endlessly scrolling your phone that means something is wrong and you should see a medical professional about it.

#shenzi rambles #take it from somebody with chronic depression #that isn’t a self care day it’s a cry for help #I completely understand that depression can hit you in the gut and you’ll be down for the count #but do not conflate days of depression with self care #self care in this case would be utilizing your discipline to brush your teeth/shower/change clothes/eat #oh my goodness this podcast I listen to just has…so much wrong information

[spectra-bear]

Without Me

Extra unrelated doodles below

they got each other's backs... Or shells

#'guys i think tumblr user spectra-bear likes drawing future leo' #mmm ya dont say #hes wearing raphs clothes #take that information as you will #:) #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise leo #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #future leo #rottmnt movie #casey jr #casey jones

[imviotrash]

Hello TWST fandom!

I've recently seen some folks draw some TWST characters in the clothes of the Kuroshitsuji characters they look similar to in honour of the new season, so I wanted to give it a go as well! So here's Joanne Harcourt in Epel Felmiers new outfit, because it's very cool!

Joanne and Epel look very similar, but their personalities are very different imo. I do think they'd be friends despite that ^^

#forgive me if I got any information wrong. My knowledge on twst is very limited #all I can say is that the clothing and character designs are so stunning! #honestly i do think about checking it out in depth since Yana used the Weston arc as her source material for many of the designs #its nice to see so many of the designs i love be improved and live on in a new project ;0; #kuroshitsuji #black butler #kuroshitsuji season 4 #kuroshitsuji fanart #joanne harcourt #vio draws #twst #disney twst #twisted wonderland #epel felmier #twst epel #twisted wonderland epel

[balkanradfem]

I keep thinking everyone knows the exact same information as me, but since I'm about to make more posts about textiles and clothing, as I'm reading the book on them, I'm going to write down some basic information, just in case it's not very common, because a lot of this I only gathered recently. If I get something wrong please correct me in a kind way!

So where does the clothing come from, and how do we make it? During most of the history, textiles were made by women, from natural materials; flax, wool, cotton, silk, jute. Recently we started using more synthetic materials, like acrylic, polyester, nylon, spandex. If you want to make clothing from the natural materials, like wool or cotton, they first need to be processed, cleaned and combed, then spun into yarn, or thread. Spinning is the process where women manage to pull a thin part of the material and spin the fibres into one consistent, firm thread. It's super impressive to watch them do it and I have no idea how they manage to make it consistent, I've not yet tried to do it myself.

Once the thread is done, it can be made into a textile by knitting, crochet, or weaving. There are also other more complex, decorative methods, like tatting or lacing.

For knitting, you need two needles, or a special circular needle, or, there are also knitting machines, which you can use to make woolen fabric. For weaving, you need a loom. For crochet, you need a crochet hook. While knitting and weaving can be done by a machine, crochet can only be done by hand. Woven fabrics are firm, sturdy, durable, and not stretchy, while knit fabric is the most stretchy and soft. I'm not sure about crochet since I only have one crochet garment, but mine is very sturdy!

All of these methods were historically done by women; families were able to grow flax plants close to their homes, and women would then create linens, woven textiles made from processed flax, which was used to make sheets and clothing. Linen was specifically useful in keeping people clean, since it's very good at absorbing moisture. Used as an under-garment, it was capable of absorbing sweat, and protecting the outer layers, which were not washed. Experiments have shown that frequently changing into clean linen was more effective at keeping clean than showering and then putting on the same clothing back on.

Women's ability to create clothing was sadly exploited, and women were even banned to sell it commercially, or from competing at the commercial market, but their husbands were allowed to profit off of their craft.

In the USA, cotton was the most produced material, however for this too people were enslaved and exploited; cotton took human labour to grow, harvest and process, it also required a lot of water, and caused destruction of environment, because of the chemicals used in it's growth, and the unsustainability of monocrops.

Creating a piece of clothing out of textiles, or sewing, is a process that still cannot be completely automated; while you can use a sewing machine, you cannot make a machine that would produce a whole garment out of textiles. No mass-produced piece of clothing was sewn by a machine, it always has to be made by a human being. This is why a lot of the sewing labour is currently outsourced to third-world countries and companies use modern slavery in order to create fast fashion; there is no machine that can do it, so by the rules of capitalism, the companies are trying to get that labour as cheap as possible, often at the cost of human lives.

We didn't use to have as many garments as we do today, in the 18th century people would have two outfits, one for normal days of the week, and one for Sunday. The clothing they owned was usually made to fit them exactly, either by a female member of the family, or a seamstress, and these garments were made to last them for decades. As clothing became cheaper to buy than to make at home, and more of it became mass-produced, people started acquiring more of it, but also using it for lesser period of time. This would eventually grow into a bigger problem, due to the amount of chemicals and labour used to grow, process, dye and sew the garments, and the amount of waste we were starting to accumulate.

Introduction of synthetic materials, like acrylic, made the yarn and the textiles much cheaper, however it lacks the important properties natural materials have. Do you ever notice how synthetic garments sometimes continue smelling bad even after you wash them? That is because they'll absorb sweat, but become hydrophobic when wet, meaning they will take in your sweat, but refuse to let it go once they're in the water. This means that the longer you have them, the worst their stink becomes. This, of course, can be hidden by the generous use of scented fabric softener, but it won't exactly make the garment clean. This information I've learned recently, but it helped me identify what were the most synthetic pieces of clothing I had. Acrylic clothing had also proven to shed 1.5 more microplastics than any other polyester when put into the washing machine.

Having our clothing grown, processed, spun, woven/knit, and then sewn far out of sight, it's possible to lose the sight of where it came from, or how it's made. Only by trying to do it yourself, or learning closely about the process can one learn to appreciate what a monumental task it is, to create fabric, or a garment. Other than the synthetic textiles, of which I still know very little of, all of the natural clothing is a product of plants and animals, it takes land, farming, agriculture and water to grow the plants, raise the animals, and then labour to process and spin the fibres. It's also something people used to do in their gardens, inside of their homes, something that was normal for women to do, and to trade for anything else they needed, saving them from having to work for wages. Women making fabric was always to the benefit of everyone around them, while m*n taking over the industry and doing it commercially, ultimately brought slave labour to a lot of people, cheap and low quality garments to the select few, and money to the hands of the exploiters.

Being curious about clothing and what becomes of it, is a big benefit to the environment and the future of the earth! Knowing what the textile industry is doing, and how does it affect the planet, can be a great motivator to try and sew, or upcycle and mend clothing, or create garments. It's presented to us as something women were forced to do in the past, and it's connected to 'feminine hobbies', but in actuality, it is power to create something humans cannot do without. Women in the past used it's power too, whenever they could. And we are the only ones who ever used this power for good.

#textiles #clothing #linen #women's history #herstory #radical feminism #sewing #weaving #crochet #synthetic fiber #random information on clothing i've gathered #i feel much smarter so i wanna share! #if anyone knows more and wants to share please add #my sources are the book Worn #and dozens of youtube videos on textiles I've watched recently

[alpacacare-archive]

inside you there are two wolfs

#repostober #day 19 #undertale #alphys #gaster #wd gaster #ive given you old man gaster & alphys father daughter friendship dynamic #now its time for same age group queer nerd coworker besties #this was inspired by a con i went to #when i was there i couldnt help but notice two prominent kinds of people #cosplayers/anime fans dressed in cutesy merch and clothes(/positive) #and gamer nerds who were also dressed in merch and pins of games they liked (/positive) #and i also couldnt help but notice that its them #they are in fact discussing an anime they watched and with them both being academics i can only assume that every argument is extremely #detailed well thought out and informed. id like to believe that they sometimes site sources. aloud. #details i love in this are alphys painting her tail to look like mewmews for her cosplay i just think its cute hdfks #you can pry aroace gaster out of my cold dead hands that man made his children in tubes i just know it #also i shouldve drawn him wearing portal merch i almost wanna redraw this just for that #actually i really wanna redraw this i think. i wont rn (i am so. tired) but i feel enough anger at gaster not wearing #an aperture science t shirt that it might make me draw again

[diamondcrownacademy]

DCA Info Part 63: Halloween Outfits

Jinlong as Thorn Dragon

Much like how Diasomnia's costumes were based on Jiangshi, hoping vampires in Chinese folklore and their theme was based on East Asian Dragons, Jinlong's costume is based on western dragons, the kind commonly seen in fantasy literature or fairy tales.

In the Prototype, the outfit consisted of a gray gown with a gold and black collar, armor like accessories above the elbow, a belt and cuffs. The skirt appeared to have a slit at the side that reveals purple ruffles. The outfit also includes a pair of gray stockings with thorn detailing and black heels with gold trim and soles.

The Final Version of this costume has the colors differ greatly, now having a purple and black color scheme with the interior of the skirt being green and now having black ruffles. The outfit now has a pair of silver and black heels and purple stockings with roses and thorns. The gown additionally includes a chain attached to the belt buckle and said chain is attached to a heart charm with a sword in the center.

Elu as Bear Totem

Inspired by the world of Brother Bear, Elu's ensemble is based on Kenai, the protagonist of Brother Bear.

In the Prototype, the costume consisted of a tan parka with white fur trim, diamond like designs on the upper sleeves, and bear claw markings. The rest of the outfit consisted of a blue necklace with yellow diamonds and a bear in the center, a brown belt, a brown skirt and pants, with the pants having diamond like designs and brown shoes.

The Final Version of this costume keeps the costume mostly the same but the colors have been changed and the bear claw markings have been replaced by the same diamond like designs.

Allison as Rag Bones

This lolita like ensemble is inspired by Jack Skellington and Sally from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.

In the Prototype, the costume consisted of a yellow dress shirt layered underneath a black and white striped bolero blazer with gray trim and bows, also included was a black bowtie with a gray cat pendant with wings that resembled those of a bat. The skirt was designed with a patchwork like feel to it, with the skirt having three colors, green with stripes and spots, yellow with black dots and purple with stripes. Also included was a waist chain that consisted of black, purple and orange beads and having charms that resemble candy corn, a star, a moon and a jack o lantern.

The Final Version of this costume is slightly altered, with the dress shirt now being purple and the bolero blazer now having orange stripes and bows, as well as having puffs. The chain of beads is now gold and features skulls and the skirt now has a red tartan part replacing the green portion. The skirt's interior is also now purple. The stockings are made to resemble stitched up legs and feature the same patterns on the skirt. For footwear, Allison sports a pair of black loafers. Allison wears a black headband with a pumpkin on it and the pumpkin has purple bat wings. On the topic of wings, Allison also sports a pair of fake wings that resemble those of a bat with black trim and the interior being purple with Halloween patterns on it.

Briar as Wilting Baby's Breath

Resembling a wedding dress, this costume is inspired by another one of Tim Burton's films, Corpse Bride, with the outfit being based on Emily, the titular corpse bride.

In the Prototype, the costume consisted of a white sweetheart wedding dress with baby's breath flowers on the left side of the bodice and white roses on the right of the two layered tattered skirt.

The Final Version of this costume remains mostly untouched but now includes a blue bead chain around the waist and the second layer of the skirt is now sparkly blue with swirl like patterns. The dress also appears to have a baby blue tint. Briar also wears a pair of pale blue heels with white stockings. Briar accessorizes with a blue tattered veil with baby blue roses and a pair of white gloves with the left side having ribbon.

#diamond crown academy #DCA info #clothing information

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[p1nkc4lyps0]

Damn these twinks built completely identical huh, wonder what that’s about

#cw sh #isat #isat fanart #isat siffrin #isat loop #isat spoilers #isat odile #isat isabeau #anyway I don’t think loop wanted to wear clothes but Bonnie mentioned how weird the fact they were ‘naked’ #and like idk loop has the most fragile ego and cares so much about the child liking them that this needed to be fixed IMMEDIATELY #they would us the opportunity to request 2 inch heels to be taller than siffren (since sif has like 1 inch heels) and uh it’s been a while #their ass keeps like stumbling on rough terrain and REFUSES to acknowledge it or else they get sensitive #anyway unrelated odile clocks the loop siffren thing so fast but she’s never the one discovering information #other party members will accidentally prompt some information out of them and Odile like snaps her neck in the suitable direction to listen #also odile is helping sif either fully remove or swap out their bandages because god am I definitely normal about the act 5 glass dialogue #I thinks odile helps with sifs injuries :) I think she reminds him to like put stuff on his eye scar cause bitches forgetful

[lazycranberrydoodles]

every time he steps into the kitchen he invents a new health code violation

follow for more. whatever this is

#happy 800 followers. more xie lian giving people food poisoning yay #you guyses tags were so good on the original #i was inspired #there is an informational sign banning him from the kitchen. hes caused 3 separate grease fires #he got the nickname the white clothed calamity because he made the soft serve machine explode #how is hua cheng still alive at this point tbh. #lmao imagine a no magic modern au but the toxicity of xl’s cooking necessitates that hua cheng still be a ghost somehow #also!! sqx!! she tries to make her uniform as cute as possible #whenever swd comes around they argue about the dress code #sqx has also been decorating he xuan’s uniform against his will #the beefleaf arc here is that it turns out he xuan doesnt actually work here. he just works shifts to gain sqx/swd’s trust #when this is revealed they have a fistfight in the parking lot #all three get fired #instead of he xuan giving back the fan he gives back the apron she bedazzled :( #sorry for making you think about beefleaf on the mcdonalds doodle. lmao #xie lian #tgcf #art #tgcf mcdonalds au #digital art #my art #mxtx #tian guan ci fu #shi qingxuan #hob #heaven official’s blessing #lmao #tgcf meme

[no-light-left-on]

considering the historical influences in the fashion of Dishonored (and the extent of nsfw fanfiction this fandom has) I’ve been thinking about the layers that would be, realistically, part of the daily dress

which means: dishonored seems to honour the importance of a vest in a properly dressed gentleman’s or lady’s wardrobe

vests were, and I cannot stress this enough, a mandatory part of an outfit, to the point of men wearing only vests if they could not afford a fully tailored suit (trousers + vest + jacket) and a new shirt and opting to only wear a fake collar under the vest for the illusion of a full outfit

shirts were underwear, so to speak. there were no occasions in ‘polite society‘ where one could only wear a shirt without a vest on top.

this is something we see mirrored in both dishonored games, though the style of the vests and clothing have somewhat changed, they still follow the same rules of vests worn with every outfit, as far as we can tell. (we could argue that Jessamine is not wearing one, or that some higher class women aren’t wearing vests under their buttoned up jackets, but since we don’t really see underneath we can’t judge.)

we see the vests be worn even by the Whalers in the first game (which in itself brings up many questions. are whalers, the actual whalers that capture and kill whales, held in high enough regard by the society that they made a vest part of their uniform? or is it merely something that is worn by all? something that every citizen of sound mind would don, were they to leave their house?)

there are a few exceptions to this, of course, but this whole thing came to be by asking a simple question

does the Outsider wear a vest under his leather jacket?

now, in the first game, his jacket is unbuttoned just enough for us to get a good enough peek at what lies beneath. which is to say: there is no hint of a vest underneath. judging by the vests in the first game, the fashion was that the vest would go up high, often covering collarbones or even having a standing collar. what we see on the Outsider is just... an unbuttoned shirt

it’s much the same in the second game, even if we examine his final concept art, his outfit consists of a shirt (more or less underwear) with most of the top buttons unbuttoned, and a jacket on top. no hint of a vest underneath

what I’m trying to say is that the Outsider is a slut

#dh #dishonored #the outsider #I got hyperfixated on fashion of the belle epoque (the inspiration for dh fashion) so most of this information in regards to history #should be accurate #mind you the books I read had a heavy focus on habsburg monarchy fashion so it might be slightly different to say the US or france etc etc #but that should be right #if anyone has stuff from the games to disprove the vest in higher classes statement bring it on #I doubt the artists would do such a great transgression against polite manners though /j #but yeah tl;dr the outsider wears the equivalent of a blazer on top of a bra #I have so many thoughts and feelings about the fashion in these games I could go on for Ages #this all started when I was thinking about human outsider being taken in by corvo and emily and as he takes his clothes off for a bath #a maid is absolutely scandalized by his lack of a vest underneath #I do want to acknowledge that there is concept art of outsider in dh2 that DOES have a vest under the jacket but that one went unused #the pattern on it kinda reminds me of the pattern on corvo's and emily's clothing tho that might be a reach. or just a pattern thats popular #i firmly stand by my headcanon that the outsider tries to imitate the fashion of the real world in the void with a bit of his own Void spin