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:Colours should tend to be mostly neutral blacks, browns and greys, with yellows and greens being the most easily available of the colours. Dark blue and dark red are generally OK, with purples, bright blues, reds etc tending to make you look like someone rich, flamboyant or important. These guidelines aren't held to particularly rigidly, however. --Pufferfish |
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Watch this space! Requiem doesn't know much about women's clothing. |
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Women's clothing in Treasure Trap seems to tend towards the Renaissance end of medieval, though this may partially be my fault for favouring bodices over chemises and shifts. Women's clothing in Norman times consisted of reasonably tight-fitting robes or dresses belted in at the waist, often over an undertunic or with a cloak over the top, or both. Fitted bodices started to kick in around 1400 and continued to get tighter and more corseted into the Elizabethan period. Note that pictures you'll see of stereotypical women's clothing from the 15th and 16th centuries will be of very rich ladies, and that most dresses were far less ornate. It should also be noted that women can get away with any more typically male costumes if they want- collarless shirts, trousers and tunics are all fine. In all these cases, richness of clothing is, I find, often better shown using braid, trimmings and jewellery as the range of fabrics available to us is so much wider than that available in 1400! |
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:Maelstrom tends to be costumed more towards the 1550-1700 end of things with doublets and frock coats, for reference. You'll get away with a doublet in TT *far* more easily than you will a frock coat. --Pufferfish |
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:Things That I Find Make A Costume Look Immediately More IC --Pufferfish *Lacing to fasten bodices, shirts at the neck, etc. *Braids and trimmings- like the sort you tend to see on upholstery and curtains, and also ribbons with cross, fleur-de-lys etc motifs. *Wooden buttons *Knee high boots over trousers *Leather thong used to tie things *Leather in general, often riveted rather than sewn *Loose fitting clothes belted in at the waist :Things That I Find Make Costumes Look Immediately OC And Make Me Cringe --Pufferfish *Visible zips (no objection to hidden ones eg on flies of trousers) *Very obvious plastic *Jersey-style fabrics, especially the ones with lycra. Particularly ribbed jumpers. *Blue denim *Trainers *Fabric with printed designs. If you want designs, they should ideally be appliqued or embroidered. *Obviously OOC coats (if it's cold, I strongly advise wearing tight-fitting fleeces *under* your kit instead) |