I have seen a large variation in the amount of skin characters show. I have seen many people, ask around, curious about the dress codes, and limits to their clothing. I am here to set the record straight, with the help of those that wish to comment about their opinions. That way, players can click here, and get a basic idea of the do's and don'ts, of how to dress their characters. I have multiple points to make, and I challenge everyone reading this to post their opinions on said points, either good or bad.
1. This is complicated business, culture, time of year, race, etc need to be taken into consideration. To make things simple, on this part of the thread only, others please discuss cultures, we will be sticking to what is generally seen as high Ailor culture, the way the Aristocrats dress.
2. There are three areas, white, gray, and black.
3. Covering everything u, or dressing 'white' can sometimes be the safest route, and makes sense for the colder months, there is, however, a logic problem during late spring, summer, and early autumn.
4. It can be hard to tell when gray, becomes white, or black. The brighter side of grey, is often completely overlooked by most players, this includes showing shoulders, slightly lower necklines, etc. for women. For men, grey is much more loose, Multiple male characters could wear a vest that shows most of the chest, (glorious hair and all), and it could be overlooked, maybe even a sleeveless shirt, in the months of summer.
5. black. So, what is considered black? It's hard to tell, and many have different opinions. For females, a good example is showing the stomach. That is basically unheard of in Regalia, I have not even seen it done one. Some consider it whorish to show the legs, but my characters seem to give more leeway about this in summer. When it comes to men, walking around shirtless in considered bad, unless you are at some sort of lake/swimming event of course!) It really depends on culture and time of year, to determine the border between dark gray and black, this applied to women more then men, because of Regalian culture.
Everyone, I feed on criticism, you disagree, state so, and maybe change my mind, even I myself, the Borkwood, has trouble determining where the lines are located! I may add on more, as I read the comments, these are just my ramblings, and they are intended to start a discussion on a barely discussed topic!
EDIT: I believe most of the grey area becomes white during the hotter months, it only makes sense, who would want to sweat in layered clothing in the middle of summer?
1. This is complicated business, culture, time of year, race, etc need to be taken into consideration. To make things simple, on this part of the thread only, others please discuss cultures, we will be sticking to what is generally seen as high Ailor culture, the way the Aristocrats dress.
2. There are three areas, white, gray, and black.
3. Covering everything u, or dressing 'white' can sometimes be the safest route, and makes sense for the colder months, there is, however, a logic problem during late spring, summer, and early autumn.
4. It can be hard to tell when gray, becomes white, or black. The brighter side of grey, is often completely overlooked by most players, this includes showing shoulders, slightly lower necklines, etc. for women. For men, grey is much more loose, Multiple male characters could wear a vest that shows most of the chest, (glorious hair and all), and it could be overlooked, maybe even a sleeveless shirt, in the months of summer.
5. black. So, what is considered black? It's hard to tell, and many have different opinions. For females, a good example is showing the stomach. That is basically unheard of in Regalia, I have not even seen it done one. Some consider it whorish to show the legs, but my characters seem to give more leeway about this in summer. When it comes to men, walking around shirtless in considered bad, unless you are at some sort of lake/swimming event of course!) It really depends on culture and time of year, to determine the border between dark gray and black, this applied to women more then men, because of Regalian culture.
Everyone, I feed on criticism, you disagree, state so, and maybe change my mind, even I myself, the Borkwood, has trouble determining where the lines are located! I may add on more, as I read the comments, these are just my ramblings, and they are intended to start a discussion on a barely discussed topic!
EDIT: I believe most of the grey area becomes white during the hotter months, it only makes sense, who would want to sweat in layered clothing in the middle of summer?
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