pls tell me all about shahnozas clothing design I am so interested it looks so cool
HEHEHEHE, I’m so glad you asked.
Her color palette is red and derived from the palette of the Tajikistan flag. Red represents as unity.
Her clothing utilizes Persian, Tajik, and Pamir elements due to the ethnic group she’s supposed to represent, her being Pamir-Tajik.
Persia is included because all of Central Asia, used to be a part of the Persian Empire. And a lot of the elements from Iran, were brought to us. I’m mentioning this because there is a bit of an overlap, culturally, where you can find similar characteristics between the two countries. But, they’re still very different locations (different dialects in the language, customs, traditions, etc).
Also, Tajiks originally migrated from Iran before settling into Central Asia; however that of course, predates way before the Persian Empire (it was a very long time ago too, LOLLL).
Her field outfit takes inspiration from Persian Immortal soldiers from the Achaemenid Dynasty. She wears a war mask as well. Typically, they have moustaches, which symbolizes pride/courage, and is for intimidation. I think they’re more cute than scary. :3 Her spike plate is impractical, and is just for the appeal in her silhouette LMAOOO.
The Winter Palace outfit mainly takes inspiration from Tashkurgan Pamirs. They follow the same rules with Tajik-style clothing with the chakan (robe/dress) and jizor (alternate names might be sirowal) pants.
Her base game outfit uses traditional Tajik clothing, with a kurta (except she has it sleeveless). The design uses the ikat-style of dyeing the fabric, which is also found in many cultures, so it doesn’t only pertain to Central Asia.
Thank you so much for asking 😭🫶🏼 I love representing things from Central Asia, and the diversity each country has with their clothing and history.
