Fashion and clothing is how characters can express themselves to the rest of the world. Whether they are looking for attention, want to be comfortable, or are under an extreme amount of pressure from their superiors, clothes can make the biggest statement. Share with us how your character dresses!ย
Under the cut, you will find a questionnaire in case you need inspiration. You can make a pinterest board, a collage, a moodboard, or post a few pictures of what your character would wear. Just remember to have fun with it!
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How important is fashion and staying current trends to your character?
What colors does your character typically wear? Why do they choose that particular color?
Does your character like to wear a lot of embellishments? Or do they keep it more simple?
What does your character wear when they go to balls and social gatherings?
What does your character wear in their day-to-day life?
How does your character style their hair?
What shoes does your character usually wear?
Does your character like to wear jewelry or any other accessories?
a wide range of colors, leaning towards blacks, reds, and hues of pink. his choice of clothing is all part of the performance, and noi chooses what he wears and when he wears it carefully. more than just the color, he makes sure to pick very specific fabrics as well, most often sheer, silk, or thinner material. either embroidered or with various ruffles that decorate them to showcase his movement with added flair. usually wears high-waisted pants to accentuate the waist, and larger blouses on top, with a few buttons undone. when it comes to his hair, it is around shoulder length with waves that frame his face. wears more minimal jewelry when he is not performing, he wears a signature earring, long and gold, and a few bracelets on his arms. when he is performing, it is all part of the costume, and likes to match it to the specific dance that he will be showcasing that day.
muted colors, of whites, beige, and browns. some golden rings, embedded with various gemstones on his fingers. these are the staples of his wardrobe. when it comes to his hair, it's shorter, and curly, some of it usually falls on his forehead. often sports a well-trimmed beard. does not necessarily seek to stand out, blends into the background instead. does not shy away from egyptian tradition, embraces it. depending on the day and the ceremony, wears more embellished robes, accompanied by intricate, handmade headpieces. on these days, also wears heavier jewelry, bracelets, and necklaces that weigh quite a lot, to the extent that a few attendants help him put all of it on.
How important is fashion and staying current trends to your character?
Maria would often prefer to look at fashion trends and do literally the exact opposite just because deviating from what everyone else is doing, and making it noticeable, is very satisfying for her.
What colors does your character typically wear? Why do they choose that particular color?
Red represents a lot of who Maria is; fiery, vibrant, dangerous, sexy, individualistic, revolutionary, etc. Though her typical pirate/bandit wardrobe contains those rebellious colors of black and metallics, she wears the most red in her evening wear, when she is forced to go out to parties. That is when the attire itself feels the least like herself, and so to be covered entirely in red is the way that she can maintain her character.
Does your character like to wear a lot of embellishments? Or do they keep it more simple?
Maria's style has evolved a lot over the years, but nowadays, she is wearing much more simplistic fabrics so then her personality can really shine through, rather than previously hiding behind all of those adornments.
What does your character wear when they go to balls and social gatherings?
These days, Maria only wears proper royal attire to evening balls as to maintain the position she needs to light the spark of revolution. As previously stated, her dresses are the most red of anything she wears, but her skirts are bigger, her sleeves are tighter with puffs coming out at her shoulders, and she wears a traditional corset beneath her dress. It's aligns very much with traditional Spanish attire.
What does your character wear in their day-to-day life?
Last year, she had two lives; the traditional Spanish Princess and the Bandit, Esmeralda. Both were complete opposites; the Spanish princess being in heavy dresses and corsets and satin and lace, while the bandit wore trousers, pirate coats, belts, and puffy white shirts with loads of jewelry. The dichotomy of Maria's wardrobe has merged into one with what she tends to wear since the Reckoning, as she's beginning to discover who she is when she's not torn in two. Now she wears puffy shirts (black or white) with a non-traditional exposed corset (much like a wench), and some kind of single-layer skirt in solid colors (black, beige, red, etc).
How does your character style their hair?
Long, down, absolutely no accessories. Yes, it is considered most improper, but what is Maria if not being improper just for the bit? She wants jaws to drop from the scandal as she enters with her hair down.
What shoes does your character usually wear?
Maria can do it all in heels. She wears calf brown leather boots with lace ups at the front with a 2-3 inch heel. Oddly enough, the hells make her feel taller, which makes her more intimidating, in her mind. Over time, she's come to learn that they're not all that uncomfortable.
Does your character like to wear jewelry or any other accessories?
Absolutely. Though she claims her abundance of jewelry comes from Ortiz money as an act of defiance against the Bonaparte family for trying to steal their money over 10 years ago, Maria is truly wearing the jewelry she's stolen over the last 6 years. Perhaps the most important piece of jewelry is the necklace that she was found with; a coin with the name Esmeralda engraved on the back. It is the only piece of her missing childhood memories that she has, and it's the starting point on the search for her birth mother.
What does your character wear to sleep?
While it is customary to sleep in an ankle-length, modest night gown, Maria sleeps in black or red satin that barely reaches her thighs with little straps instead of sleeves. Quite provocative, indeed.
How important is fashion and staying current trends to your character?
Not at all important. Claire marches to the beat of her own drum, and that is indicated by the way that she dresses. While the style of the century is more stiff fabrics, bigger skirts, and tighter bodices, Claire's wardrobe has inspirations from Celtic and Elvish styles.
What colors does your character typically wear? Why do they choose that particular color?
Green is perhaps her biggest motif, representative of the Earth at its absolute healthiest. She will also play with other softer natural colors found in florals like white and accents of pink.
Does your character like to wear a lot of embellishments? Or do they keep it more simple?
Claire's dresses are always adorned with some kind of floral embroidery or 3D floral embellishment, as she has such a deep connection to nature. The idea is that nature is very much as one with her as she is one with it.
What does your character wear when they go to balls and social gatherings?
For fancy parties or balls, Claire deviates away from the greens and gravitates more to the pink and white tones and will also pile on the accessories a bit more, like bigger earrings, necklaces, gloves, and a choker style necklace.
What does your character wear in their day-to-day life?
While the fashion trends of the era are more about solid, sturdier fabrics and tighter bodices, Claire wears flowier, more translucent fabrics that move with the wind and allow her to move a bit more freely about the world. Typically, her sleeves are also tight down to her elbows and flow out either down to the ground or just to her wrists, depending on the occassion.
How does your character style their hair?
She switches it up from up and down depending on how busy she is. When she is most relaxed and care-free, her hair is down with braids scattered throughout. When she's busy, determined, stressed, angry, etc. her hair is up and tight with braids interwoven. When she is focused, yet solemn, her hair is pulled back into a simple braid. She also does like to wear real flowers in her hair as much as possible, but it is important to take note of what kind of flower she wears.
What shoes does your character usually wear?
Lace up boots that are embroidered with flowers and ivy with a little heel. She likes structure amidst the natural world and it also keeps the dirt from outside getting into her toes.
Does your character like to wear jewelry or any other accessories?
If she ever does wear earrings, they are very small and simple. The only necklace she wears is a chain that reaches beneath her neckline that has her departed husband, James's, wedding ring.
What does your character wear to sleep?
A white cotton nightgown, something very basic and simple that allows her body to move freely when she tosses and turns.
How important is fashion and staying current trends to your character?
Victoria doesn't see that much of the world, so she doesn't have a very strong rasp on what the fashion trends are. The only access she might have are the dresses her mother would bring for her.
What colors does your character typically wear? Why do they choose that particular color?
Victoria typically wears soft blues and royal blue tones. Not only is that indicative of the Norwegian sea, but it's a safe primary color that is romantic, melancholy, and whimsical all at the same time.
Does your character like to wear a lot of embellishments? Or do they keep it more simple?
Despite having a personality as tall as the clouds, she's not very tall and, therefore, would be swallowed up whole by a lot of big adornments. She tends to be dressed in simple fabrics with very small details on them. For example, bows in her hair, a singular butterfly embellishment on her dress, or gowns made with small flower print fabrics.
What does your character wear when they go to balls and social gatherings?
Social gatherings and balls are a very special thing for her right now, since she wasn't permitted to attend until her parents became absent from her life, so Victoria wants to feel absolutely magical in whatever she wears, because it emulates her novel fantasies coming to life. She's more inclined to request dresses with shine, sparkle, larger skirts, tiaras, silver shoes, etc.
What does your character wear in their day-to-day life?
Dresses that are more simplistic with a hint of detail, and sometimes even shorter on her hems so she can walk around freely without worrying about tripping. She'll usually wear more secure lace up flat shoe that is more of that simplistic style as well so her jewels don't get caught in anything she should walk around near. She's both whimsical and functional in her day to day life.
How does your character style their hair?
She likes it down as much as possible, but curled, so she looks like a fairy tale character. So often she puts herself down, thinking that her sheltered life stems from the idea that she's actually an embarrassment and she's not good enough to be out in society. Now that she is out and about more often, her hair is down and luxurious and decorated with little accents so she can look as perfect as possible. That's what really makes her so excited about socializing now.
What shoes does your character usually wear?
Flat shoes, for the most part, purely because heels are super uncomfortable. She may experiment with them more as she starts to interact with people and comes head-to-head with her insecurities a bit more.
Does your character like to wear jewelry or any other accessories?
Mostly hair accessories, but necklaces, bracelets, and earrings are a sensory thing for her, she tends to feel like she's being choked by necklaces if they are too close to her neck, feels like earrings could hurt her ears, or that bracelets will fall off.
What does your character wear to sleep?
Her nightgowns are the most extravagant things because of how much Victoria values dreaming and imagination. Sleep, being the gateway to dreaming and escaping, means that her nightgowns are very important to her. She'll wear either very soft silk nightgowns or something very fluffy and light like a cloud.
