What Are You Wearing?

Pieced together a second outfit for Haohmaru. The only altered piece is the scabbard, which I'm using mainly because this vatanura isn't one of the Graeme katana scripted ones with "built in" scabbards.

You see Haohmaru Kakita the Blademaster.
He appears to be an Erithian of the Nathala Dai.
He is average height and appears to be in the spring of life. He has almond-shaped silver eyes and lightly tanned skin. He has a full-head of long, silver hair that flows past his shoulders in a myriad of hues ranging from vaalin white to light pewter. He has an angular face, a straight nose and slightly pointed ears. He has a long, jagged scar stretching from just over his right eye down to his jawline.
He is wearing a simple woven rush hat, a many-layered silk ataniki of blacks and ocean blues, a shell and agate beaded bracelet, a crimson silk vatanura colorfully threaded in random swirls, a silver-inlaid black lacquered scabbard, some simple dark silk nanjir, and a pair of braided rush sandals.

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Woven with close attention to symmetry, this wide-brimmed hat is designed to protect the wearer equally from either too much sun or too much rain. Thin, flexible rush strips comprise the smooth outer edge and base frame through which thicker rush strips are woven in an even pattern. Narrow, vertical slits are woven into a small rectangular section of the brim, allowing some vision when pulled over the eyes. Two dark blue silk cords, attached to the underside, serve as a chin strap when tied.

>l in scab
In the black lacquered scabbard you see an agate-inset black razern katana.

>l kat
A gold detailed crane surrounded by seven stars has been carved into blackened agate and inset into the kashira of the katana, while thin ray fish skin has been wrapped around the tsuka. Forged of matte, deep black razern streaked with blue, the curved blade has been etched with a spiral pattern of stars that trails down the length of the blade from the intricate tsuba. Along the blade's keen edge, dark indigo script reads, "Moonless Night."

I've said so elsewhere, but the katana isn't my design; it was a raffled item. In fact, the only altered pieces are the hat and the scabbard, which I'm using mainly because this vatanura isn't one of the Graeme katana scripted ones with "built in" scabbards.

The one thing I might change is to make the scabbard match the one on my Graeme sash (a crane-motif blue lacquered scabbard) since the scabbards "in" the vatanura aren't visible at a glance. That way I can use the scripts on the two interchangeably, pretending they're the same scabbard.

Dressed for the Ta'Illistim discussion group this afternoon.

You see High Lady Rohese Bayvel-Timsh'l Illistim.
She appears to be an Elf.
She is taller than average with a slender willowy form and appears to be youthful. She has silver-lashed misty grey eyes and silky smooth, fair skin. She has lustrous, hip-length silver blonde hair with an elaborate chain of loosely knotted loops hanging down from each temple. She has naturally glossy, rose-pink tinted lips. A pair of icy silver-blue wings sprout from her back, the wings wrapped protectively around her body. Glistening ice crystals cling to the dense, pale plumage.
She has an inking of a faint star constellation on her neck, and a cascade of tiny silver stars tattooed over her right eyebrow that fades into her hairline.
She is in good shape.
She is wearing a deeply-cowled smoky blue chaperon with a pendular asteria tippit, a luminous pale eburnean moon pendant, a sweeping pale alabaster silk robe bound with a slender silver-linked belt, a pentagonal ivory-inlaid censer, a platinum wedding ring, a vervain blue chainsil chemise, a pearl and blue starstone ring, and a pair of backless alabaster moire slippers.

>l pendant
The pure white ivory pendant possesses silver and gold overtones that render the pale moon slightly iridescent when light rolls across it. The surface is indented with several smooth-edged craters and sloping valleys, giving it a distinctively chiseled texture.

>l chemise
The clean aesthetic lines of this simple undergarment detract little from the fine quality of the dusky blue chainsil. Delicate ruching at the shoulders and down the length of the tapered sleeves ensure a comfortable fit, and the matte silver-threaded crewelwork around the scooped neckline adds a subtle touch of elegance.

Censer posted before but I love it SO MUCH.
>l censer
Pentagonal in section, this censer draws heavily on an architectural design favored by the Queen of Enlightenment, imitating the ivory columnar structure of her sanctuary. Each of the five elevations includes a generous circular fenestration, providing an outlet for the perfuming smoke, and is surmounted by a quatrefoil. Slender gem-set chains of ruby, sapphire, and emerald, along with white and black diamond, thread through each ivory-inlaid silver tower to support the vessel.

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Originally Posted by Elvenlady

Dressed for the Ta'Illistim discussion group this afternoon.

You see High Lady Rohese Bayvel-Timsh'l Illistim.
She appears to be an Elf.
She is taller than average with a slender willowy form and appears to be youthful. She has silver-lashed misty grey eyes and silky smooth, fair skin. She has lustrous, hip-length silver blonde hair with an elaborate chain of loosely knotted loops hanging down from each temple. She has naturally glossy, rose-pink tinted lips. A pair of icy silver-blue wings sprout from her back, the wings wrapped protectively around her body. Glistening ice crystals cling to the dense, pale plumage.
She has an inking of a faint star constellation on her neck, and a cascade of tiny silver stars tattooed over her right eyebrow that fades into her hairline.
She is in good shape.
She is wearing a deeply-cowled smoky blue chaperon with a pendular asteria tippit, a luminous pale eburnean moon pendant, a sweeping pale alabaster silk robe bound with a slender silver-linked belt, a pentagonal ivory-inlaid censer, a platinum wedding ring, a vervain blue chainsil chemise, a pearl and blue starstone ring, and a pair of backless alabaster moire slippers.

>l chemise
The clean aesthetic lines of this simple undergarment detract little from the fine quality of the dusky blue chainsil. Delicate ruching at the shoulders and down the length of the tapered sleeves ensure a comfortable fit, and the matte silver-threaded crewelwork around the scooped neckline adds a subtle touch of elegance.

Censer posted before but I love it SO MUCH.
>l censer
Pentagonal in section, this censer draws heavily on an architectural design favored by the Queen of Enlightenment, imitating the ivory columnar structure of her sanctuary. Each of the five elevations includes a generous circular fenestration, providing an outlet for the perfuming smoke, and is surmounted by a quatrefoil. Slender gem-set chains of ruby, sapphire, and emerald, along with white and black diamond, thread through each ivory-inlaid silver tower to support the vessel.

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Those wings are great. You should see about adding something to your clothes to account for them, if you haven't. Slits in the back of your dress and cloak, maybe some thick robes to keep you from getting cold, and so forth.

I do in her everyday wear :wink:

It's been a while since I've posted an outfit, so here's mine from the discussion in Plat. The bliaut was made several years ago, but I haven't really had the chance to wear it.

You see Nilandia Liserna the Mentalist.
She appears to be a Sylvankind.
She is tall and appears to be youthful. She has keen, vivid faenor-hued eyes and smooth, creamy white skin. She has rich, copper-infused henna red hair wound with twin coils of bronze wire threaded with tiger lilies. She has a gentle and delicate face and slightly upswept ears arcing to fine points. Her long, graceful neck accentuates her fragile, finely boned features. A forest green glimaerstone inlaid with a tiny gold leaf is positioned between her eyes, which casts a sparkling gold sheen across her face.
She has an inked spiral of bronze tendrils tightly coiled upon each temple, and a rose-twined ebony key tattoo on her neck.
She is in good shape.
She is wearing an orb-inset haon talisman, a layered chainsil mantle permeated with a melange of fiery autumnal hues, a sheer silk gauze sylvan surcote over a finely-pleated verdant silk bliaut with flowing sleeves hung from carved ivory armbands, a gold-veined ring of overlapping green amber haon leaves, and some pale green silk slippers traced with veins of copper.

Talisman (customized deity symbol from EG): Couched within the embrace of five circles, their outer tips curved up slightly so that the entire piece creates a larger circle, is a glass orb. Each of the circles is created from thinly sheared, pure gold worked into a delicate lace pattern and then laid over a haon base. Despite their rich quality, the circles are but a secondary to the orb, which is etched with the subtle image of a drake. Within the orb, lazily swirling over several words that are only intermittently visible, resides a grey fog.
In the Common language, it reads:
Balance In Contemplation

Surcoat: Delicately shimmering silk strands have been woven loosely into the fine gauze comprising this light and airy garment. The fluidity of the fabric allows the robe to mold to the wearer's silhouette, and when the material is in motion, it creates an illusion akin to the appearance of softly falling rain.

Gretchen

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Originally Posted by Nathala Crane

The one thing I might change is to make the scabbard match the one on my Graeme sash (a crane-motif blue lacquered scabbard) since the scabbards "in" the vatanura aren't visible at a glance. That way I can use the scripts on the two interchangeably, pretending they're the same scabbard.

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If you can, try to pick up some of those scripted/unlockable scabbards from the mahogany wagon from the Merchant Caravan from earlier this year. Belnia's got a few left in his shop, as far as I know. They've got some great scripts if you can get them unlocked, especially if you want to design complete sets of katana/wakizashi/tanto and (obviously) can't fit all three into one vatanura.

I may have to dig up my Erithi love soon!

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Originally Posted by LadyLaphrael

If you can, try to pick up some of those scripted/unlockable scabbards from the mahogany wagon from the Merchant Caravan from earlier this year. Belnia's got a few left in his shop, as far as I know. They've got some great scripts if you can get them unlocked, especially if you want to design complete sets of katana/wakizashi/tanto and (obviously) can't fit all three into one vatanura.

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I definitely have a design in mind for a matching wakizashi. Maybe a tanto, too, if I can find a razern dagger to alter for that purpose.

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I may have to dig up my Erithi love soon!

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You should!

Thoughts? This character is from before GSIV, and I still have not "fixed" her features (don't think I'm going to), so she's definitely not as ornate as some out there.

You see XXXXX YYYYYYYY the Beguiler.
She appears to be a Dark Elf.
She appears to be young and sprightly. She has grey eyes and fair skin. She has long, straight platinum hair.
She has a tiny gecko tattoo on her ankle.
She is wearing a glyph-etched sterling silver tiara, a vibrant blue spidersilk cloak, an enameled peacock feather pin, a mithril Twilight Hall pin, a weathered grey leather knapsack, a spectral white tunic, a gold ring, a gem studded leaf green pouch, a formal viper skin scabbard, a pea green satchel, some tailored velvet pants, and a pair of polished black boots.

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None of the items have "shows". The tunic is 2x, HCP full leather. The boots are teleportation boots that I don't use because of the chronomages.

A.

Reception with the Argent Mirror tonight.

You see High Lady Rohese Bayvel-Timsh'l Illistim.
She appears to be an Elf.
She is taller than average with a slender willowy form and appears to be youthful. She has silver-lashed misty grey eyes and silky smooth, fair skin. She has lustrous, hip-length silver blonde hair with an elaborate chain of loosely knotted loops hanging down from each temple. She has naturally glossy, rose-pink tinted lips. She has a fey-like countenance with a pair of dainty pointed ears peeking through her hair.
She has a cascade of tiny silver stars tattooed over her right eyebrow that fades into her hairline, and an inking of a faint star constellation on her neck.
She is in good shape.
She is holding a hand-painted twilight silk fan in her right hand.
She is wearing a delicate platinum ferroniere dangling an argent-hazed square lilac glimaerstone, a pair of shoulder-length twilight-hued silk gloves, a perse silk fan-tailed corset over a cross-strapped albicant faille gown hemmed with intricate silver spired embroidery, a platinum wedding ring, and some lavender silk pointy-toed slippers beaded with pale mistvein sapphires.

>l fan
Silver slats expand to reveal a hand-painted scene across the papery thin silk in muted shades of coral pink and purple. Leaf bare branches in stark black ink appear to claw their way along the lengthening grey shadows of dusk towards a dead calm sea, all balanced by the approach of rolling storm clouds low on the horizon of the steadily darkening sky.

>l corset
Panels of perse silk are made rigid by discreet silver stays to ensure an hourglass silhouette when the corset's ribboned back-lacing is pulled taut. A paler watered silk lining extends below the narrow basque waistline at the back to form a box pleated fan-tail, the inherent twilight hues shifting from misty grey and lilac to a darker lavender blue within the pristine folds.

Nalea gown, Vanne fan and the shoes are Laphrael originals, of course!

God damn, she looks GREAT.