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In general brightly coloured and loose-fitting, designed to cover most of the body.  Most people have two sets of clothes, one for work and the other to change into during leisure hours

For leisure clothes, primary colours are the most popular, particularly bright red (never dark red, as this is mourning gear) and yellow.  Most commonly a garment is a single colour, though different around the hem; also popular is one colour for the body, another for the sleeves, skirt etc.  Also current vogue for patchwork garments incorporating every colour under the sun.  Stripes, checks etc. both out of fashion.  Bright embroidery, in gold or coloured stitch, is popular, as is lace, particularly that made in Shawsaw.  Wealthy men often wear velvet, high-collared shirts, though tunics still most common amongst poorer.  Baggy trousers, often high riding boots if can afford them.  Women usually favouring dresses, though trend for trouser-like skirts with pockets.  Again quite baggy, though often tighter-fitting on the top for younger women.  Society evening wear tends to be long glittering saris.  Black is also conisdered a taboo colour (even more than deep red, with is permitted during mourning - no-one, according to Morunun, should ever wear black) though still half in fashion after the Callists popularised it.  Brightly coloured sashes are popular, usasually worn diagaonally and crossing one another at the wast.  They are usually worn in conjunction with a cosihuire, a belt made from the same material, which has embroidered bags tied to it.

Working clothes tend to be far drabber and more practical for both sexes - browns and dark greens the most common.  Clothes a lot tighter fitting, though designed to be manoeverable.  Men tunics and trousers, women blouses and skirts.  In winter time big coats or heavy riding cloaks usually worn (1 or other, rarely both), commmenly by women and men respectivly, though this isn't iron-cast.  Togas sometimes worn, extremely sloppily, as house/nightime gear (dressing gown equivalent)

Keeping the head covered is generally a good idea during daytime, especially in the summer, so hats are fairly universal for both sexes.  Often fairly extravagent even when part of a drab working outfit - basic design floppy and broad-rimmed, with many different variants on this theme - the rim three-pointed (the single point at the front) is a current favouraite.  Bandannas or headscarves another alternative, worn by both sexes though very decorative if women.  In winter time fur caps or hoods are more common.  Rebozos (stoles) are sometimes worn on the head, though more usually fastened loosely around the arms.  Jewlerry is a straightforward status symbol for women, so the more and the most impeccable the better.  Particularly popular are heavy, many-jemed monstorous necklaces and gems worn on the forehead, fastened by gold and silver bands.  More practical is use of bangles to fasten baggy sleeves into place, worn around tops of arms and wrists, though bracelets are also worn loose of the clothes.

Typical outfits

A decorated blouse made of linen, white with flowers etc. embroidered around the sleeves and hem, sometimes incorporating glass beads.  Short-sleeved with a square neckline.  Long loose skirt with two main colours, contrasting patterns around waist and hem, decorated with coloured sequines.

Manta: Long shirt, hgning over the trousers to act as a jacket, buttoned to neck.  Decorated, loose fitting trousers.

Long flowing ankle-length skirt.  Jacket ebroidered with gold thread worn over a v-necked blouse.

Bright waistcoat worn over a plain long-sleeved baggy shirt.

Ballgowns - fashion for 'cobwebs', long strangs of material, usually with silver/gold embroidery, hanging down from the sleeves

Garran priest - long green robes, carved oak staff

Torgun priest - black greatcoat reaching over the knees, bulbous hat, mce strapped to belt

Morunun priest - black robes, cowl

Politician/lord etc (male) - cloak/cape, stovepipe hat (ob), velvet tunic

Agricultural worker (ob) - olive tunic with cream sleeves, buttoned down skull cap

Mourning clothes - either black or dark red, veil (for women), gen as much as body covered as poss

Prison/condemnded clothes - shapeless dark brown smock - weighted with stones & with heavy belt for hangings

Hangman - white hood, long robe coloured grey at top blending into green, loose-fitting, clasped at arms by black bangals

Off-duty soldier (ob) - green waistcoat, beige riding cloak, high riding boots

The Marble Messenger - A tall, conical hat and flowing cream and scarlet robes

Wedding clothes - velvet suits (men), henna coloured dresses (women)
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