The League look and feel
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Revision as of 09:25, 10 February 2025
Overview
Lavish, opulent, mercantile, urbane, swaggering, flamboyant, ostentatious, panache, flourish, extravagant
The League look takes inspiration from European renaissance fashion. Garments and accessories from the Italian Renaissance, the German Renaissance, and early Tudor England can form a solid foundation provided they achieve the right silhouette. The League is a nation of city-states, where citizens love to compete for acclaim, social status and power. League fashions reflect this bustling urban world where ‘everything is on show’ and where citizens aim to experience ‘the best of everything’. Fashion is a prized way to express the role in the great game one has chosen to play.
Most outfits employ rich, bold colours, and where the owner can afford it, the material is slashed to allow the garment beneath to show through. The lower layer may be white or in a striking colour, chosen for a stark contrast with the outer garment. Brocade or jacquard fabrics are popular with those who can afford them, the better to show off the owner's wealth.
Every aspect of a Leaguer’s outfit is an opportunity to embellish and show off. Prominent, flashy jewellery is commonplace across the League. Rings are a key element of hearth magic, but jewelled or ornate necklaces, bracelets, brooches and hair accessories are widely worn - often with a ‘more is more’ mindset. Several strings of pearls worn together, or chokers worn at the same time as lower-slung necklaces, are a frequent sight.
Silhouette
- Achieving the right silhouette is the key to a great League costume
The League silhouette is also about creating a dynamic look with a contrast in shape: outfits with close fitting hose could be larger on the upper body, with puffy sleeves or a dramatic duelling cape; dresses with a smaller bodice and a higher waist have a wide, flowing skirt; waffenrocks or wams with a boxy upper half will be accompanied by extravagantly slashed sleeves and trousers. Below are some illustrated examples of archetypal League silhouettes. These are by no means definitive, but serve as an example of silhouettes you can aim for with League costume.
