#Tevinter fashion
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Fashion of the Winter Palace: Dorian
When Josephine announces that they are to chose their own clothes for the ball at the Winter Palace Dorian retreats to his library corner to think.
For all his glib jokes, Dorian is intimately aware of how mages from the Imperium are perceived, it doesn’t matter that he’s not actually a magister. For the nobles of Halamshiral that is all they will ever see him as.
He could wear one of the uniforms that Josephine commissioned, but hiding who he is has never been one of Dorians’ strong suits. He will not hide, not here and not in Tevinter.
He will never ‘play the part’
And so Dorian gets to work, he will treat this as any other soirée in the imperium, he will dazzle and intimidate, enthral and horrify. Orlesian fashion is oddly simpler than Tevene fashion. Yes more styles come and go every year, but it’s not like the secret language of Tevene fashion where every stitch speaks.
When Dorian is announced at the Winter Palace, a momentary hush falls over the ballroom and one Orlesian noble faints, Dorian looks majestic, he looks regal, he looks like a magister of old.
The outfit he wears in many layered and complex, with whisper thin inky black silk as an under-robe , the ends peaking out making it appear as if he’s walking on smoke. The over robes are rich and heavy with golden embroidery, glimmering in the light of the Winter palace.
If one looks closely many of the looping swirls of brocade hide glyphs of protection and resistance to poison.
The black velvet surcoat is a thing of beauty, wide shouldered and high collared adding to Dorian’s daunting appearance.
The sleeves of the ensemble are eye catching and mesmerizing, the eyes of a dozen peacock feathers wink at the gathered masses.
Dorian leaves no part of himself unadorned, his eyes are lined with shimmering gold and curved around his ear is a golden serpent cuff.
As he walks through the halls of Halamshiral scandalized whispers bouncing off the marble walls, Dorian cannot help the small satisfied smile that curves along his lips.
#dragon age#dragon age inquisition#dai#da#dragon age fashion#Fashion of Thedas#fashion of the winter palace#tevinter fashion#tevinter imperium#tevinter#tevene fashion#dorian#dorian dragon age#dorian pavus#dai dorian#fashion#fashion baby
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An update on arihs’ outfit line-up, this time with a lot more tevinter outfits because i just think there’s so much potential there <3
#dragon age#dragon age inquisition#dalish#lavellan#male lavellan#tevinter fashion#arihs lavellan#posting again because the previous one had a few errors#anyway#once again. witner palace and tevinter formal my beloved#i rlly love the way blue and black and white look on him#there were also supposed to b two more outfits (field dalish/starting armor and winter/cold climates armor)#he's just like a barbie doll to me <33333#my art
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The Missing Thought #2 - Musings on Neve Gallus:
First off, I am basically taking this comic as confirmation that she is a companion in Dreadwolf, and one of the “major” ones at that. You know what I mean, the ones you HAVE to recruit no matter what because they are vital to the story. Like e.g. Cassandra, Varric & Solas. It makes sense if we are going to spend a large part of the plot in Minrathous. Hell, maybe she’s even the one we meet first and she then introduces us to Varric & Harding.
Secondly, I think we can now conclusively say that the lady in the middle of this concept art is Neve, albeit before a major redesign. (They DID already know that they wanted her to definitely have shoulder pads though lol)
Other people before me have pointed out the leg on our right/her left of the concept art figure is clearly a prostethic (- it seems to have switches legs since). But not everyone was convinced I guess. I for one did think it was Neve, but also had in mind that some of these characters allegedly already got scrapped. And I also thought that it looked kind of too fancy for Neve.
Which brings me to point three: Neve’s design. On the one hand I think it is such a cool look! I love all the teal accents. BUT. But... I find it really hard to connect it to the Neve I pictured when reading Tevinter Nights? In her short-story she made it really clear that she wasn’t part of the upper class and not everyone was a magister or altus. She clearly represented “the common people” and was basically the Thedas equivalent of a hard-boiled detective from one of those noir movies, just missing a recent divorce and a drinking problem. The Neve in this comic (and I imagine her look is taken straight from the character design for Dreadwolf) looks like someone moving in elevated circles. Lots of gold jewelry. The fancy hat looks like something from the Derby. High heels, cravatte, done nails. Again, I love the look, it’s iconic, but it feels like her character went through quite a lot of change since Tevinter Nights and I kind of mourn the commoner perspective on Minrathous already.
She still seems to be all about helping the misfortunate of Minrathous, but it feels very different coming from someone who is of elevated status reaching down, as opposed to someone who is just a normal dude.
#neve gallus#dreadwolf speculation#DA: Dreadwolf#da dreadwolf#dragon age: dreadwolf#dreadwolf#dragon age dreadwolf#dreadwolf companions#DA theories#Dragon Age theories#DA theory#my obsessive da ramblings#dreadwolf theories#neve#dragon age tevinter nights#tevinter#tevinter nights#tevinter fashion#sociopolitics of thedas
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that post going around with the fashion trends for dragon age countries is like. how could we make thedas whiter.
#the frostbacks (white) getting inuit outfits and tevinter (brown) getting got fashion sure is something!#this is so exhausting. im going back to bed.#tbd
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If DA4 set in Tevinter doesn't have banger intricate sexy robes like the one Anders had in DAA what's even the point??
#shit post#but like.. I want sexy robes#not really revealing just sexy#the ones that scream that fashion revolves around them#and if we don't get that in tevinter i don't know what to say#I'm still not sure whther I'd play the game tbh but still#my posts
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Still working through an art limbo and now apparently a migraine but I was wondering if y’all know of any compendium or even just an image gallery of Thedosian fashion? I’m getting into scary outfit design zone and while I have one or two images from concept art, I’m kinda blanking on finding different clothing guides. Especially the Free Marches. Pretty much nothing I found on that part specifically.
#badart rambles#also Fereldan mage robes#they can be very cool and ornate but also some of the cuts are so impractical and lowkey retconned?#like the Tevinter magister robes#cuz they seem very open in the way that I haven’t seen in the fashion descriptions#I swear at times finding game outfit screenshots feels almost like an apocryphal pursuit
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ok maybe drawing men isn't THAT hard
#who am i kidding#this took fucking forever#tevinter inspired fashion#tevinter#future magister oc??#my art
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Whose ready for another gown description? :)
#zombolouge writes#Safe Enough to Fly#Dragon Age#Tevinter and fashion go hand in hand#oh and I guess some plot happens or something idk#prob not important
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I made a little clothing guide for some Dragon Age regions
Some may not be exactly the same as the references that appear in the game or in the concepts, but I wanted to give a little of my vision to the guide.
Ferelden
Ferelden is close to the Frostback Mountains and Orlais and as Leliana and Zevran once said, Ferelden is cold, so I thought it would be a cool idea to put on thick clothes with a lot of fur so the Fereldans can protect themselves from the cold.
Tevinter
Dragon Age 4 is approaching and it's already evident that we're going to be in the Tevinter Imperium, so I discovered that a lot of Tevinter clothing was inspired by clothing from the Byzantine Empire
Orlais
We've already seen in the game and in the concept art that Orlais is all about being flamboyant and flashy and what's more flamboyant and flashy than mid-1500s fashion?
Antiva
Home to the two loves of my life, Zevran and Josephine, Antiva fashion is something I really love… The puffy arms, the breast-enhancing corsets, the leather vests, idk, I just like Antiva
Nevarra
I don't exactly have much to say about nevarra, but I did some research and found some concepts that I thought were interesting, I also saw in some places that said that the kingdom was inspired by the traditional culture of Spain
So I'll leave two references here
One for the traditional clothes and one for what I imagine might look like Nevarra dress
Frostback Basin
In Inquisition we can see that the clothes they wear are quite furry and well protected from the cold, so I think it would be a good idea to inspire some of their clothing in Inuit clothing
The Dalish (1/2/3/4/5)
Well, for the Dalish I had MANY ideas, among them think about adding traditional clothes from some tribes, native Brazilian/American, African, Hawaiian, Inca, Aztec and Mayan
Remembering that I made a great mix of traditional clothes from several tribes and not just one, and that I also have 0 intention of disrespecting any of them, if I have put something wrong or disrespectful you can be free to alert me
Orzammar
I knew little about Turkey, but when I went to research I ended up enchanted with some of the traditional clothes when I went to research about it and I thought that this style would go well with Orzammar
Par Vollen
For Par Vollen, I had a bit of trouble finding it, but I think clothing a little bit closer to the ancient Egyptian style would be something interesting. The light fabrics, the golden jewels adorning the body, idk, I like that idea
Rivain
I was doing some research again and found that part of Rivain's look was inspired by traditional clothing from Islamic Spain and Southeast Asia , so I looked around a bit for something to put here and add one more kingdom to the list
I hope you people enjoyed! Soon I will add more realms as soon as I finish my research
#dragon age fan art#dragon age 2#dragon age origins#dragon age#dragon age awakening#dragon age inquisition#tevinter#orlais#ferelden#frostback basin#antiva#nevarra#Rivain
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Collages reflecting my ideas about fashion in Thedas (part 1).
The following references were used:
Ferelden: Fashion of Tudor England
Orlais: French and Venetian fashion
Tevinter: Byzantine and Ottoman costumes
Antiva: Italian Renaissance
Nevarra: Art Nouveau Fashion
#dragon age#dragon age origins#dragon age 2#dragon age inquisition#dragon age fandom#dragon age fashion#dragon age aesthetic#dragon age world#thedas#da art#dragon age collage#collage#aesthetic#fashion#costume#fantasy
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Season 2 wrap partyyyy! These last 3 were in the chamber for a looong time that's probably why they were so quick. I love Tevinter architecture it's so easy to draw it's all angles. Dorian's fashion was designed by @hoiist they have the BEST Tevinter look love it i needed it!
Mom Trevelyan was always meant to come around and now she has. I will go into Dorian's mom at some point, but for now let the upswing BEGIN!
#dragon age#inquisition#dragon age inquisition#inquisitor trevelyan#dorian pavus#pavelyan#dragon age art#dragon age fanart
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From VK ask
Q: dress your characters in Tevinter fashion
#solas#fen'harel#dragon age inquisition#dragon age#solas dragon age#solas dread wolf#tevinter#dragon age fanart#solas dai
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hello!! i was wondering whether there's a canonical reason for mages favoring furry shoulder things? because it's really been bothering me but i can't find an answer anywhere
i don’t think so! there’s a little fetch quest for anders in the mark of the assassin dlc called “arcane feathers” to pick him up some interesting ones, and with a little imagination you could take the jumping off point to say certain natural resources can help enhance magical power in the same way as, say, potion ingredients do. that would explain why dalish and chasind mages also seem to wear teeth or claws in some outfits, although they may just do that because it’s cool as hell and they look great. but to my knowledge there’s nothing in canon that actually outright says this i’m just speculating
otherwise the furry shoulders we see are apostate gear, and most of the apostates we meet are fereldan, dalish, or chasind-ish, all of whom hunt and are subject to ferelden’s weather. which is why i’ve never questioned it that hard bc if that were true of me, i wouldn’t say no to a bit of the warm fur my people have access to. some of the robes claim to be tevinter in origin instead, but i imagine any tevinter who showed up in the south in that classic short-skirted mage high fashion would be quicker than anyone to want some heavy furs
but no i don’t think canon has specified anything it’s just a design choice afaik and i’m speculating
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finally watched da absolution and it had everything: betrayals, sad lesbians, blood magic, sexy dwarf, tevinter fashion, bad french accents, tragic backstories, mage-knight semi-forbidden romance, dragons, previous games callbacks and even a yaoi break
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WIP tag game <3
tagged by @broodwolf221 thank you <3 I actually have something to share :-)
@arlathvhenan @kierarhawke @rosieofcorona @freesidexjunkie
Varric eyed her over his tankard. "You had to go for the broody elf."
"I thought we weren't talking about that," Theneras said testily, running an index finger through the drops of wine she had spilled.
"Fair enough." Varric held his hands up in mock surrender. "I didn't invite you here to re-open old wounds."
Changing the subject he asked, "Have you heard anything from Dorian, lately?"
Theneras scoffed. "Two days ago, he sent me another interminable tome about the Veil, written by some long-dead and probably deluded Tevinter Magister.” She sighed in exasperation.
“By special messenger, I assume.” Varric was aware of the mage's predilection for playing matchmaker where she was concerned.
She rolled her eyes. “If you mean a pretty boy in fashionable clothes with bedroom eyes, then, yes. I politely told him to take himself back to Tevinter." Her smile turned predatory. "Well, I might not have been quite so polite.”
“He means well," Varric said, shaking his head in amusement. "Solas never deserved you. It's time you realized that, found someone worthy of you. Someone not planning to remake the world. You have to get on with your life.”
“By taking someone else into my bed? Just like that?” She frowned in annoyance. “It's not that simple. Besides, all of Dorian's 'messengers' are humans.”
“Well, he can hardly send you elven slaves," Varric pointed out. "What do you have against humans, anyway?”
“Do you really have to ask?”
“Well, no. You are Dalish to the core." Varric set his tankard down, placed a gentle hand over hers. "But you've made some human friends. They could be more than friends, if you know what I mean. I’m pretty sure Cullen or Rainer would be more than happy to help you get over him."
She shuddered. “I have no problem with humans as friends. I just don’t want one in my bed.”
“Not even for the experience?”
“What experience?" she said, her tone mocking. "If I want to fuck a carpet, there’s a perfectly good rug in my sitting room.”
“Ouch. That’s harsh.” He ran a hand over his own magnificent pelt.
“Why?" she said irritably. "Just because humans think elven women are exotic doesn't mean we return the favor. In addition to an excess of body hair, their ears are all wrong.”
“Is that really a problem?”
“In the bedroom? She gave Varric a mischievous glance full of innuendo. "Absolutely.”
#dragon age inquisition#ask game#dragon age#solavellan#dai#solasmance#dai solas#varric and lavellan#varric tethras#wip#ao3 writer
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the table top gang was talking about fashion in Tevinter again so have Dorian styled in a Chinese hanfu 👉👈
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