Additional Garlean Fashion Inspiration

I mean, you're pretty spot on with the Eorzean writing vs Garlean writing. Personally, I think it's pretty messed up. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. The fact the narrative just conveniently directs itself away from the messed up stuff Eorzea is still happily indulging in sends a message too, and that message isn't great.

I'd also tend to agree with the themes employed with Garlemald. It's obvious they were written to evoke certain imagery and historical events, but the game also goes out of its way to differentiate the Garleans from those things as well, by dedicating small but none the less significant portions of any part of the narrative involving dealing with them to showing some good parts of their society. For every oppressive or racist overseer, there would always be another that gave everyone the same fair and equitable treatment. I believe the purpose of these details was to avoid the Garleans being seen in the same light as a certain demographic from WW2 that liked to keep their knees locked while marching in formation.

The Garlean Empire is dead. All that's left to pick up the pieces are the same sad, desperate people the regime once kept in check with a thorough regiment of gaslighting, propaganda, and threats. As the narrative surrounding them changes, I believe people's views on what the Garlean style of dress stands for (and indeed, the Garleans themselves) should change. We've been shown clearly now how the majority of the (surviving) population wasn't onboard with what their government got up to anyway. Now they've little choice but to form a new government.

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Originally Posted by Yukimin

I don't care about political climate or dumb ideologies. All I care about is the fashion.

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Too many dumb ideology vocal people around these parts.

There is nothing wrong with military gear. Every country has a military. Why cant people get gear like that? People focus way to hard on making everything about their political feelings.

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Originally Posted by True-to-Caesar

*sees vintage soldiers in uniform* “nazi!!!!!”


Me: checks player’s server, USA.

But for real, do they teach you guys over there History and show pictures instead of just social engineering ?

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Don't be so quick to judge by basing it off of someone's player server location. I'm from EU, and I'm from a country that has been sandwiched by both Germany and Russia in the past.

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Originally Posted by aveyond-dreams

The photos are from actors portraying Soviet forces from the Allies. This fashion is not offensive and if it does bother you then I'm sorry but that's on you. Let's not be so quick to throw out nonsensical accusations like that at people next time, eh? If I have to endure the armies of catgirls wearing the 2b outfit then I'm sure you can stomach someone in Garlean clothing.

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Who are as we speak oppressing the Ukrainians, many of whom are PoCs. What is this proto-fascist nonsense?

Since this topic was about Military glamor, the best you'll get is the Maelstrom GC gear.