Complex High-End Glamour Fans vs Simple Low-Level Glamour Enthusiasts

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Originally Posted by Anhra

As for the main topic, i usually dont care what other people wear, but if i had to judge, id say that the whole picture matters. Casual Modern clothing is a straight "bad glam" flag for me, outside of making a Meme glam (for example, trying to look like a character from another game), as well as anyone using 2B boots/leggings and the Dhalmel Top or wearing a entire Armorset.

Before anyone starts shouting at me gor the full armorset part, there is a difference between simply looking good and having a good glamour. Glamour requires in my opinion for you to put at least a little effort into composing something new entirely, or else it simply:
Is
Not
Glamour.

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I'm glad someone feels the same as me in those regards.

In World of Warcraft, which I played for a while up until June of this year, people valued the look of the transmog more than the sources of the transmog items, unless it was Mythic Raid gear. I was surprised to see full sets of levelling dungeon gear being slung around juxtaposed against modern school uniforms with bright yellow Savage weapons... Didn't feel right to me coming from a more strictly fantasy game, although I guess with Garlemald as part of the world it kinda makes sense?

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Originally Posted by NegativeS

Are you a complex high-end glamour fan, or a simple low-level glamour enthusiast?

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I prefer simple and plain — the WoL equivalent of wearing a solid-colored t-shirt and pants. The Velveteen Cowl is a perfect example. (If only I could find something like it but without the hood.)

Low-level. I use event pieces a lot because I enjoy holiday glams and really like many of the outfits we've been given over the years. Usually, more of my time is spent with the dye preview, choosing a palette, than choosing the actual items. The difference in how the colors look on my screen (pc) and my husband's (PS4) is interesting. Sometimes I glance over at his screen and am a little surprised by my own creation.

I usually mix and match pieces of gear from random places and levels unless I'm wearing a full job specific set. And even then I usually make some alterations like different pants or headpieces. But I like to make sure it is as close to perfect as I can make it.

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Originally Posted by NegativeS

Bro, that looks dope. Guess I'll have to start doing Hunts now.

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You could buy the level 76 version from the marketboard or a vendor in Amh Araeng, but I'm pretty sure it dyes differently from the Ala Mhigan version.

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Originally Posted by BaconBits

You could buy the level 76 version from the marketboard or a vendor in Amh Araeng, but I'm pretty sure it dyes differently from the Ala Mhigan version.

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Bro you saved my mental bacon, that's gonna be the first thing I do when I log on next. Thank you.

FFXIV fashion peaked with the Acolyte and Foestriker sets, tbh.

When I glam, my rules are generally:

1. Has shorts and a short-sleeved/sleeveless top (No point in having scales if nobody can see them).

2. Looks appropriate for my job.

3. Looks comfortable enough to wear in casual situations (Opting for light armor over plate for my fending/maiming glams).

I tend to go relatively simple for my glamours, but I do have a definite aesthetic of "boots, pants, and a kickass long jacket" where possible, and "boots, pants, and some sort of tunic-y top" where not.

For instance, my white mage glamour is pretty straightforward in appearance (if, perhaps, not in the variety of sets I drew from):
https://i.imgur.com/ECBup93.png

As is my samurai glamour:
https://i.imgur.com/ruDaaym.png

This very rarely involves multiple pieces of the same set, though.

I want to do more glamour stuff, but, I always end up distracted by leveling jobs lol, for now i stick with the class gear mostly, except my bard, my bard had to have a somewhat Jaskier from the witcher feel.