I am pretty tired of many of these frilly robes that many mages must have to wear throughout the game.
While I never played FF11, some of the mage gear look pretty nice in their simplicity; dare i say practicality:
http://zam.zamimg.com/images/7/5/75b...f5aeab1862.png
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2...r-artifact.jpg
http://www.playonline.com/ff11/addon...FullEquip4.png
And plenty important FF14 NPCs dont wear elaborate robes:
http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/ffxi...83d48f0e516bb2
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2...NPC_Render.jpg
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...vrvNAhGKTDQDNw
http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2...NPC_Render.jpg
Compared to the gears we've been given:
http://i.imgur.com/10q4tpa.jpg
Not saying that they should stop making robes, but it would be nice to see more stylized short robes and bliauds for the sake of variety. Just because we're mages doesn't mean we should be covered from head to toe with cloth