BRD needs Vanity :O

So I was using my regular 45 AF head on top of Amon's head.. and up until today I had the allagan BRD body from coil 1..

But I just upgraded to the Aural Tabard and even dyed my favourite colour its still god awful to look at.

I need some ideas for a BRD vanity please. I liked the allagan body, with the sleeveless armour type look, any other obscure armours out there that look good?

feel free to screenshot your BRD and name the items.. though the pimp hat is here to stay :P

Shikaree set with AF hat looks fairly nice imo, don't see many people using it anymore either.

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Originally Posted by Gralna

Shikaree set with AF hat looks fairly nice imo, don't see many people using it anymore either.

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Another vote for the Shikaree set.

Its one of the nicest looking sets imho, though I also though it went well with Cova's bluish skin tone, whereas a lot of other armors look horrid.

Had a pic somewhere..... stuck at work though so not sure I can find it.

When I read the thread title, I was like "Bards need more stuff to glamour? Are you kidding me!?"

But reading the thread... hmm... it really depends on what kind of look you're going for. Bard gear, by design, is very colorful and flamboyant. Heck, as a Monk/Warrior focus, I often find myself seething with jealousy at the kinds of stuff Bards get to work with.

Here are some recommendations for chestpieces, from the flamboyant to the more subtle. It'd be easier to start there, then work on the other pieces which complement the chest.

Body:

http://xivdb.com/?item/7385/Birdsong-Coat (PVP Endgame gear)
http://xivdb.com/?item/7189/High-Allagan-Coat-of-Aiming (Drops from Second Coil)
http://xivdb.com/?item/8243/Shirt-of-the-Divine-Light (Drops from 2.3 Dungeons)
http://xivdb.com/?item/7463/Shikaree%27s-Doublet (Drops from 2.2 Dungeons)

Augmented Choral gear looks good on almost all pieces - Specifically the chest and hat. I dyed mine dalamud red, and I'm rather satisfied with it.
Still waiting for the High Allagan Coat of Aiming to finish my look.

i'm using divine light set (from expert dungeons) and ballad crown, sipahi boots.. looks good; a bit more brd like, than Allagan, but yah, Allagan set looks nice too.

You don't just have to look to high level gear for glamour, take my i107 BRD...
http://i.imgur.com/2CZwkD5.png
Elfin bow
Augmented Choral Chapeau
Infantry Shirt (Drops from normal mode Brayflox etc)
Fingerless Goatskin Gloves
Hempen Pantalettes
Iron plated Jackboots.

I did another version of this for a friend without the shirt using a linen Shirt dyed Othard blue.
Use try on a lot and be aware that different tiers of the same item have slight visual differences. Most of all have a but of fun

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Originally Posted by Gralna

Shikaree set with AF hat looks fairly nice imo, don't see many people using it anymore either.

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+1, such nice textures and effects, Shikaree set is probably the best looking one from the last patches but good luck getting all pieces right now though.

http://i.imgur.com/KKdO6xi.png

Weapon: Thunderdart
Hat: Augmented Choral Chapeau
Top: Shirt of Divine Light
Bottom: Lady's Knickers (black)
Glove: Coronal Wristbands (its hidden, appear that i'm not wearing any gloves instead)
Boots: Boots of Divine Light
Neck: Dodore Choker
Ears: Peach Blossom

http://i.imgur.com/94CMOAo.jpg

Details here

Sexy Pumpkin - Cuz Halloween

http://oi61.tinypic.com/oqhczt.jpg

That's my BRD :D

thanks for all the suggestions.. will defo look into the shikare.. that got the most votes lol.. i also like the idea of the infantry.. my retainer is wearing it at the moment though lol

http://i.imgur.com/Fs7BnOp.jpg


And more recently
http://i.imgur.com/UxtcM4C.png

http://puu.sh/c7shZ/223d09c6ae.jpg

Myth gear hat
Infantry shirt
Miqo'te Zouaves (you could probably substitute some kind of sarouel)
Boots of the Divine Light

I like it. Kind of... I dunno, rakish and casual. :3

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Originally Posted by DenzelTaru

thanks for all the suggestions.. will defo look into the shikare.. that got the most votes lol.. i also like the idea of the infantry.. my retainer is wearing it at the moment though lol

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GL gettin shikaree i did expertes for 3 months and 0 drops

AF1-2 , CT , ST , Rank max pvp all look horrible (IMO)

Both Allagan set are good.

shikaree is cool but other than that uggggggh

shikaree forever. Shikaree for life.

Oh dat shikaree.

No really, get the shikaree, it's beautiful

http://i.imgur.com/U6rTxgU.png

If you get the wolfmarks & rank, the Birdsong Bow is EPIC.

I'm having trouble building a good vanity set around it. There's not a current dye-able purple that really looks like it.

http://i60.tinypic.com/2ppbm9i.png

wait for 2.4 and spam the hell out of scob and make your BRD badass xD

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...acter/5494533/

I've been hoping for the Ballad Corselet drop from Labyrinth of the Ancients for my Bard. That would be my vote, with the Shikaree's doublet right behind that.

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Originally Posted by ChriZirhC

wait for 2.4 and spam the hell out of scob and make your BRD badass xD

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...acter/5494533/

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I have always liked this set as well...

https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...fb&oe=54BCC44F
;)

Full sets for days

http://i.imgur.com/DmPh9ql.jpg
infantry

http://i.imgur.com/nElPXdT.jpg
divine

http://i.imgur.com/7g847Vi.jpg
amons

http://i.imgur.com/Dt04PPc.png
shikarees

http://i.imgur.com/iICZlrK.jpg
stolen ballard

http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/fss/...22/ima+rdm.PNG

http://images.bluegartr.com/bucket/g...16f2c1a7a6.jpg

Can't wait till I get my first gold dye for the head.

I use a hempen camisole top and the pants/boots from the divine light set that current expert dungeons give, cactuar earrings, skull eyepatch, no glove/ring/neck glamours, so my auroral gloves still show. It's kind of shady pirate girl, but classy shady? I'm a huge advocate for new glamour sets that throw back to outfits from the series as a whole, or glamour pieces that drop from primals that carry a theme (so we could have a tasteful glittery set of, like, gorgeous formal wear from Shiva, for example, and one piece would drop in addition to a weapon or accessory).

I'm just really...really glamour obsessed.

I dont need vanity...

http://se.uploads.im/t/n79uL.jpg

Happy with my Divine Light shirt and boots! Head is beast tribes reward, pant cashmere skirt, and I kept HA bow since the design is awesome.

as you can see on my new sig i am still using the soldiery body.. but its kinda grown on me..

also using the ixali beast quest gloves for vanity, goes surprisingly well with this look

http://oi62.tinypic.com/15rxgdj.jpg

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Originally Posted by DenzelTaru

So I was using my regular 45 AF head on top of Amon's head.. and up until today I had the allagan BRD body from coil 1..

But I just upgraded to the Aural Tabard and even dyed my favourite colour its still god awful to look at.

I need some ideas for a BRD vanity please. I liked the allagan body, with the sleeveless armour type look, any other obscure armours out there that look good?

feel free to screenshot your BRD and name the items.. though the pimp hat is here to stay :P

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how is your BRD wearing crafting gloves?

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Originally Posted by Lovescake

how is your BRD wearing crafting gloves?

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the gloves you have to wear while doing the quests were made available for all classes :)

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Originally Posted by Lovescake

how is your BRD wearing crafting gloves?

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because they are swagtastic :P .. that and what the guy above said lol

For those interested what the Shikaree Set (except the mask) looks like on a female character:

http://i.imgur.com/KdEnJFe.png

http://i.imgur.com/fiTVtqe.png
http://i.imgur.com/aYF7m2n.png
http://i.imgur.com/w3ufxm6.png

Noble i60 set! + Darklight Eye patch + Ales's bow or something

http://i.imgur.com/Ega9fDb.png