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

I'm a simple man. I put a Manor Shirt and some dingy, level 20 cloth gloves on my body and I roll with it, confident in the fact that I'm styling infinitely more than the person who has the Odin helmet and a Savage weapon on with a schoolgirl shirt and 2B leggings.

Is it because lower-level items tend to dye better than higher level ones? Sometimes. Is it because robes and other complex gear looks like garbage on Roegadyn so I opted for a simplistic look? Maybe.

But one thing is for certain: Not only does keeping it simple help me feel like I stand out most amongst a game of Alphinauds and Thancreds, but it also helps me keep a consistent theme without having to rely on gathering a single complete set of gear. I just wish I could find a scimitar better than these level 35 ones.

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

Low level - Mid level enthusiast here. I use mostly event outfits and crafted glamours and put together a set that looks good for my job/holiday it is.

I just go with what fits my character, that's a lot of reds and blacks (goes best with pink hair) and flowy stuff. It can be high lvl or low lvl, light farming or (73 runs of saintwhatever for the casting coat) farming.

Other glams, like I have 2 winter ones, and the BLU/PLD Cop one (because that quest line was so annoying I felt like I had to do something with the hat).

So it varies?

Combining items from all level ranges tends to be how I go with my glamours. I find stuff I like, see what fits with it based on my character, and roll with that. Like my SGE glam is using some event items, some sub-50 quest rewards(pretty sure that's when it was received), and a level 50 raid item(just look at my lodestone profile and that's it there). One of the pieces is even from a promotion done with Amazon some years ago.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by NegativeS

I'm a simple man. I put a Manor Shirt and some dingy, level 20 cloth gloves on my body and I roll with it, confident in the fact that I'm styling infinitely more than the person who has the Odin helmet and a Savage weapon on with a schoolgirl shirt and 2B leggings.

Is it because lower-level items tend to dye better than higher level ones? Sometimes. Is it because robes and other complex gear looks like garbage on Roegadyn so I opted for a simplistic look? Maybe.

But one thing is for certain: Not only does keeping it simple help me feel like I stand out most amongst a game of Alphinauds and Thancreds, but it also helps me keep a consistent theme without having to rely on gathering a single complete set of gear. I just wish I could find a scimitar better than these level 35 ones.

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

---

Have you tried the Ala Mhigan Kilij and it's level 76 counterpart? Those are pretty decent looking scimitars.

I'm a grey item glamour enthusiast. I especially like mixing items from the Job's gear sets with each other and a few staples like thighboots or a corsage. High-end items for sure look impressive but somehow I've never enjoyed the loaded look too much.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BaconBits

Have you tried the Ala Mhigan Kilij and it's level 76 counterpart? Those are pretty decent looking scimitars.

---

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

I wish they took a little bit more inspiration from spanish or french 16th-18th century costumes for men expecially. I always wanted to make an all-show, over the top, bulky, classy, exquisite outfit. I crave for some short capes on a stuffed shirt with a massive pleated collar on top. Oh, and a musketeer-like hat would be very nice. I know that some pieces ingame already represent older-looking garments, but most of them are obscure and don't fit well with each other. I think the best we got on that would be Ishgardian fashion and that's sad, because, in my opinion, this weird mixture of gothic and baroque designs doesn't really dive deeper in any of those.

https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/wp...09/mw06570.jpg
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/w...4/N04252_9.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/37/4b...35e04ba3a8.jpg

Both to one degree or another. The most complex/mix-and-match glamour is my current DRG one. In order to find something that matched the Law's Order spear sufficiently, I had to do quite a bit of digging in my glamour dresser to find appropriate items as well as go through a number of dyes to find the right one. This turned out to be the Baron Helmet, Behemoth Queen chest, and High Steel arms and legs. The next most difficult to gather glamour is the whole Valerian Dragoon set from Neverreap matched with a Bronze Spear.

Other than those two, I've generally stuck with full AF sets or different tops with the same bottoms and the like to assuage my need for uniformity and consistency.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Theox

snip

---

Something similar exists in Holminster Switch for Mnk/Sam and NIN, as well as for caster, healers and aiming. If those arent ourcgaseable via MB, i recall that one of the amdapor dungeons (the one with the jester boss that also shows up in dun scaith) also drops those for the latter.


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.

Quote:

---

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.

---

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?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by NegativeS

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

---

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.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by NegativeS

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

---

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.

Quote:

---

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.

---

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.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CeL1790

my bard had to have a somewhat Jaskier from the witcher feel.

---

*stands at the door to the Rostra in Old Sharlayan, singing at the various delegates going past into the building*

Toss a coin to your Scion,
Oh, Forum of plenty,
Oh, Forum of plenty...

https://media.discordapp.net/attachm...384&height=683https://media.discordapp.net/attachm...384&height=683

Mostly Lv50+ items, though I don't think anything is level 70+ (could be wrong). This is my fave glam, everything's kinda mix-matched but it looks cohesive since I put a LOT of thought into it.

My rule is: If I likes it, I wears it.

Low level. When I switched from catgirl to Hrothgar, I went and bought the base starter gear and turned it into my primary glamour. Crafters and gatherers don't use any glamours.

I don't really worry about source, just appearance. If I likes it, I wears it. Level one glamour, low-level dungeon gear, MSQ rewards, raids, whatever.

You're not superior for using low level gear. Glamour is unique to the tastes of the person that is wearing it. I, for example, love casual and modern clothes, I don't like too much the look of combat gear on my character. For some that might be "bad glam" because they personally don't like that. By the same token I might look at the glamour that same person thinks is impecable and think it's clownish or bland. There is no right or wrong when glamouring as long as you yourself like it. It's all a matter of personal taste.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Starshower

I, for example, love casual and modern clothes, I don't like too much the look of combat gear on my character.

---

While I normally prefer outfits that look like they'd actually provide protection in the field, I had to go with more "modern" clothes for BRD. The High House Justacorps with Best Man slacks and gaiters fits my image of a sophisticated performer much more than the gaudy over the top standard BRD AF or the Fantasy-Cowboy aesthetic of the "Aiming" sets.

One thing I always make sure to do, which usually results in using lower-level gear, is to make sure all my weapons have a complete blade that makes practical sense. None of these spiky or split bladed weapons that wouldn't be able to cut a block of cheese without getting stuck.