It's time to stand up for us Monks.

[Boxworm]

Sorry man but he looks like a circus performer. Here are some examples of monks.

Are... are you serious?

That's like saying chocobos aren't REAL mounts because OTHER games have horses. While I respect your opinion that male Monk equipment should look more 'manly' -- I have several friends who have said the same thing -- to say that they are 'not Monks' is absurd. This game belongs to Square Enix, as does the realm of Eorzea, as well as all the other realms featured in past FF games. Simply put, SE can decide the style of Monks in their worlds. It doesn't make them fake Monks. It makes them Monks designed by SE.

Why not take inspiration from those Monks that you consider to be more aesthetically pleasing, and use it to design your own custom look? As others said, that's exactly what glamour is for. You don't want to look like all the other Monks in Idyllshire anyways, do you?