Quote Originally Posted by MikkoAkure View Post
If we're talking about fantasy mages, they almost universally wear robes across all types of media from books, film, television, and video games. That's just the trope we have to deal with and it probably has its beginnings, like all things fantasy, with Lord of the Rings.
Fun fact: Gandalf the Grey was inspired by Odin's guise as a wanderer. He would wear a simple robe as a disguise, along with a wide-brimmed hat to shadow his face and hide his distinctive missing eye, and use his magic spear Gungnir as a walking staff. So the classic "wizard hat and robe" look came from Norse mythology.

So who wants to go tell the god of wisdom and magic and king of the Viking pantheon that his robes aren't manly enough?