Boulevardier set

[Kazgrel]

I’ve made a mint selling the shoes. Al Bundy would be proud.

[Bahati]

I was deeply disappointed by these pants and don't understand the intention of the design here. I did not want more plain slacks like the bonding set or best man's pants but goodness, these are too far in the other direction.

The shoes are gorgeous at least. The top would have been very handsome if it had tailored sleeves with cuff links or something rather than sleeves that remind me of something my grandma would look nice in. Perhaps I'm not understanding Japanese fashion?

[Hestzhyen]

I appreciate that SE finally made a matching set for crafted glamour, but... uh, those pants though. At least most of the boot options get that mess under control.

Hoping the next iteration (there BETTER be one!) takes inspiration from a different and less billowy, ruffly source.

[Kacho_Nacho]

Another glamour idea I had (but I think it needs a cuter character than I have available, plus seasonal gear) is that I think the shirt would match well with the Valentione's feathered cap? And maybe the Valentione's pants with the striped socks.

What??? You are plenty cute, Iscah!

Now, let's see this glamour idea on you!

Personally, I like the set; but, I'd like to see it on a lalafell first before I decide if I want to devote gil and time getting it. Seriously, how low do those leg frill things go on a lalafell? If they go low enough they might be fun as a bell bottom jean look.

[Iscah]

What??? You are plenty cute, Iscah!

Now, let's see this glamour idea on you!

Haha, thanks. I'm assuming you mean Aurelie? Unfortunately the set is gender-locked, otherwise I'd love to get the shirt for her!

Male-character-wise I have the Elezen I posted pictures of earlier, and a low-level Au Ra who can't afford the shirt anyway.

But I got curious and bought the hat so I could try it out with my Elezen after all.



I’d tried a more colourful version first with the hat and pants dyed red, which might look good on another character, but it was too bright on him so I decided to match the original colour scheme of the set. I was going to also match the pose of the Elezen in the promo shot - I did find it but it just looked awkward. Maybe this pose didn't show off the shorts very well.

The Riviera pants are pretty close to what I was thinking should have gone with the set in the first place.

[Iscah]

Personally, I like the set; but, I'd like to see it on a lalafell first before I decide if I want to devote gil and time getting it. Seriously, how low do those leg frill things go on a lalafell? If they go low enough they might be fun as a bell bottom jean look.

You can always try them on from the marketboard! Turn on the 'save outfit' button and you can try on all the pieces to see how the set looks. (That's how I got the images in post #2 - my character isn't at Lv70 yet, I just found other people wearing those items and tried them on to assemble it in the preview window.)

[Kurando]

I noticed the vest makes a good alternative to the Riviera Doublet, but as I think someone mentioned; the dye job doesn't always come out as you'd expect. Being able to dye the vest and the shirt under it seperately would be great (well for many body pieces not just this), also the collar clips through certain things like an unseathed SCH/SMN's chin, and some headgear.

[Butterfly]

I love the top and shoes, so much so I changed my char to a male just for this glamour
Those pants though, just nope.

[Iscah]

The High House coat looks very nice on my Au Ra though. But you are right, there are some pieces of gear that look weird on male Au Ra. Not only the ones with big collars, but some coats look weird at the waist area because instead of having the shape of their waist or going normally around it the coats have very "sharp" curves. I don't know how to say it. If you look at the Aymeric coat on Elezen, Hyur or Miqo'te it looks normal. On Au Ra I noticed some kind of sharp edge around their waist when I tried it on.
Problem is, I only like those elegant style clothes, so I only have very few pieces to work with. ^^'

I just tried the Boulevard vest on again and while the vest part looks good, the collar and also the sleeves are just HUGE on Au Ra. The sleeves could be hidden with some long gloves or sleeves, but most of them aren't fitting at all for that kind of style.

The waist issues are another thing with their unusual shape - all the other male characters have a more 'rectangular' body shape but Au Ra are 'triangular' so the clothing model has to be tapered in. I remember seeing some of them didn't fit very well. Again it probably does work best on things like the High House coat since that style is supposed to fit like that anyway.

For sleeves, maybe have a look at the Eikonic gear sold in Idyllshire - there are long sleeves for (I think) aiming and scouting sets, which might work - they still have a loose edge, no cuffs, but might look more fitting than the shirt sleeves. I don't have access to Idyllshire yet for my male characters so I can't try it out.

I love the top and shoes, so much so I changed my char to a male just for this glamour
Those pants though, just nope.

Very nice! Yay for co-ordinating gold decorations. And are those the shoes from the set dyed black in the first picture? That really changes the look of them.

I'm also very intrigued by your background! Is that a big painting with ivy arranged around it? It looks really effective.