Klamon Klamotten und Kleidung
I did a nice side-track the last couple days working on Klamon clothing. I'm pretty firm on the idea that Klamon clothing is pretty much all single pieces of cloth folded, tied, or otherwise secured. I'm sure they're capable of fancy stitchwork and can sew, but the needs of being able to adapt between their three forms, natural, half, and human, lends itself to clothing options that are adaptable and easily changed depending on the situation.
I stumbled upon this video on kilts:
I actually just watched the video without sound and would pause it and rewind and look at it again to see and sketch what they were showing.
It resulted in this group of sketches over the course of five pages:
Click for the full image.
These were so much fun. There are a few of those that I need to transfer into fully rendered images because I'm so pleased with them.
This has also made me appreciate how awesome kilts are. There's a lesser known female version refered to as an Earasaid, but there isn't as much information on it and it seems to be something more worn over a dress base than a full garment in and of itself.
So I'm thinking the Brehtsoln would end up with something kilt-like. They're not going to follow the same colors and patterns, but the form and function will otherwise be pretty much the same. Since the Brehtsoln control electrical charges rather than temperature keeping warm and dry is an important consideration so having a garment that can be layered and is water and mostly windproof would be adventageous and something they would want.
Next I started exploring clothing for the Toltkraets, a heat manipulator like the Getier. I looked at some African traditions and played with the Kente which has origins in Ghana of West Africa.
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As I was fussing with these (and watching a lot more videos on mute of people putting them on and styling them differently) I realized this wouldn't work well for Klamon women. The kilt is fine, there's space for the woman to access her joey (or joeys, twins are fairly common) in most of the styles, but the Kente covers the torso completely and there it would be a bit obnoxious to access a child. So there definitely be difference in some clothing between the men and women, or at least between women rearing young and the rest of them.
I moved on to the Shuka of the Maasai in East Africa and what I was loosely basing the Getier clothing off of initially.
Then I discovered the Kanga and Kitenge and Lesso, which can be found from coast to coast in sub saharan Africa. I then detoured to SE Asia and the Pacific islands with the Sarong, Kikoi, Moorea, and Pareo. So many things!
That was a lot of fun and now I have a more firm idea of where I'm going with all of that.
I stumbled upon this video on kilts:
Click to viewI actually just watched the video without sound and would pause it and rewind and look at it again to see and sketch what they were showing.
It resulted in this group of sketches over the course of five pages:
Click for the full image.
These were so much fun. There are a few of those that I need to transfer into fully rendered images because I'm so pleased with them.
This has also made me appreciate how awesome kilts are. There's a lesser known female version refered to as an Earasaid, but there isn't as much information on it and it seems to be something more worn over a dress base than a full garment in and of itself.
So I'm thinking the Brehtsoln would end up with something kilt-like. They're not going to follow the same colors and patterns, but the form and function will otherwise be pretty much the same. Since the Brehtsoln control electrical charges rather than temperature keeping warm and dry is an important consideration so having a garment that can be layered and is water and mostly windproof would be adventageous and something they would want.
Next I started exploring clothing for the Toltkraets, a heat manipulator like the Getier. I looked at some African traditions and played with the Kente which has origins in Ghana of West Africa.
Click for full size.
As I was fussing with these (and watching a lot more videos on mute of people putting them on and styling them differently) I realized this wouldn't work well for Klamon women. The kilt is fine, there's space for the woman to access her joey (or joeys, twins are fairly common) in most of the styles, but the Kente covers the torso completely and there it would be a bit obnoxious to access a child. So there definitely be difference in some clothing between the men and women, or at least between women rearing young and the rest of them.
I moved on to the Shuka of the Maasai in East Africa and what I was loosely basing the Getier clothing off of initially.
Then I discovered the Kanga and Kitenge and Lesso, which can be found from coast to coast in sub saharan Africa. I then detoured to SE Asia and the Pacific islands with the Sarong, Kikoi, Moorea, and Pareo. So many things!
That was a lot of fun and now I have a more firm idea of where I'm going with all of that.