Anne Radcliffe on Jul 22, 2014 wrote:

Okay, they are power-mad, immoral, and evil. But you must admit, the Armada sure are snappy dressers!

I was helping a friend defeat Rooke today, and finding myself distracted by the graceful snapping of Rooke's black wool cape, edged with gold braid. And yes, underneath that fancy armor of his, he wears red velvet (! yep, the artistic texture suggested that to me) breeches trimmed with gold, with a matching long velvet waistcoat adorned with gold embroidery. Naturally, I had already noticed his commanding hat over a formal, curled white wig. Definitely in a contest with Deacon (I have earlier commented upon his elegant 18th C. style gentleman's suit) for sartorial magnificence.

Needless to say, I am very interested in seeing Kane's magnificence in clothing. And especially, I look forward to seeing the gown and accessories of the Lady Elite! I expect I shall be envious!

Please, Anne, we value you very much as a comrade, do not allow yourself to be so distracted by the Armada's dazzeling fashion sense that you forget to first strike or riposte.
When I was in Beachhead I found myself blown away by the aesthic style shown in it's design, very Style Moderne in concept. But I believe that this is because the Toymaker ( possibly because he is Valencian ) gave them that artistic style, it is not inheirant in their nature to be creative.

I bet the Lady elite dresses like Queen Elizabeth. It will be interesting to see.

Virtuous Dante Ramsey

They do have nice togs. Until recently, my musketeer "stitched" virtually all of his shooty weapons into Armada muskets.

I think on Halloween we should all be able to run about in our Monquiston "diplomacy" outfit, our Monquiston disguise or our Armada disguise.

-Indigo

Phule:
Phule is as mad as a hatter.And he embraces this madness openly.What's interesting,however is his use of colors,which I will point out firstly.He's the only Elite,who's allowed to have one black boot and one white boot.The black side is the one that has the white boot,the white side is the one that has the black boot.the White side is the one that has the black sleeve,the black side is the one that has the white sleeve.And then there's his blue-red clothes,I like it a lot.For starters,one side is red with blue stripes,the other blue with white stripes.And he continues to play with these 4 colors until they all coil up around his head.If anyone payed an unhealthy amount of attention to his clothes,they would notice something interesting.His mischevious,white side,is the only one dressed in an Arlequin style outfit.The white side is the jester.And this can be seen,especially when he consistently praises us,is tempted to cause discord and such.We notice his black side is cold and calculating,and this is reflected in it's outfit,which is far more...evil buisness man,than his crazy jester one.Finally,that big golden badge,with a gear on it(representing the Armada),that seems to be holding some kind of cape,though I haven't seen him close enough to know for sure.His hat is also fun,bells!And serves as an inversion of the colors compared to his cape and the rest of his outfit.Overall,Blind Mew,one of the best ''visions'' you've written yet!!!!

Deacon
Of it all,it's deacon's robe I want most.Firstly,though,he is a spymaster.He has a black cape,linked to a trenchcoat,with beautiful coloration and a matching hat.Like Bishop and Phule,Deacon has a medallion showing his devotion to the Armada,or a badge showing his authority(obviously,it could be both.)Deacon has an interesting pair of shoes,matching the rest of the outfit.What impresses me most about him,though,is his coloration:Black with a yellow trim.While it doesn't suit me much,it's perfect for Deacon.Also,notice how Deacon never ever moves.I'm sure Kingsisle never even made an animation for his walking,because everywhere we saw him,he stood there.When we finally caught him,he stayed in one position,and shot from across the battleboard.I also like his cane a lot.But overall,I loved dancing on his remains .

Yes Anne, it seems as if the Armada becomes better dressed we do as the game wears on. With each new world we have to update our own wardrobe in that world's style - no matter how unfashionable it may be. The lovely 'pirate' style of Skull Island is lost to us without stitching. It would be nice if KI offered us some style choices as our characters progress.

Anne Radcliffe on Jul 22, 2014 wrote:

Okay, they are power-mad, immoral, and evil. But you must admit, the Armada sure are snappy dressers!

I was helping a friend defeat Rooke today, and finding myself distracted by the graceful snapping of Rooke's black wool cape, edged with gold braid. And yes, underneath that fancy armor of his, he wears red velvet (! yep, the artistic texture suggested that to me) breeches trimmed with gold, with a matching long velvet waistcoat adorned with gold embroidery. Naturally, I had already noticed his commanding hat over a formal, curled white wig. Definitely in a contest with Deacon (I have earlier commented upon his elegant 18th C. style gentleman's suit) for sartorial magnificence.

Needless to say, I am very interested in seeing Kane's magnificence in clothing. And especially, I look forward to seeing the gown and accessories of the Lady Elite! I expect I shall be envious!

Well, I have to say that I haven't really admired any of their outfits besides the fight with Deacon. I thought, "Ooh, fancy! Anyway, TIME TO DESTROY!!" Then I sort of lost myself and went all "Hulk Smash!" on the clockworks, which is somewhat ironic since I'm a Swashbuckler. I came back to myself when the treasure chests popped up, and my pirate side took over again. I haven't fought Rooke or Bishop yet, so I'll pay more attention to their attire when I battle them.

The name of this topic sounds like a song. Oh wait it is lyrics from one. "Say what you wanna say, and let the words fall out".

MistyDragon13 on Jul 26, 2014 wrote:

I have now fought Bishop, and sort of fought Rooke (I was helping with some farming) and I have to agree now, they do dress up pretty fancy! Bishop is my favorite, and I wish that he'd drop his mask. I want to get Rooke's stuff too, but it certainly wouldn't benefit my Swashbuckler any!

Thank you!
Beaked masks have always been my favorite kind of carnival mask...

Anne Radcliffe on Jul 28, 2014 wrote:

Thank you Esperanza -- I guess that is rather a fatal flaw of mine to be distracted by the enemies' gorgeous clothing or brilliant architecture. Indeed, I have been scolded by Bonnie Anne and Ratbeard about this tendency, but it is hard to shake, even after a few hard knocks to the head from said enemies!

Yes, Beachhead was also beautiful... though I wonder if it isn't in the Armada's nature (of Kane and the Elites, anyway) to be creative. It would be in keeping with their rather fey nature not to be able to create (in folklore, the fairies often imitate humans because they cannot invent true ideas of their own). But Bishop, in boasting of the magnificent fortress of Beachhead, refers to it not only as a devastating military weapon, but also the 'pinnacle of Armada artistry', a phrase I found to be quite interesting. Certainly they have been ruthless in destroying the art and culture of Valencia (and probably Skull Island too) as they uncaringly destroy in order to get what they want. Or is it that they believe all other artistic expression is greatly inferior to their own, and thus should be wiped out as proof of its unworthiness?

But doesn't this beg the question of why the Toymaker should endow an aesthetic sense on automatons created solely for the purpose of war?

anecorbie on Jul 28, 2014 wrote:

But doesn't this beg the question of why the Toymaker should endow an aesthetic sense on automatons created solely for the purpose of war?

Perhaps the creative element would help them come up with unexpected battle plans to lead them and their allies to victory?

Dark Gillian Quinc... on Sep 26, 2014 wrote:

I literally love any post devoted to armada fashion. I kno I'm rather late finding this, but it was so descriptive and now I love the ramada even more// especially with my armada cosplay projects coming up
Dark Gillian Quincy the armada obsessor

You cosplay? Awesome! Which character are you making?