Suikoden Series Fashion Central

[tiki]

So I've been looking over various Suikoden character designs and I was hoping there's a fashion designer registered here who can answer our questions about some of the character's ensembles.

I'll start with Sasarai:



What exactly would one call what he's wearing up top? It's not exactly a tunic, not exactly a shirt, is there a particular name for it?

[FliktorForce5]

Well, I don't know about fasion designer, but I did take a costuming class in college and I do have somewhat of an interest in period clothing, so if I were to put a name to it I'd say it was a high collared parade doublet, I think that bit just just in front of the collar is called an abbot's bib (though I could be wrong on that count) It does have an extended coattail (note the singular as it's not split for riding making them coattails) sleeves have a definite 16 century flair to the cuff usually seen more in coats than doublets, but, eh, it looks cool so, why knock it? and I can't quite tell, but it looks like his sleeves are done in the tie off style (which probably has a fancier name that I can't remember at the moment) The shoulders and whole sleeves being blue with a white undershirt poking through ties at the top of the shoulder and outside of the sleeve allowing for ventilation and cofort/ease of movement. Well that's all that comes to mind. Bear in mind though it's not really a professional opinion and it's not what you don't know that'll get you, it's what you know that ain't so. Just sayin'