Clothing is worn garments and coverings which serve to protect the wearer from the elements and/or improve their appearance and interaction through fashion. Any society wherein fashion exists (clothing and accouterments beyond merely functional) generally has a stratified measure of it, reflecting station and power, and signifying tribe, group and/or subculture. A “set” of clothes includes all appropriate underclothes, foot/head/hand wear, and safety covers.
Common Standards: Social Standing/Status is reflected in Clothing and signifiers such as Prestige reflected in Places as well as Items and Marks. Conversely, such things may also be used to reflect or even present a specific level of Prestige fame, etc. A certain measure of such things may be required in Social Dealings and leveraged by Social Features and expected by Contact and shared bond of culture. All of these may vary by Availability and culture within a Setting and/or specific Properties of a Locale/Settlement.
In sufficiently advanced cultures, clothing, weapons, and armor can be integrated with “wearable technology” to camouflage or enhance Computer tech and items, Cybernetic tech and items, Robotic tech and items, and/or Nano tech and items.
Social Standing/StatusThe type and style of clothes reflect the typical levels of Social Standing in a culture. The price for clothes is so widely varied based on availability and the cultural norms that little more can be said other than simple clothes should take about HALF a simple Cost Portion as a baseline.
| Measure | Description | _Baseline_ % Cost Portion |
|---|---|---|
| Pariah | Ragged, barely covering, threadbare | |
| Poor | Basic | |
| Lower | Laboring – These are typically basic clothes with functionary modifications (slits, pockets, stretch, etc) that allow characters to better do a job. | |
| Middle | Good – Fine – Higher quality clothing with a modicum of fashion and a good fit; utility for different events and scenes. | |
| Upper | Wealthy – Fashion, fit, utility all come together perfectly; business formal. | |
| Privileged | Noble – High society events and special functions – decorative and expensive styles and tastes. | |
| Elite | Court – Ostentatious; This is the expression of fashion simply for the display of wealth and station. |
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The Setting and/or Cultural Limits Availability is always a factor…