I have to say I would rather hate to see KC:D perpetuating the same stupid notions once again, that people ran around all filthy and dirty to no end, with all ragged and torn crap clothing in grey and brown and of the shittiest materials.
Clothing WAS expensive. Some Colours WERE expensive to dye in very brilliant and bright shades.
But in an age where clothing very much marked your status in society, where people treated you according to your outfit, and where clothing needed to last for a good time (not just for the poor but also the normal or well to do people),
NO ONE could afford running around like a bag of sh*t.
Clothing was made from the appropriate materials, in qualities that ensured a decent look and a long life of the garment. Sewing the seams and construction was done in a way that looked good and was durable. Damaged Items were carefully patched. And then as much as today, maybe even more, people apreciated colour. So affordable versions of colours were widely used.
A deep black was, contrary to hollywood and myth, actually a terribly difficult colour to dye. And whilst woad blue and scarlet red were very expensive, there were not-quite-as-brilliant-or-pure-but-still-pretty-but-much-cheaper dyes for red and blue and other colours.
And whilst people often were not as squeaky clean as we think of ourselves today, they did recognise that clean things look better and are more comfortable, and kept their clothing ‘clean’.
I am tired of Clothing in Fantasy Games being utterly nonsensical, against any function and of such coarse materials and construction, that they’d fall apart within hours of putting them on.
As per hoods: well they are terribly warm, but I trust War Horse will implement a vast selection of other headgears. There are even, I believe, many diffrent and interesting ways to wear a gugel, like a hat e.g.
LAst bit: patterned edges etc are terribly simple to make. The most standard fabric used was wool, and any wool of a decent quality (most of our modern wool fabrics are far too thin) hold a raw edge, i.e. wont ravel when cut. So simply cutting a patterned edge is barely any effort. You dont need to make a difficult patterned lining or binding etc.
And quite often the pattern was a piece of iron, almost like a chisel, with which the edge was cut using a hammer. Simple, decorative, cheap.
Btw sorry for my bad english xD
