beginning with Byleth, as seen in human and enlightened mode. my main priorities were making them a) genderless b) practically armoured, with a heavy quilted gambeson, and c) SCARRED. i like face scars and think they're hot. the enlightened one look is slightly byzantine-inspired.

funny story. i had Claude all designed up with the one on the right, and then i drew the other deer and realized i hadn't made him fancy enough. he's very english in terms of fashion, fitting with the shakespearean theme. he also gets the leicester chain of office, some fancy diagonal slashing, and cavalry boots.

i am tentatively sure that i haven't dramatically cocked up the calligraphy, but the blade of his khanjar dagger has his name engraved just below the hilt, plus some more fancy gold inlay.

Hilda is Very Italian in her mode of dress haha. i think the connection was derdriu=venice->leicester=italy in my head? she has matching pearl nets in two parts of her fancy hairdo, and tied-on sleeves with a ton of ruffles. titties pushed up and together, as would have been the style, and a shitload of pearls in general.

i really love the pinky browns she has in canon so i incorporated as much of that as i could!

with Lorenz i gave myself permission to go as silly as i could handle, to my own personal delight. i just really like him and all his purple, which would have been Such a brag in the renaissance. purple dye is extremely hard to make And hard to maintain, so his deeply saturated colours are a not-so-subtle boast about house gloucester's wealth. plus all the gold embroidery and lace and other fancy fixings.

i could not resist giving him a big hat with feathers. what do i look like to you.

Marianne is actually probably my favourite of these. the blues and bronzes are soooo nice on her and i loved doing the detailing of her partlet (the gold and bead netting on her collar) and her circlet. her sleeves are tied on like Hilda's, but with a simpler funnel-shape instead of a bunch of fancy puffs and beading.

since Raphael's family are innkeepers now, i prioritized practicality for him. his clothes are good-quality for sure, but the emphasis is on easy washing and comfortable fit. i also really, really wanted to give him a good amount of body fat to support all the muscle, and the friendliest face in the world. my big sweet man.

Ignatz represents leicester's merchant class, with fancy cuts and detailing but not too expensive colours! he has fancy shoes and high socks rather than boots, since he's not a horseman, and he gets to wear a fancy hat. i regret to inform you that the matching-colours jerkin and pants combo was in fact very stylish in the renaissance...

Leonie is dressed as a reasonably successful mercenary in a landsknecht-inspired outfit! i really had fun designing this look lmaoooo she has so much energy and confidence, so it was really fun capturing that in her general look.

for Lysithea, the emphasis was on rich colours and a very grown-up cut. her sleeves have that same tied-on look as both Marianne's and Hilda's, with very wide gold trim, while the cut of her bodice is also between the other two girls'. her hair, too, is put up to emphasize her maturity, plus a circlet and a sheer veil to protect it from dirt.