Enough "Long Skirt" Robes. Make New Designs.

madeeh91rwb17_ESO

Almost all the robes in the game, including the many new ones, have no "aesthetic cuts" in them.
I am talking about the lower/bottom part that covers the legs.

These robes are all generally just totally round and tight "long skirts" with a different pattern on each of them.

And for some reason they seem too feminine to me to use.

The motifs like Mercenary and Dark Brotherhood etc are some nice exceptions, and only ones on my light armor characters.

The said "aesthetic cuts" are not merely aesthetic, but also have an "athletic" purpose to them.
I would imagine one would find it rather struggling, to sprint and jump in such a confining attire.
Any sort of "cuts", whether in the sides or front or back should help solve both the lack of mobility and beauty that these robes offer.

Therefore, I just wanted to request a small dose of creativity in the future designs and end to dastardly "tight long skirts".

Now I am no fashion designer. But here is little something from Skyrim to seed your imagination:

ArchMikem

Yup. Many a Mage everywhere are dying to dungeon bosses because they keep tripping on their robes. Tragic.

...i may be making a funny but i do still agree with you.

Dapper Dinosaur

I agree that the robes mostly look the same regardless of style, except for a few particularly good outliers like daggerfall and ebonheart robes.

Ankael07

This is why we have tunics for but they look more like t-shirt + trousers.

Korah_Eaglecry

It does seem odd that we are following games like WoW where anyone using light armor is forced into either a tunic or a ankle long robe. That there doesnt seem to be any variety regardless of the background regarding the armor motif. As if some Reachman living on some mountain side is really going to be using either a tunic or a ankle long robe in such conditions. Same with a Battlemage that might find themselves knee deep in mud on a battlefield.

mocap

thats why if you use Undaunted mettle, its better to use heavy armor chest. That ugly robes hiding everything - boots, legs, gloves. Only helm and shoulders not (ugly monster sets lol).

platonicidealgirlfriend

the knee length skirt on the telvanni mage robes are to DIE for and i would be amenable to zos pilfering the model if they got creative with the rest of it. and it made the result less than 1k crowns.

madeeh91rwb17_ESO

ArchMikem wrote: »

Yup. Many a Mage everywhere are dying to dungeon bosses because they keep tripping on their robes. Tragic.

Indeed

Ankael07 wrote: »

This is why we have tunics for but they look more like t-shirt + trousers.

Those "tunics" are even worse.
I prefer the long skirts over these so called "tunics".

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Anyway, it would be great if from now onwards Every Robe Has Its Own Unique "Cuts/Design".
Shouldn't be too much to ask.
And please do feel free to use the robe design in the original post. It's already your own property.

Yarlenzey

They are standard attire for Palomino-riding Gandalf-wannabes.
It's how nature says "stay away"....

Ratzkifal

Don't forget Hollowjack robes. They are pretty unique, have cuts and don't look like skirts. We need more like them.
Personally the way characters ride with these skirt-robes triggers me. They are literally glitching the robe-skirt through the horse as they are lacking the necessary cuts. Good thing I am not a cosplayer or else I would need to deal with that problem ^^

DRXHarbinger

Yarlenzey wrote: »

They are standard attire for Palomino-riding Gandalf-wannabes.
It's how nature says "stay away"....

Gandalfs robe was open at the front like a bath robe and clasped at the top. L2lotr.

Yarlenzey

DRXHarbinger wrote: »

Yarlenzey wrote: »

They are standard attire for Palomino-riding Gandalf-wannabes.
It's how nature says "stay away"....

Gandalfs robe was open at the front like a bath robe and clasped at the top. L2lotr.

"Gandalf Wannabes" - clearly: they are all FAILBOAT until we sort out this critical and life-threatening issue.

Until then, "stay away". Otherwise, you'll start riding the Palomino too. No-one needs to see that....

MornaBaine

Whereas I wish we had more long skirt legs like the Daedric legs just because I'm sooooo tired of that pattern. I wish we had robes that just looked like robes, not armor. I wish we had robes without those stupid hip flaps. I wish we had robes with a neckline like the Bosmer Medium low level top instead of one more suited to a nun's habit.

Junipus

@ZOS_GinaBruno Can we have ESO mankini's as the next motif? Call it 'Khazaks Reveal'. But please don't taint it with being only through crown jewels.

RoyalPink06

VaranisArano

Funny you should mention Assassin's Creed

https://eso.mmo-fashion.com/katria-the-aetherial-na-2/
Has a pretty good rendition of a similar costume

Egonieser

VaranisArano wrote: »

Funny you should mention Assassin's Creed

https://eso.mmo-fashion.com/katria-the-aetherial-na-2/
Has a pretty good rendition of a similar costume

That is actually quite cool. What motif/armour is it? (Sorry i'm not clued up on all the new styles from recent updates as aesthetics are hardly relevant to me and a lot of the stuff i wear is drops where style can't be chosen)

madeeh91rwb17_ESO

^ This is Ebony robe

Uriel_Nocturne

The Dark Brotherhood Motif also has a Light Chest that is open like the Ebony Motif.

It's one of my favorites.

What I don't like is that there's zero difference between the Outlaw Robe and the Jerkin. I made one of each, and they're the exact same thing... same aesthetics, same length... there's literally no difference between the two.

madeeh91rwb17_ESO

^Yes.
Outlaw is one of the best motif styles in the game.
It's a shame there is no real robe for it.

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom
Please Add A Nice Outlaw Robe.

VaranisArano

Egonieser wrote: »

That is actually quite cool. What motif/armour is it? (Sorry i'm not clued up on all the new styles from recent updates as aesthetics are hardly relevant to me and a lot of the stuff i wear is drops where style can't be chosen)

If you go to the link you can find the armor they used: https://eso.mmo-fashion.com/katria-the-aetherial-na-2/

Eyesinthedrk

Trinimac robes were the bees knees. Then they forced the fruity Vegas show girl shoulders on to the chest piece.

RoyalPink06

VaranisArano wrote: »

Funny you should mention Assassin's Creed

https://eso.mmo-fashion.com/katria-the-aetherial-na-2/
Has a pretty good rendition of a similar costume

Oh I like! Thanks for sharing

starkerealm

For what it's worth, the mercenary light chest piece is a longcoat. Of course, someone already linked Ebony and Hollowjack has been mentioned.

There are a lot of non-robe looking robes in the game now. Though, granted, a lot of those are squirreled away on motifs you might not see very often.

Samadhi

MornaBaine wrote: »

Whereas I wish we had more long skirt legs like the Daedric legs just because I'm sooooo tired of that pattern. I wish we had robes that just looked like robes, not armor. I wish we had robes without those stupid hip flaps. I wish we had robes with a neckline like the Bosmer Medium low level top instead of one more suited to a nun's habit.

All of this

O_LYKOS

Magicka sets are for "mages". They have a pretty typical look, wearing a robe. In most areas.

Slick_007

light armour needs singlets and muscle shirts

joaaocaampos

New "Ebonshadow" motif, in CWC, do you know?

madeeh91rwb17_ESO

joaaocaampos wrote: »

New "Ebonshadow" motif, in CWC, do you know?

Yeah, It's a nice looking robe. I am sure many would love it.
But it won't be my first personal choice tbh.

THWIP71

Beardimus

Agreed on skirts awful

Cool khajeet up there ^ anyone wanna buy the ebony motif