I will admit I can be quiet judgemental of other peoples dyeing choices. People who dye their equipment in one colour, for instance. Having everything be gold/white/black is NOT a good look.

Most of the time, though, I typically enjoy looking at other peoples fashion, as it gives me inspiration for my own characters.

All.

The Damn.

Time.

LukosCreyden wrote: »

I will admit I can be quiet judgemental of other peoples dyeing choices. People who dye their equipment in one colour, for instance. Having everything be gold/white/black is NOT a good look.

Most of the time, though, I typically enjoy looking at other peoples fashion, as it gives me inspiration for my own characters.

That's pretty much the color combo I have atm on all three of my chars, and I think they look great. So Nyah!
I should really check out others appearances more often, usually I only notice when they look ridiculous. (Fat orc in a towel, bearded Nord in a dress etc.)

Yes. An unapologetic yes

My pet peeve is people using the shiny dyes... all over the place. On everyhing. Especially leather. In tacky colours. Bonus minus points for Vekh's Mystic Blue and Transliminal Violet. Bonus minus multiplier if they also have a vet skin equipped.

I usually try to calm my nerves pretending that they must be going to a latex convention, or are really seriously into roleplaying as gummy bears.

lientier wrote: »

medieval times werent really colourful though. certain colours were restricted for certain classes (aristocracy), or klergy.

True, but I would not call ESO a medieval game. I would call it a Fantasy game. Last I checked, entire countries were not filled with the types of weird monsters our characters face on a daily basis.

I gots to have some color in my character's outfits. Which is why I would be glad to see individual dyes that you can add to the account Outfitter be available in the Crown store.

lientier wrote: »

medieval times werent really colourful though. certain colours were restricted for certain classes (aristocracy), or klergy.

False, except for the last part.
@Linaleah is right, people during medieval times wore colorful outfits, the only "restricted" colors were thoses difficult to get (like purple) and expensive.

I can't stand these guys running around in metallic gear.

I like trying to hit the fine line between using bright colours and being mistaken for an NPC. Each of my characters has a colour scheme but the specific dyes vary depending on what I'm dying.

I like looking at what other people do with their characters. I don't really have any specific standards, but I prefer things that look like a cohesive look rather than just whatever dropped. Although I once saw someone who did a good "ragged adventurer" look with a mix of prisoners rags and low level mismatched armour.

I would say I'm a fashion snob in terms of being a lore friendly/game-setting friendly snob but I don't REALLY mind

Of, course. It's not called Fashion Scrolls Online for nothing is it? Or is that just what I and my friends and guild colleagues calls it...

I like dressing up my characters. I'm all for them to be immersive and fitting to Elder Scrolls and their own personality, so they are highly unlikely to be wearing glowing skins, extreme styles and whatnot. Which unsurprisingly makes me go urgh at some people's glowy outfit choice, or wish I could re-do someone's gaudy dye job, because it is literally hurting my eyes with its brightness.

Although, that doesn't mean I'm against colour or flashy. Which a lot of people seem to believe when someone says "immersive", even here in this thread it happens. Quite the contrary. You can be colourful, flashy and immersive at the same time! It doesn't have to be the one or the other.
Almost all gaudy outfits are colourful, but not all colourful outfits are gaudy. It's all about how you implement it.

Just smacking on the brightest and glossiest contrasting dyes without thought is not going to look well.
Using the ultra glossy dyes everywhere is usually not a good idea. As an example, when done on leather material, your outfit end up looking plastic or made out of shiny latex.
Using overly bright or dark dyes will make the colour and outfit look flat, with no details. It looks unnatural, like bad textures.

So when people use a combo if these two, I will turn into a fashion snob and look elsewhere. Because they are nothing but a flat blurry bright/dark spot with no outfit to be seen!

I did have a fun "fashion interaction" during the last week of the anniversary event, though. Near the writ drop off I saw someone wearing the same hat my character was, but it was matched with a very different outfit that looked great. So I started write him a message, to compliment his character, as I always try to do to people if I like the look of their character. But just when I was about to send it I got one from him that complimented mine. It ended up with us posing and telling how dashing the other looked. Writs forgotten in the name of style

As much fun as I'd think it would to do a Blair Waldorf rendition, and go around Tamriel yelling 'Sandals are not shoes!', I'm not really a fashion snob when it comes to outfits and costumes (besides, most of my characters wear sandals ). Fashion is a very creative form of expression, that's true in the game as well: I've seen so many different styles, from argonians dressed like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to elegant gentlefolk fit to RP in Alinor Palace, and although I have a specific aesthetic for all my characters' style, I think being judgemental means missing out on the fun, creativity, or cleverness in what someone else has created, and oftentimes I find elements that inspire me even in outfits that are generally not to my taste.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.