#Ms Grace dripped out in Chanel...

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The Eras of Manus VinDriptae

A breakdown of their outfits and the eras they take inspiration from. Expanded from my Foundation vs Manus Uniforms post.

Arcana

Arcana's style of mermaid dress didn't become popular until the 1930s however the trumpet bottom in her dress didn't start to gain favor in gowns until the 60s. Her dress' wrap style didn't become popular until the late 70s either as a symbol of liberation. The ribbons on her dress are very Rococo inspired but the style of layered bows didn't become popular again until 2021.

Her shrug also become popular in the 1950s to be worn over dresses for warmth or modesty, although Arcana's use of the shrug seems to be more for layering with her opera length glove.

Arcana's hair accessory is closest to a hair or hat pins. Hair pins would be worn as they are today where they'd clip something into the hair to hang down on the head and accessorize the hair and frame the face. Hat pins would serve a similar function in fastening a hat and it's accessories to the head and reached the height of their popularity in the Victorian Era before subsequently being banned while used as tools for self defense.

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Forget Me Not

Forget Me Not has the weirdest case for his outfit because his suit vest is between proper evening wear for 1910, but his main chapter is in 1929 which had already had a much higher cut by that time. He's adhering to a decade behind which fits the struggle we can imply from his story anecdote, but even then there's some inconsistencies. Despite the odd cut for an evening suit, the floral pattern was a common menswear pattern alongside tartans.

His pants are also from a style much more preferred by the 1970s. He has a pair of fitted slacks that you wouldn't see in 1929 in black cotton outside of women wearing them. The preference and expectation for men was earthy or neutral tones which were navy at the darkest. Fitted slacks also didn't become popular until the 70s because the 20th century began with lose and fitting clothes and higher volumes of fabric before ending with tighter fits and light versatile fabric.

His shoes.. I. Shoes from 1929 look closer to modern bowling or tap shoes with that specific cut and layering. If not, they'd be a solid leather loafer styled shoe. All things considered, men's shoes haven't changed much over the years. That type of buckled shoe hasn't been worn by men since around the 1790s because their shoes became efficient then the designs only changed as different materials and techniques were invented.

Forget Me Not's cravat wasn't popular in 1929 since around 1840, and they didn't see a resurgence until the 1950s-80s. The cut and styling also weren't things seen, but I'd give that mostly to his preference as an arcanist.

(I COULD NOT tell you what's happening with his waist buckles. Yoo Joonghyuk ass straps... It's something you'd see from a ren fair or munchkin comic over anything. The only time belts have been worn in that place in history have been with women for chest support, fanny packs, or weapons. Forget Me Not doesn't use a wand or anything and if he can use something like a conductors wand for his arcanum, it's not even strapped there. Which is a good decision because being that conspicuous as an arcanist in that time period wasn't a good idea!!)

Ms Grace

Ms Grace's dress is similar to those in 1957, but strapless dresses didn't become popular until the 80s, but a sweetheart neckline with a lace high neck wasn't popular in evening gowns in that era. Swing dresses typically had a straight or boat neckline in the late 50s to early 60s, and the ones that did were never strapless. Balenciaga experimented with necklines extended via lace in 1957, and lace drapery was popular with Chanel in 1960's cocktail gowns, which mirror Grace's outfit more, but the 1950s-1960s widely showed a preference for lace in drapery or embroidery over necklines.

Modern sequins also became popular in the 1940s-50s due to a innovation in the creation process. Her heels also adhere to time period shoes in 1957.

Her accessories also seem to be inspired from the 1840's-60's with her choker and bonnet set being popular during those eras before a resurgence in the 90's. Her scarf wasn't a popular item until the 1990's, as during the 1950's-60's scarfs were draped over the shoulders or worn over clothing as another layer, and as time went on they became tighter fitting after less layers were favored more. One thing I consider more of an oddity in her outfit is the mourning poke bonnet she wears that takes inspiration from the ones in the 1840s. If anything, I'd just assume that it's apart of Ms Grace's ideals as a member of the Manus and her opinions on mortality.

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Sophia

Sophia is also an odd case like Arcana because Apeiron considered themselves still moving through time due to the ritual protecting the island, so her outfit has to be based on the other members of Apeiron. Apeiron itself has to be counted as it's own style with one era: 1999. They had frequent contact with and initiates from the outside world before the Storm and even sometime after, so it can be assumed they took techniques and materials from them up to 1999. They also had the variable of being a strictly arcanist community which values creative self expression and design aspects.

From 6's lines we can assume all of the clothing from Apeiron is cut to be mathematical and tailored to the arcanist wearing them. Their designs likely fit a ratio or pattern that I couldn't describe since I learned visual design and fashion composition visually over any formal theory.

Sophia's original outfit and Manus uniform mirrors one another, and she even keeps her gloves from her original outfit. Her outfit mirroring her original in the main aspects apart from the open midriff. Without making another post entirely on Apeiron, Sophia's shift from the Manus brought on mostly a shift in motifs apart from her pleating. Pleating became popular among women in the 1920s and reached their peak in the 80s before dying down again to focus on new fabrics over techniques in preparation for the y2k 2000s.