Aesthetics & Costume
Historical inspiration, not historical correctness
The game is set in the human 19th century and this can easily be reflected in your costumes. However, while we celebrate Victorian fashion - we have no interest in replicating it. We view real life 19th-century fashion as a source of inspiration to draw from, not something we want to be particularly strict about. So don't worry too much about historical correctness. We want to use the Victorian aesthetic to play into our setting's vision, so it's all about the feel and very little about the real substance behind it.
The Fae component
As we are, as players, humans of human shape, for the most part, we don't expect you to build yourself an entire bodysuit in order to fundamentally change your appearance into something otherworldly as we might imagine Fae to look.
Instead, work with what you can to add to your shape, use strange accessoires, wear horns or crowns or crazy headpieces. An extravagant dress full of flowers and leaves is just as good as wearing masks or contact lenses - most importantly, be comfortable in what you're wearing.
As long as something about you marks you as a non-typical being of the 19th century rather than just an ordinary worker from the streets of London, all is good.
It is also perfectly acceptable to change appearance throughout the game - e.g. Because you realise that wearing a set of horns all day is too exhausting or because you want to be extra and morph your character into different shapes depending on the time of day or the placement of the clouds.
A Fae in human skin?
Of course, Fae society largely has its own clothing preferences that they abide by and dress in. They are, however, also eccentric beings that like to follow the curious little lives of the mortals - and drawing a certain exotic inspiration from them. After all, is it not a human fantasy that keeps them alive in the first place?
Thus, it is Fae culture to dress in an often peculiar mix of human fashion and the absurde touch of the immortal. To what extend this is, is entirely up to you - it is only meant to widen your costuming options, rather than limiting them.
A few words on gender
As described further in the character section of this page, Fae and thus the roles you as players will take on during the game have no gender. This applies to clothing as well - we have actively sought to remove the barrier of gender restrictions to make room for more liberated, extravagant, and unlimited costumes. Whether you want to wear a corset, a dress, pants, make up, stilettos, or a tophat - it's not limited by anything other than what you WANT your character to wear.