Fashions in Noen and its satellite states during the depicted time resemble a combination of elements from several real-world periods for several reasons.
Small children too old for swaddling but not yet walking wear a long gown, either open at the bottom (like a christening gown) or closed at the bottom (like a Grobag sleep sack or HQ ISSUE sleeping bag), so that being held in arms in public doesn't lead to something indecent.
A scout reported seeing a cape that resembles a skirt with a hole at the right shoulder, which exists in the real world as well.[1] I could have sworn I saw something like this piñata poncho.[2] And fortunately, not all bark capes are associated with a false god of sexual assault.[3]
Categories: Game world culture