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          4 days ago

          The flaring on the skirt really flatters his waist, but it also slims the legs, which is the only thing that I think is not quite right about this outfit yet.

          The slimming of the legs is compounded by the loose boots, which makes me think it’s a conscious design decision to clash late c20 masc and fem codings.

          We know Starfleet is generally obsessed with the late c20 so I guess that’s plausible in universe.

          For my personal taste, I think they had the right idea with the close-fitting shorts, but maybe extend them longer or have more contrast. I’d also prefer him in something more like a martial arts slipper.

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          4 days ago

          Honestly I like thicker legs on guys than the average (like, I watch sumo wrestling). My personal fashion advice to him would be on how to butch up his lower legs, which I think is exactly what he was not trying to do.

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                3 days ago

                He’s showing off the fact that he doesn’t walk anywhere, the heels are for stirrups and the walking calf looks different.

                That’s like in the martial art movies where the old guy says “look at his forearm, I thought Octopus Strike Technique had been lost forever”.

                There are things written in your body that you can’t fake, and I guess in c17 Europe one of those was whether you had ever walked a mile.