Clothing

Third Horizon culture: origins

Checking on the Coriolis Discord, I read that the publishers are OK with players recreating tables, figures and data from the RPG source material where the only purpose is the facilitation of playing their game and I hereby promise this is my only intent with this article. The 'origins' First-come and Zenithian are from the Coriolis RPG, as are the names and stats of clothing and recreational substances; everything else is my own content - Doctor Weather

I'm making these assumptions for the purposes of the Third Horizon versions of the clothing:

• Coriolis clothing names differ from modern Earth - or Terra, in game - names, as language and usage varies over time and many, many centuries are supposed to have passed since our modern time
• Regional variations distinct on Terra have to some degree vanished in the journey into space and the future, whereupon numerous Terra cultures have merged through necsessity or choice - there's no reason they shouldn't still be present throughout some of the Third Horizon's planets but in many places the peoples have come together as one
• Clothing or influences originating outside of Arabia and North Africa have been absorbed into the Horizon cultures through the passage of time, either through cultural or fashion exchanges or through the First Horizon empire's simple dominance of Terra

Sources of information beyond the CORE RULES:

• Sabrina Dobuy Diva, Blogger
• Wikipedia: djellaba, jellabiya, thawb

Influences

Heritage and fashion factors
Where there aren't any dictates through necessity the First-come and Zenithian cultures will usually show their differences in their full outfits. Society's privileged will however, also purposefully break with the trends shown below, in line with current fashion that will often blend the cultures' norms for its own purposes.
Practical and environmental factors
Space-station and ships' crews would logically tend to wear practical clothes with pockets, along with tighter clothing and belts, so they can work unhindered - overalls and jumpsuits, for example. There will also be uniforms and flight suits for organisations such as the military that will prevent people wearing full traditional dress. In these cases I'm still expecting the cultures to differentiate themselves but more by adornments and colours or patterns rather than style of clothing.
First-come prefer loose-fitting garments such as djellabas or gallabeyas
This is taken straight from the CORE RULES.
Zenithians prefer kameez and kurta as well as vests and veils
This is taken straight from the CORE RULES.
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Items of clothing

Descriptions here are for the clothing that people wear beyond the practical flightsuits, jumpsuits and overalls.

Garment	Description	Occassion of use	Origin
Burra	Wide, straight skirt worn over trousers by men and women	Preachers and ascetics in dance rituals	Both
Caftan	A single robe garment worn to the floor with bottons or a similar pattern running down the middle; wide sleeves; sometimes worn with a belt to accentuate the waist; usually high quality material if not also well decorated	Formal - cermonies, high parties	Both
Dhoti	A single piece of fabric tied as a loincloth or in such a way as to appear as a baggy trouser, commonly worn with a kurta or kameez	Everyday	Zenithian
Djellaba	A simpler, plainer robe than the gallabeya and other formal wear; no collar; full-length but usually reveals the ankles or calves; hoods and belts are common; a central front line pattern similar to the gallabeya is sometimes maintained	Everyday	First-come
Dupatta	Long shawl that can be worn in many different ways, usually tied around the head	All purpose	First-come
Gallabeya	More elaborate and of better quality than the djellaba, usually with greater decoration; no collar; wider cut than the thawb with longer, wider sleeves	Formal - dinners and entertaining	First-come
Guttrah	Cotton fabric worn as a turban-style headdress or as a loose head covering fastened with black string called an agal	All purpose, usually worn when the main garment has no hood	First-come
Kameez	Long pull-on shirt, usually with embroidery and worn with dhoti or trousers	All purpose	Zenithian
Kurta	Knee-length, straight shirt or jacket with a round collar, usually worn with dhoti or trousers	All purpose	Zenithian
Takchita (in English pronounced tak-shee-ta)	Similar to the caftan but made of two garments: one worn on the inside with another, usually more elaborate, worn on the top but where both layers are visible	Formal - ceremonies, high parties	Both
Thawb	A full-length robe with straight sleeves and no collar, usually worn over trousers	All purpose Can be decorated with a cloak to show status or in formal settings	First-come

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CC61, segment of The Deckhand

Contents

• Influences
• Items of clothing

Related articles:

• Architecture
• Forms of address
• Greetings and partings
• Hospitality, assistance and trade
• Naming conventions
• Origins - similarities and differences