Yes, I know. I have a very sporadic posting schedule anymore. But honestly, I think about posting all the time I just end up not knowing what to say. In this post I’m mostly going to talk about LOTRO and outfits but hopefully some point later I’m going to make an all-Minecraft post. There’s some cool stuff going on with some shading mods I want to talk about because they completely change the way Minecraft looks and feels (in a very awesome way).
Anyway, on to the outfits and all that.
Like I posted last time, I’m in the middle of re-doing pretty much all of my characters’ outfits. My problem is though that I feel like I get stuck in these ruts where I end up using only a handful of pieces over and over and over again in different colors but in more or less the same combination. I’ve been looking at outfit blogs like LOTRO Stylist, LOTRO Fashion and Cosmetic LOTRO to get ideas but I still feel like I’m hitting an outfitting wall. I just got the Dunedain Ranger cosmetics from Vol 3 Book 5, so that has added something new to my wardrobe. Here’s some of the things I’ve got for Cithryth at the moment, hopefully someone will give me some ideas on what I can do/change/make better:
As you can see, I’m pretty much in love with my new armour pieces from Dunland quests, as well as the Traveller’s Hood. I really love the black outfit with the Grey Company Hood. In fact I love that outfit so much I set Herefara up with it as well, but with different shoulders. I saw the ranger outfit posted at LOTRO Stylist and I really want to re-create that. I also have realized I made a silly comment in reply to that post – I don’t actually have to go to Helegrod anymore to get that armour. Oh well. On the bright side I now know I only need 43 more Medallions until I can get that Spear-shaker’s chestpiece. Here are just two of the outfits I’ve been working on with Herefara in the meantime of getting that chestpiece:
Now that I think about it, I think I’ve posted that first outfit here before. It just matches Herefara so perfectly. I’ve also been working on Sriracha’s outfits. Here are two dressy outfit’s I’ve made. I think the second one is still a work-in-progress:
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!
I’m absolutely in love with Sriracha’s first outfit. I’m currently running the old Northmen instances to try and get the medallions for those shoulders. They are so pretty.
I’m glad my Ranger outfit inspired you because your outfits have been inspiring me since way before I started my own blog. I love it when ever you have new outfits up to share! And I don’t think your comment was silly at all, the whole mark/medallion currency is pretty new.
I see your outfits not as repetitive, but as specific kind of “signature outfits”. Your style is unmistakeable. I see you using the traveller’s hood a lot, and your outfits always have a specific sort of “ranger” feel to it. I love it! You tend towards natural colours like umber, green and grey. I really love your style as it is very realistic and well suited to travelling and exploring. Even your dress outfits look like they are useable on the road, yet elegant. I really like what you did to the Rivendell dress with those shoulders. It’s beautiful!
I understand you may feel like you’re stuck at the same theme all over again, but on the other it’s just very uniquely Cithryth. I think it’s just wonderful that you manage to bring your own personal style to each outfit, even when the pieces and designs change.
Just like Devonna commented, your outfits have always been and will always be a great inspiration to me. I am really sorry you were unable to continue the horse outfit articles because I was really enjoying those and getting some really good ideas from there. Perhaps some time in the future you may ad another article.
I still follow your blog even though your posts are sparse. Rest assured that your outfits will always be enjoyed and admired, at least by me!