Firaxi Fashion

The firaxi are known to be a vain race, and even the lower-class lowborn are particular about their appearance and strive to look their best at all times. This dynamic leads to a greatly emphasised fashion industry, and an abundance of demand for cloth for clothing and metal for jewellery.
== Highborn ==
In firaxi society, tattoos are associated with the lower class, as lowborn are usually tattooed by their assigned houses. Because of this, highborn firaxi often wear clothing which shows off their "pure" inkless skin.
Due to the weather control employed in and around the major cities of Galaea, clothing can be less covering, and highborn use this to their advantage when displaying their highborn status as expressed by their lack of tattoos.
=== Clothing ===
Womens' upper garments usually expose shoulders and backs, while mens' shirts and jackets are open at the front and not uncommonly sleeveless. Lower garments are generally more loose and flowing to accommodate the warmer weather, but are also known to be revealing as well so as to show off un-tattooed skin. Shoes are commonly sandals or light shoes, but high heels are very uncommon, as elevating oneself above another is seen as an affront in most situations.
=== Jewellery ===
Firaxi highborn are fond of jewellery, and males and females alike wear earrings, necklaces, and beads to display their pride. A common form of firaxi jewellery is beads woven into the hair. These beads can be made of metal, painted wood, or even gemstones, and often reflect the colours of the house to which the wearer belongs.
== Lowborn ==
While not dissimilar to the fashion of the highborn, firaxi lowborn fashion is often much more utility-based, featuring sturdier trousers or heavier boots. Lowborn display their skin readily just as highborn do, but for exactly the opposite reason: Lowborn are proud to display their tattoos and take great joy in displaying their house colours and crests for the world to see.
=== Clothing ===
Lowborn wear clothing which suits their calling, more made for pragmatism than for showiness. But as with any other proud beings, they find a way to make their garments fashionable.
Firaxi lowborn women wear singlets or tank tops, thin straps exposing artful tattoos. Men often wear no upper garments at all, bare chests covered with symbols and colours. Trousers or skirts are often loose in typical firaxi fashion, and shoes are tough and strong for labour. Recently, firaxi lowborn have taken to wearing showier skirts and kilts over fitted shorts or skirts which allow for easier movement should the necessity arise.
Highborn jewel crown.jpg|A firaxi highborn wearing decorative headpieces
Lowborn no tattoos.jpg|A roguish highborn displaying pure skin
Lowborn dancer.png|A firaxi lowborn dancer decorated for a show
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