Nystapi People: Difference between revisions

Fashion and clothing before Niväk was designed purely for functionalism and spun inner barks of the elm trees meaning the inner clothing such as tunics and pants held a faint blue color. The mid layer of clothing, often referred to as a spring coat was crafted by using a mixture of weaving bark from elm trees and wild forged plants. Outer coats or winter coats, was made from reindeer furs and bear fur. The winter coats while usually plain in designs for majority of the population the elderly, brewmasters, hunting party leaders and councilors of the band. The designs usually relating to small honorifics to denote their role in the band, such as animal bones, bits of metal that the band traded for and embroidery. Depending on the weather, Nystapi would wear ponchos that could be wore during winter in particular harsh weather or in warmer seasons and areas as a added layer of clothing. Fringed shawls, fastened together by brooches made from polished reindeer antlers was common clothing for southern bands to wear, due to its easier access for harvesting wild cotton plants. Though it wasn't uncommon for northern Nystapi bands to trade for it. Nystapi boots had curled toes and went to the upper ankle that could be tighten by bands and wraps. During the summer, or in warmer climates such as the case for the southern Nystapi bands would wear different boots that held pointed toes rather than curved and didn't reach as high on the ankle.

Post-Niväk Nystapi folks adapt a extremely heavy use of color dye in their clothing, metals (such as silver) in their boots and brooches; use of domesticated plants such as cotton or wool, and Borean silk. There became only two layers for clothing, with the middle layer being rend obsoleted throughout the ages. Boots of the Nystapi used iron, later on in the modern days steel in their boot's toes. The winter coats, have been completely replaced by gender neutral jacket skirts, crafted from the fibers, and heavy use of fluffy material as strings as well buttons made from polish reindeer antlers. As the Nystapi bands became unified into a single entity, the differences between the bands became null to some degree. The unification resulted in aspects of the larger bands becoming uniform in style. Variations of the jacket skirts, tend to be in color such as red, blue, green, white and the traditional reindeer fur. During winter, additional reindeer fur coat and leggings are wore and the use of a poncho is additionally used. The fringe shawls brooches replaced the polish antlers with silver brooches, that was detailed with various elements of religious in nature.

Jewelry became fashionable and widespread in Nystapi culture after Niväk. Primary within necklaces front, as it is considered fashionable to wear colorful beads and necklaces being the easiest way to show it. To show one is married, the use of a silver ring with polish wood weaved around it which could be worn either on the finger or attached to a necklace. Clothing patterns use geometric shapes, primary around the sleeves and the hem of clothing. Hats, became generalized either using hood of the skirt jackets, cattle folk hats or the Blåskovian Ushanka. Ribbons and other small strips of cloth attached to clothing held embroidery including the geometric shapes, Akuan warding or prayers and symbols of animals.

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