hi. hey. scuttling into your askbox.

As someone who's not very familiar with Warhammer beyond Rogue Trader... what the hell is the fashion.

I am balding (figuratively) trying to dress my own rogue traders. So far my understanding of the fashion has been just. historical clothing and slap on some random tubes, bits of armour/gear, skulls and waow. you have warhammer clothes now!!

but that's. probably not a very good template to follow as it's not very helpful most of the time

Biggest kiss to all the clothes you draw. I am gonna refrain from saying more because I will sound insane. Anyway. Staring at you with big plink plonk eyes. Is there anything specific you follow when dressing your sillies?

heya i’ll do my best to help without just basically saying what’s obvious by-i suppose-just outlining my own logic.

i begin with the person’s job and ask myself a few questions such as: will they mostly be talking, or fighting? how much mobility is required from their activities? do they need to make an impression or are they purely practical?

then, yes, I reference my mental library of usually 18th century fashion trends and give it the 40k “juice” of wear and tear, in-universe iconography and exaggerated pomp + typical imperial design elements.

some of my personal favourite design elements for my own characters are double-breasted coats, aiguilettes, balancing the shoulders with the waist, frocks, fall-front trousers.

once i have that basic silhouette in my head, i will augment it with the “random” tubes, skulls and aquilas we like so much. but do try to remember what the character does to inform your decisions: psyker? augs and tubes around the head and hands. militarum? augs for combat stims, survival and structure/stability. such as spine, bones, torso injector ports, all usually fully integrated into the outfit itself since much of warhammer fashion is bespoke.

and then, when it comes to colours, desaturated or tarnished always works best. nothing is shiny and chrome in the 41st millenium.

i really hope this helps in any way.