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Fashion in the Turning (터닝) manhwa

Welcome to my desperate attempts to put Pruelle in a dress to figure out which period the fashion in Turning (manhwa) fits best.

Disclaimer that I am not at all a fashion expert.

This is all on the assumption that the Orr Empire is based on Europe (most likely Western Europe).

Military uniforms

The uniforms read 19th century to me. See for example here the Austria-Hungary 1856 and the USA General Officer (bottom row, right). More matching are these uniforms from the American Civil War (1860s).

Kishiar’s uniforms tend to have frogging (17th-19th). He also wears fringed epaulettes (17th-19th). Cavalry members wear shoulder boards or marks, which are modern (20th century).

Menswear

The menswear usually consists of a white shirt with a dark-colored vest with dark pants, and with either a jacket (dark color) or a longer coat, and usually with a white cravat—however, the cravat has traversed the ages from the 17th to the 19th century, so this doesn’t really clear up anything.

In other cases, we end up with things like this:

X marks the spot? I have no idea what I’m looking at.

Honorable mention: Count Gallon (chapter 38)

A coat with flared sleeves alongside a… robe? A white robe with a high collar. A waistband with a tassel. He either has sleeve ruffles or engageantes, which could date him as far back as the 1770s-1780s (but they were also used in the 19th century).

To be honest I didn’t look too into it, I’ll just assume Count Gallon wears outdated clothes. I just wanted to include him because he looks so out of place.

Womenswear

Apart from the generic “peasant clothes” (white shirt + dark pants / dark skirt with a white apron—you know the type; the “rofan pauper”) or the occasional maid and servant outfits, we’ve had a few instances of noble dresses.

Empress Rosa (Chapter 37)

Tight collar, puffed sleeves with flared cuffs, matching bodice and skirt. A grey shawl (popular 1850-1870). There’s no pattern or embroidery anywhere, which is either a stylistic choice from the manhwa artist or an indication of Rosa’s personality. Her hair is tied tightly in a bun with no headwear.

This particular outfit reminds me of the sportswear of the 1890s (1, 2). (As for why the empress would wear sportswear, I don’t know.)

Dermilla (Chapter 59)

Tight collar, puffed sleeves that might be gigot sleeves, most likely wearing multiple petticoats or a crinoline, and some sort of shawl tied into a bow at the waist… what? Her hair is (mostly) loose, but we should all know not to expect historical hairstyles for important characters anyway.

If anyone can tell me what is happening concerning her chemise/bodice situation, please do tell. It reminds me of jumps (18th century), but the lack of straps confuses me, and jumps usually revealed more décolleté. The lack of buttons or lacing can be explained for stylistic reasons.

Cashmere shawls became popular in Western Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. Perhaps that’s what she’s wearing at the waist?

(To note that we do see a hint of her shoes (not pictured here because I hit the limit) but I couldn’t figure out what they were…)

Background extras

Let’s go one by one.

This lady in pink wears the same kind of sleeve as the empress. She has a pink bodice and skirt, with V-shaped opening at the front that reveals a stomacher. Petticoat with (probably) a crinoline or bustle underneath (hard to tell the exact shape). The white overskirt behind her is most likely a bustle.

Bustles started getting more popular in the 1870s, but by that time, stomachers (18th century) were no longer popular.

Chokers seem to have also been popular in the 18th century (1760s).

Her friend in black has a high collar dress with a black overskirt. This type of hat seems to have become popular in the 19th century (see this hat from the Kyoto Costume Institute).

The older lady in black and gold in the back confuses me even more. Puffed sleeves that flare out slightly at the cuffs, detached but matching bodice and skirt (you can very faintly see a line separating them) with a white petticoat and… it’s not a stomacher, so what is it?

If they do not have bustles, then they at least have overskirts.

This lady has a puffed sleeve and flared cuffs jacket over a white, high-collar shirt. To me this indicates 1880s to early 20th century.

I invite you to take a look at A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

These two ladies (Kanna’s half-sisters, chapter 38) continue the trend of bustle/crinoline and overskirt. The sister in pink seems to have either pagoda (1860s) or bell sleeves.

TL;DR

I assume that the fashion in Turning (manhwa) is inspired by 1880s to 1900s Western European fashion.

I am basing this conclusion on the high collars and the bustles/overskirts the noble ladies wear. Overall the fashion is a little all over the place and difficult to pin down. I can only assume that the designs weren’t made to fit one era in particular, but rather ‘rofan’ fashion—or at least, that 6초’s designs weren’t restricted to one era only.

If you are more knowledgeable in historical fashion, please do correct me!

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Matching Set

Through an Awakener ability, Ever and Pruelle both receive a plush doll of each other.

There’s definitely no reason to be upset about a doll of yourself being in your friend’s bed.

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Turning Fanweek 2025

Full rules, prompts, & FAQ here.

Written prompts under Read More:

The fanweek will take place from May 19 to May 25.

Day 1: "Secrets I have held in my heart, are harder to hide than I thought" - Wanna be Yours, Arctic Monkeys Alpha Yuder | Horror Game AU | Genderbending NSFW: Creampie/Barebacking

Day 2: "Will you still love me when I've got nothing but my aching soul?" - Young and Beautiful, Lana del Rey Pregnancy | Hunterverse AU | Time Travel NSFW: Knotting

Day 3: "Will you love me more when I'm dead?" - I Had a Dream About You, Richard Siken Hanahaki | Actor AU | 1TL Truth Reveal NSFW: Heat Nesting

Day 4: "Do not stand by my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die." - Immortality (Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep), Clare Harner 5+1 | Soulmate AU | 3rd loop NSFW: Blindfold

Day 5: “Would you fall in love with me again, if you knew all I’ve done? The things I cannot change, would you love me all the same?” - Would You Fall In Love With Me Again, Jorge Rivera-Herrans and Anna Lea, EPIC: the Musical Secret Relationship | Gods AU | Idol AU NSFW: Monster Byproduct Play

Day 6: "I am at your feet as I am in heaven." - Letter to Juliette Drouet (autumn 1835), Victor Hugo Slice of Life | Hades & Persephone | Time Loop NSFW: Lingerie

Day 7: Free Day | Yuder's Birthday

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Happy Valentine's Day!

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Which do you prefer?

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Continuation of this EverElle bride post.

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Hugging Practice

Malleus decides to practice ‘human touch’ with the closest available human.

(Of course, he has no ulterior motives.)

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Penance for Rot

An unknown dragon dares to encroach upon Prince Malleus Draconia’s territory.

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Insomnia Cure

Despite not having any digital distractions, Idia was unable to sleep last night. Ortho sets out to find out why, and accidentally finds a solution instead.

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Turning Mini Bang Interest Check

I’m thinking of maybe running a mini bang if enough people would be interested in one.

What’s a Mini Bang?

Essentially the same as a Big Bang - a writer pitches a fic idea and works on that together with an artist. However! The word count for a mini bang is much smaller. I’m thinking 5 to 7k right now, and maybe running sign ups in June.

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Smile for me

Yuder has been smiling recently.

…Yuder has been what now!?

Secret Santa gift for McNauru! ^_^

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Nothing Changes

Yuder was born non-human.

Secret Santa gift for secretlydramatic! ^_^

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a knight and her prince based on a scene from if you'll allow me by @armed-teddy-bear

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100k total word count for the year reached! yippie yay 🥳🎉

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a bite-sized everelle comic for pocky day!!

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