#but anyw this is mostly just my personal interpretation and this is just how i feel things for rin!

[heartillian]

BONUS WARDROBE/ATTIRE INFO!

this is a continuation of THIS POST so you can check that out too! i originally wrote way too much for the explanation part of the post so i decided to scrap it but i kind of liked what i’d written and i need to convince myself to stop chickening out re:posting personal headcanons about canon muses so here’s the info that didn’t make the cut! this was all the more specific stuff! it’s not super in-depth but it was still too much for the original post so now its found a second life as its own headcanon! ♥

Her dress sense kind of falls in a weird place in the practicality scale. Rinoa stays away from clothing that obviously hinders movement and makes things difficult. Unless it’s a special occasion (e.g; the dance/ball we see in the game), she avoids heels as much as possible and opts for a good pair of level-soled boots. However, she still loves a dynamic silhouette and enjoys things that drape and layer, even if it’s a little cumbersome. She likes shorts and mini-skirts, preferring to have her legs out and on-show. I imagine she would be quite happy with longer items too and she doesn’t oppose to covering up, especially in colder weather. In fact, I feel she’s happy either way but simply likes the sense of freedom and the ability to feel the wind against her skin that certain outfits offer. Strangely, although her favourite colour is said to be pink, she wears a lot of blue. I would not go as far to say it’s all she wears, simply because it’s what she wears in-game, and I do imagine her wardrobe features other colours, especially whites, but the light blue is a colour that suits her and complements her natural colouring. Because of this, she might be drawn to wearing those sorts of colours, perhaps often in the form of denim.

She’ll never go for anything too out there and over-the-top, mind you, and she likes to fit in as a normal person. Rinoa doesn’t go wild with her clothing choices as she ultimately wants to live like a normal girl and fit in with her rebel peers. The princess persona is only surface deep, beyond that she tries to keep the General’s Daughter side of things at a distance. She understands her privileges and background but she doesn’t rely on them or indulge herself in the lifestyle expected of her.

Obviously, formal wear is a different story altogether and she tends to go a little more upscale here. She also does away with any need for practicality. In fact, as we see in-game, she’s quite happy to go for a super short form-fitting dress with matching heels. Perhaps that’s its own form of rebellion, acting as she likes and solely because she likes it in spite of her father’s status. I would not say she is dressing that way in particular to spite him. Again, the rebellion is only in her doing what she wants. On the opposite end of the spectrum, she’s definitely a tank top and shorts (although she may substitute the latter for a good pair of fleecy trousers in the Winter) kind of girl when it comes to pyjamas.