(10-25-2015, 03:56 PM)Vachir Crimsonborn Wrote: There's a link talking about Gothic fashion in the wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fashion
Seems like some of the new armour is inspired from this.
Gothic Fashion is a subset of the Goth subculture, which is very heavily detached from the historical period marked by Gothic architecture. Squeenix seems very much aware of this, considering that the Heavensward NPCs in Ishgard wear clothing inspired by that historical period.
So this is still out of left field. If anything, I would say that they've decided to go Full Steampunk at this point, considering that we're now at the cusp of the "Great Sky Age."