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As of {{rosharan date|1173}}, Alethkar was going through a trend of bright colours and ornate frills.{{cite}}
 
[[Liafor]] and [[Yezier]] deeply influencesinfluence lighteyed fashion in Alethkar, with much of their clothing being designed in Liaforthese countries, based on Alethi fashion trends with their own Liaforancultural flair.{{file ref|Contemporary Male Fashion.jpg|Contemporary Male Fashion Folio Page}}{{file ref|Vorin Havah.jpg|Vorin Havah Folio Page}}{{book ref|sa3|49}}
 
==== Masculine Fashion ====
==== Feminine Fashion ====
{{image|Vorin Havah.jpg|side=right|width=250px|The Vorin Havah}}
The Vorin Havah is a very common form of clothing amongst Lighteyed women in Alethkar.{{book ref|sa2|Prologue}} It is formfitting through the bust, shoulders, and waist, and has a flowing skirt; fitting with Vorin ideals, these Havah have a long left sleeve, hiding their [[safehand]].{{book ref|sa1|3}} TheyThese sleeves often have a pouch to store belongings known as a safepouch.{{book ref|sa4|8}}{{book ref|sa1|48}} Havah are often made of brightly coloured silk, which is thin enough to allow women to easily grip objects with their safehand, when necessary.{{book ref|sa1|1}}{{book ref|sa4|69}}
 
Their havah often have elaborate embroidery, often taking the form of multifarious designs, hatchings, and stylized glyphs.{{wob ref|6748}}
Lighteyed women often arrange their hair high in a complex series of braids secured by four steel spikes.{{book ref|sa1|28}}{{file ref|Vorin Havah.jpg|Vorin Havah Folio Page}} These hair-spikes are considered to be rather traditional in Alethi culture.{{book ref|sa1|28}}
 
Darkeyed women tend to wear simpler clothing, and tend to wear gloves on their safehand rather than large sleeves. This is done so that they are able to more eaisly perform household duties.{{book ref|sa1|3}}{{book ref|sa1|6}}{{book ref|sa1|16}} Wearing a glove on the safehand in this manner is seen as improperimmodest and an inherent sign of lower class, and therefore is not typically practiced by lighteyes.{{citebook ref|sa1|3}}
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