40d:Clothing

Clothing is material made out of cloth or leather which is worn by sentient humanoid creatures to protect them from the elements. Articles of clothing are similar in concept to armor and distinguished only by the fact that they do not provide significant protection against melee attacks; clothing is intended for comfort, not combat.

Clothes are stored as finished goods, and may be stored in bins.

Humans, dwarves, and elves do not distinguish between articles of clothing with regards to gender, so it is common to see females wearing tunics and trousers and males wearing dresses and skirts^{v0.28.181.40d}. One could call Dwarf Fortress a paragon of gender equality.

Size does matter

Clothing and armor marked as 'large' can not be made or worn by dwarves (with one exceptions. 'large rat leather XX' items come from 'large rats'), but will still be offered by human and elven caravans. 'Small' articles of clothing and armor usually come from killed kobolds and are also unusable. Items labeled as 'narrow' come from goblins and can't be made or worn either. However, all of these can be sold to caravans for a nice price.

Articles

In the unmodified game, the following articles of clothing exist:

Bodywear

Coat – common for dwarves, humans, elves

Shirt – common for dwarves, humans, elves

Cloak – common for dwarves, humans, elves, goblins

Tunic – common for dwarves, humans, elves, goblins, kobolds

Toga – uncommon for dwarves, humans, elves

Cape – common for humans, elves

Vest – common for dwarves, humans, elves

Dress – common for dwarves, humans, elves

Robe – common for dwarves, humans, elves, goblins

Legwear

Trousers – common for dwarves, humans, elves, goblins

Loincloth – common for humans, elves, goblins, kobolds

Thong – uncommon for humans, elves

Skirt – common for humans, elves

Short Skirt – common for humans, elves

Long Skirt – common for humans, elves

Braies – uncommon for humans, elves

Headwear

Cap – common for dwarves, humans, elves

Hood – common for dwarves, humans, elves

Turban – uncommon for humans, elves

Mask – uncommon for goblins, rare for humans

Head Veil – uncommon for humans, elves

Face Veil – rare for humans only

Headscarf – uncommon for humans, elves

Handwear

Glove – common for dwarves, humans, elves, goblins

Mitten – common for dwarves, humans, elves

Footwear

Shoe – common for dwarves, humans, elves, goblins

High Boot – common for dwarves, humans, elves, goblins

Low Boot – common for dwarves, humans, elves, goblins

Sandal – common for humans, elves, goblins

Chausse – uncommon for humans, elves

Sock – common for dwarves, humans, elves, goblins

Pairs

Some articles of clothing or armor, when made at a clothier's shop, leather works or craftdwarf's workshop, will produce pairs. Specifically, all handwear and footwear will be produced in pairs: each job tasked at such a workshop will always make two out of a single piece of cloth or leather, one for each limb. Greaves also come in pairs but are not made from one piece.

Layering of clothing

Clothing in the game has four layers: under, over, armor, and cover. Each article of clothing is intended for only one of these purposes.

• Clothing identified as under is intended to be worn directly against the skin.
• Clothing specified as over is a thin covering to be worn over top of under wear.
• Clothing classified for armor is intended to be worn over top of clothing to protect the person more generally.
• Clothing categorised as cover is worn over top of everything, including armour, usually for insulation against cold climates.

Type	Under	Over	Armor	Cover
Bodywear	Shirt, Dress, Tunic	Coat, Toga, Vest, Robe	Plate mail, Chain mail	Cloak, Cape
Legwear	Loincloth, Thong, Braies	Pants, Skirt, Short skirt, Long skirt	Greaves, Leggings
Handwear	Gloves		Gauntlets	Mittens
Headwear	Mask, Face veil	Cap, Turban, Head veil, Headscarf	Helm	Hood
Footwear	Chausses, Socks	Shoes, High boots, Low boots, Sandals

See also

• Clothier's shop
• Leather works
• Cloth
• Leather
• Clothing industry