User blog comment:General Esdeath/RWBY Episode 1/@comment-32390199-20130706101605/@comment-32390199-20130707140612

The white person might be inspired from the fairy tale Snow-White & Rose-Red. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow-White_and_Rose-Red

In the art for the fairy tale they also wear the same clothing, and in the intro the two also wear the same clothing.