Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160518062840/@comment-24534644-20160520203423

Continuing off of what Ark said.

As for the rest of the clothing, looser, lighter garments offered full range of motion (which is often the excuse seen for why female ninja are usually displayed as wearing extremely little). However, they still need to be able to not get in the way of combat; thus, a gi secured in place by a belt, and pants kept from flapping around by boots and shin guards. As for the guards themselves, that's just practicality. I attempted to make a design that was a cross of the overly-stylized thing we see in media, and what was done - or would have been done - IRL.

Now, the scarf IS impractical in normal circumstances. IT actually is there for cool points. And I rationalize it by putting "scarves" in his list of likes.

Meji just really likes scarves.