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Does the practical design of clothing for anthropomorphic animals interest anyone else? I feel it's a kind of cool world building thing and and bring about interesting designs and art.
Let's go full autism.
One thing in particular I wonder about is if there would be any commonly worn type of footwear, if the anthros' feet are more on the realistic side.
Assuming there isn't what kind of customs would come out of a society walking barefoot?
Would there be a far greater emphasis on and diligence in keeping the streets clean? Street cleaning could be a fairly common civil job in such a society.
Instead of just a floor mat at the entrance of a building, would small little stations for quickly washing your feet be a thing when you enter a building? With more upscale places having more elaborate setups?
I can imagine temples/churches having small streams of running water that you have to cross before the benches.
It would kind of be a sign of distinction for an establishment to some.
I'm not a pawfag in particular I swear
▶ No.3923>>3927 >>3930
>>3922 (OP)
>cleaning station for paws
>not using these bad boys instead
▶ No.3927>>3930 >>4044
>>3922 (OP)
I enjoy it when the world is built around anthros, instead of it being a straight copypasta of our world. It makes it more alive and unique.
As for footwear, I can see common footwear for individual species being a thing, but I'm not sure how each of them would be designed. I imagine some animals would have slight dents in their shoes to make room for their paws. The ones with large feet or usual toes, would use shoes they can peal off and strap back on. Others that use the claws on their feet, would have the ends of their shoes open to let their nails out, similar to a glove that lets your fingers out.
Although, now I'm think about anthros of animals that don't have arms or legs, likes snakes or fish. Would they have arms and legs, or would they just be limbless? If they did have arms and legs, would they look human, or like some other animal?
>>3923
I like the water stream idea better. It sounds more whimsical.
▶ No.3930>>3946 >>4044 >>4284
>>3923
But anon, that's for drying after
>>3927
>The ones with large feet or usual toes, would use shoes they can peal off and strap back on.
As you say that, sandals would probably be popular for everyday wear in general wouldn't it?
>Although, now I'm think about anthros of animals that don't have arms or legs, likes snakes or fish.
This is something that bugs me a lot.
Fish and other limbless aquatic animals I kinda don't mind giving arms and legs because they are still distinct enough.
When it comes to snakes, maybe giving them arms would be fine, but they should be legless with a more snakelike lower body.
And I guess that would apply to things like eels too.
Not so sure about chephalopods.
I guess you go full cthulhu
>If they did have arms and legs, would they look human, or like some other animal?
Good question. I'm guessing for fish you could go with webbed human like hands/feet or look towards animals with actual webbed feet that'll look good.
Still have no clue for tentacle bros
I suppose it could also be an interesting choice for world building to leave these guys looking closer to the regular animal without any limbs.
How do you feel about bird legs?
▶ No.3931>>3946 >>3951 >>7671
I imagine shoes/boots/footwear would be more of a stylistic choice for special occasions rather than something used every day. Exception being in environments that might necessitate them such as extremely cold weather.
▶ No.3933>>3943
I spent a while designing appropriate clothing when I came up with my fursona. In particular I had some fun experimenting with designs to accommodate tails. Decided on a simple strap across the top waistline (either snaps or buttonholes; NO zippers or velcro) that goes above the tail. Having a small hole in pants that they have to stuff their tail through would just be really inconvenient for species with large fluffy tails like cats and canines.
I also thought that just this wasn't enough, though. If there's just an opening where the tail goes through, if they raise their tail they'll end up showing off their asshole. Lewd. Also cold. So I came up with the idea of underwear that has an attached "tail sock" of a several inches in length. It opens at the top and also has buttons to secure it around the tail, and provide some added insulation to those sensitive areas. That's something I've never seen anywhere else, and at least in concept it seems like it would look pretty fucking classy. Imagine a furry guy in a tuxedo, with a pristine white button-down sock going halfway down his tail.
None of these ideas ever really went anywhere, because I totally lack the ability to draw even concept art of them.
As for shoes, my character has digitigrade paws so it's less important (he's always barefoot). I've seen some designs that are basically like those cloth ankle-braces, so the pads are protected but the toe tips and claws stick out the front. Those seem reasonable.
▶ No.3943>>3945
>>3933
>If there's just an opening where the tail goes through, if they raise their tail they'll end up showing off their asshole. Lewd. Also cold.
That's not where butt holes are located. Anon.
▶ No.3945
>>3943
It depends who is drawing the characters. Maybe put them right under the tail like with quadruped animals. Depending on how you imagine said furries evolving to be bipedal, that might not have changed if there was no reason to.
▶ No.3946>>4284 >>11535
>>3930
Yeah, I'd image sandals would be popular, but there are moments when the weather is chilly and you need something to cover your feet.
>When it comes to snakes, maybe giving them arms would be fine, but they should be legless with a more snakelike lower body.
I don't really consider that to be anthro. They just end up looking like Nagas and that seems pretty jarring when compared to all the other anthro characters.
>webbed human like hands/feet
Sounds like it could work for aquatic creatures. The webbing on their hands looks/feets would look like their fins.
As for tentacle bros, how about they have normal hand, but the ends of their fingers and toes look like their tentacles?
>leave these guys looking closer to the regular animal without any limbs.
Nah, like I already said, it takes the anthro part out of the equation and defeated the purpose of an anthro world.
>bird legs
Bird legs are cool. I was actually think about them when I was talking about shoes you can strap on.
>>3931
Those earphones look super painful. It's image they'd probably looks like pic related, but wireless.
▶ No.3951>>3954 >>3955 >>4284
>>3931
If you walk barefoot all your life, your feet will become tough enough to walk most anywhere without hurting.
Shoes make even more sense than clothing in general does. Their fur protects against temperatures and it'll probably get really bad during summer, so it would not make much sense for anthros to wear clothes. Shoes on the other hand would protect your feet against splinters and glass shards and rocks on a pavement regardless of the time and place you're in, paw pads aren't made of steel.
▶ No.3954>>43316
>>3951
>paw pads aren't made of steel.
Definitely true. Which is why I was thinking that a bare-footed society that, >>3922 (OP) has said, would put much more emphasis on keeping streets clean of glass or other unpleasant things one would step in. Of course, if they had hooves I don't think that would be much of a problem at all. Clothes would also be a more of a stylistic choice or something to keep dry from the rain if the species/society didn't have any taboo on nudity. There's also the lizard-folks that might need tail warmers or something during cold days.
▶ No.3955>>43496
>>3951
Since every species has very unique shapes of paws, I'm sure a world where furries do wear shoes would have everyone wearing custom-fitted shoes. Market demand would drive the prices down so everyone could afford them. You just walk into a shoe store and they measure your feet and make the shoes right there for you.
▶ No.3968
Artificial turf instead of concrete sidewalks? The sidewalks would be less susceptible to retaining heat that way, critical for anything walking without protection. It also makes sense from a historic perspective - sparsely populated villages wouldn't need paved infrastructure to avoid turning into a muddy quagmire. I would think that cities as we know then would be a relatively new idea, and artificial grass would seem more natural
▶ No.4044
>>3930
>>3927
snakes would have monitor lizard hands and feet as that is their closest footed relative. the trick to making sneks look like snake is understanding the anatomy of a snakes head such as pit organs (pic related), head shape and there weird curved fleshy fangs. too many people just draw mammal canines on snakes.
▶ No.4188>>4201
Please keep evolution in mind.
An animal would need to evolve into an anthro form naturally, so we can't cheat and give them things that don't make sense for their species.
Not only that, but some species might not have a clear evolutionary path towards intelligence and the anthro body shape.
Snakes, insects, fish, etc, probably would never end up being anthro, just because they're too well adapted into their own niche already.
▶ No.4201
>>4188
It would be highly unlikely that any more than one species would evolve to "be anthro". Just like there's only one species that evolved IRL and none of the other living creatures have made any progress during our reign.
Trying to think logically about which species would have evolved is kinda silly IMO.
▶ No.4284>>4389 >>4482
>>3930
>As you say that, sandals would probably be popular for everyday wear in general wouldn't it?
>>3946
>Yeah, I'd image sandals would be popular, but there are moments when the weather is chilly and you need something to cover your feet.
I agree with these. Sandals seem like the obvious choice for practicality. People just go with bare feet because it looks better.
>>3951
>Shoes make even more sense than clothing in general does. Their fur protects against temperatures and it'll probably get really bad during summer, so it would not make much sense for anthros to wear clothes. Shoes on the other hand would protect your feet against splinters and glass shards and rocks on a pavement regardless of the time and place you're in, paw pads aren't made of steel.
I generally don't see the lack of modest as anything more than plot porn device. It works in image 2 but image 3 reads like a sexually repressed wet dream.
>Doing the same thing I usually do, which is naked characters in settings that usually require clothing. I’ve been sorta tying this into me recent get-back-into-INA kick, where though the characters are a bit more back to human shape, the raccoons probably wouldn’t be that large. In either case, the internal workings of the setting (in situations of peace anyway) make for this kind of fun paradise-on-earth scenario, which I’m sure anyone who’s been an idealistic teenager also made for themselves.
Having nudist society makes sense in a small tribal setting but it doesn't make sense in a modern society. You can say something about being cover in fur but that also sounds like a cop-out.
I think that starting with minimal clothes and moving up is a good path. With fur, would they use things like tool belts to give the advantages of pockets?
▶ No.4389>>4486
Interesting concepts.
>>4284
Some interesting points, although I could argue that how we interpret possible evolutionary paths for anthros could change the reason for clothes or not.
Clothing that blocked odors for mixed species or genus' in a crowded place, like an airport, may be a good idea for those with strong noses. I would think outside of that, like in tribal situations like you said, clothes would have no real purpose, other than if used to have a species live in harsher environments.
I think Zootopia did a great job considering that with their designs for the various animals, including changing the curvature of their spines to be a mix of human and animal to better adapt the style. Also, having proper scales for the species is nice too.
▶ No.4482>>4486
>>4284
Got a source/more of the comic the second image is from?
▶ No.4486
>>4482
http://g.e-hentai.org/g/955308/4ea70eb65f/
It is actually really old.
>>4389
http://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-did-the-belt-win-a-new-freakonomics-radio-episode/
I think some underwear would be enough good in hot areas. I don't think evolution could create these situation so I'll mostly ignore it.
▶ No.7092>>7566 >>7601 >>7896
>>4600
I don't really know the point of those. Originally the idea in this thread was to have practical clothes for anthro animals.
The point that I was trying to make was that it is unlikely for society to evolved to the modern era with nudity being the norm. However under the premise that overheating is a big problem, I think that there would be more focus on underwear.
I guess that underwear would be made under the assumption that it would be seen in public so jockstraps are a no go because they don't cover the anus. The problem is that underwear would be much more complicated due to the tails. I guess there are fundoshi (image 1 & 2) but I think more convenient clothing would come around. Maybe a loincloth in front of it like in OP.
The loincloth isn't really popular in modern times so what would be the modern equivalent? Wearing a fanny pack over your crotch like in image 3? Or maybe just some shorts. There is also the issue of pockets that might be fixed with the pantless utility belt (image 4).
For the slippers, I'm thinking something closer to crocs variety (image 5). I'm sure shoes would exist but they are simply not popular for everyday use.
I wonder how tundra region animals would adapt to hotter regions?
▶ No.7284>>7566 >>7666
I've been trying to figure out how a bird with wing arms would dress. Between the talons, tail plumage, and arms themselves it'd be weird.
▶ No.7566>>7671
>>7284
>I've been trying to figure out how a bird with wing arms would dress.
Maybe with something like this?
>>7284
>Between the talons
Maybe wrap their legs with sports tape?
>>7092
>Maybe a loincloth in front of it like in OP.
BTW: I didn't mean without underwear underneath it.
For that previous post, I meant something less like image 2 and more like image 3. Something slightly above beach wear. I was thinking about mesh clothing but I imagine that it would be extra irritating with fur.
▶ No.7601>>7671
>>7092
I always pictured the waistband area of both pants and certain types of underwear would have an adjustable strap like pic related. As much as I hate Jay Naylors art, I always liked his design for tails to poke through. I also picture there being a myriad of different styles and fits in this sense, including a regular waistband for those who like low-cut.
▶ No.7666>>7671
>>7284
Torso is easy enough. A sleeveless shirt, preferably that can be zipped up around the wings, rather than pushing them through.
Legs are a bit harder. I am personally a fan of skirts, but you still have the tail being an issue.
▶ No.7671>>7673 >>11845 >>18152
>>7666
>Torso is easy enough. A sleeveless shirt, preferably that can be zipped up around the wings, rather than pushing them through.
I guess that is a simpler solution but I think >>7566 (image 1) being made into something like overalls would be formal wear. Have capes instead of sleeves image 3/1. Bats would have a bigger problem.
>Legs are a bit harder. I am personally a fan of skirts, but you still have the tail being an issue.
I guess something like image 4?
>>7601
see >>3931
▶ No.7673>>7674
>>7671
Image four is not clothing, it is the lack of clothing.
God damn it guys, this is why nobody takes us seriously.
I was thinking a skirt what simply has a strap below and above the tail, allowing for a stable grab without restricting the tail's movement. The skirt would go down about to the initial bend, so as to minimize movement restrictions along that lot.
▶ No.7674>>7676
>>7673
>Image four is not clothing, it is the lack of clothing.
I was talking about using straps over the shoulders.
>>7673
>God damn it guys, this is why nobody takes us seriously.
I don't expect to be taken too seriously.
▶ No.7676>>7679
>>7674
Straps are not clothing. Now, if that's your way to connect things, that's one thing I suppose.
But straps on their own is not clothing.
▶ No.7679>>7680
>>7676
>Straps are not clothing.
I never said that.
>>7676
>Now, if that's your way to connect things, that's one thing I suppose.
That was my point.
▶ No.7680>>7681
>>7679
Can you not break the posts apart like that? It is very disconcerting.
Anyway, what do you intend to use the straps for? Explain what you mean. The line "I guess something like image 4?" makes me think you were aiming for image 4's lack of anything but underwear and straps. What does it do, what do they connect to, how does it work?
Elaborate, man, elaborate.
▶ No.7681>>7746 >>7751
>>7680
I was still in the mindset of how can you get anthro birds to wear underwear with that big tail plumage. Something like the deer panties here >>4150 (3) with a bigger gap and some straps for support.
Bats may have to seriously consider nudity or piercing.
▶ No.7746>>7752
>>7681
Eh, it's still just underwear. I mean, I guess if underwear's all you want, that's okay.
▶ No.7751
>>7681
>deer panties
Am i missing something or is the backside of the "innovation" for the tail even more exposed then when she was embarrassed over the normal type? Why would you want a gaping hole with straps on the backside for a small tail.
▶ No.7752>>7756
>>7746
Underwear is a start. The same principle can be applied to pants. Pants don't have to be held up using belts. There are overalls.
http://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-did-the-belt-win-a-new-freakonomics-radio-episode/
▶ No.7756>>7848
>>7752
Given their leg structure, I do not see a pair of pants happening. At least, not easily.
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▶ No.7848>>7893
>>7756
>Given their leg structure, I do not see a pair of pants happening.
Are you talking about the talons and tail feathers? Because can wear cargo shorts with zippers and laces.
Are you finding excuses to post delicious avian ass?
What do you think anthro horse horse shoes would be? I doubt that they are going to be nailed on.
▶ No.7893>>9477
>>7848
I was thinking the legbend, mostly.
Zippers and laces would be a major bother for putting on every day, but I guess it'd work. If I were a bird, I'd certainly prefer a skirt, though.
Also, yes.
Anthro horseshoes would probably be nailed on. There's no reason not to. They don't feel that area, and making an actual shoe seems a tad redundant when you've got such a heavy block already there. Horseshoes are for protecting that from wear and tear, is all. Human shoes, meanwhile, mostly serve to protect, at least in this day and age, your rather fleshy unprotected feet from cuts scrapes and punctures.
▶ No.7896>>9453 >>9477 >>9483
>>7092
Covering the anus is not such a big deal for tailed anthros. If the tail is connected to the spine it's going to be pointing down and will cover the backside pretty well. An anthro would have to bend over *and* lift his tail to be indecent, or be on his back. Also consider the possibility that anthro-canids might have a different attitude towards butts than we do. A polite handshake and introduction might proceed to a friendly nose sniff, and lifting one's tail to invite a sniff might be a way to signal genuine warmth and trust. Perhaps covering the anus entirely might be considered neurotic or antisocial.
I think furred anthros would avoid underwear. It would be hot and encourage jock itch. My own characters are fond of kilts, tunics, and dresses to allow air circulation.
▶ No.9415>>9453
>>3922 (OP)
Non-hooved anthros would have similar sole-toughness to humans who go barefoot outdoors a lot. They would also have problems with very sharp thorns/burrs, hot pavement, or traveling for an extended period over sharp rocky terrain. They also might share our problems with disgusting stuff in urban areas (going into a public restroom barepawed?)
Two advantages:
1. The fur on paws can be neatly groomed and could make bare paws more (or completely) acceptable in formal settings.
i.e. "Employees of Fox-Steel must wear proper ear protection, tail-guards, and steel-toed boots on the shop floor. In corporate offices, bare paws should be properly groomed and nails neatly trimmed & polished."
2. Furred anthros could go bare-pawed in all but the coldest weather.
I agree that if going barepawed were common, paw washing would be a thing--either with washing stations or by hand (probably as a gesture of hospitality--as is mentioned often in the Bible.)
▶ No.9453>>9477 >>9493 >>9597
>>7896
>>9415
>A polite handshake and introduction might proceed to a friendly nose sniff, and lifting one's tail to invite a sniff might be a way to signal genuine warmth and trust
>I agree that if going barepawed were common, paw washing would be a thing--either with washing stations or by hand
Stuff like this reminds me of how uncreative a lot of furry worlds are with how the characters act, often unlike animals at all. I was just reading a story where a child was bitten on the ear and his babysitter licked the wound to calm him. It would be awkward as SHIT for a human to do that, but for a canine attempting to be "motherly", it makes perfect sense. Thing is, you pretty much never see that sort of thing, because it does come off as weird at first. If you think about it, many dogs loathe having their forepaws grabbed at; perhaps they wouldn't shake hands at all? Maybe something more like full-tongue doggy kisses would be the norm.
I still don't know about openly sniffing bare anuses or genitals, though. Maybe polite society has anthros carrying something like silk cloths in lieu of underwear, and when they meet someone, they pull out and exchange these cloths the way humans might exchange business cards. So they still get their sniffing done, just while avoiding the whole muzzle-in-the-crotch issue.
▶ No.9477>>9493
>>7896
>Covering the anus is not such a big deal for tailed anthros. If the tail is connected to the spine it's going to be pointing down and will cover the backside pretty well. An anthro would have to bend over *and* lift his tail to be indecent, or be on his back. Also consider the possibility that anthro-canids might have a different attitude towards butts than we do. A polite handshake and introduction might proceed to a friendly nose sniff, and lifting one's tail to invite a sniff might be a way to signal genuine warmth and trust. Perhaps covering the anus entirely might be considered neurotic or antisocial.
image 1 comes to mind.
>>9453
>I still don't know about openly sniffing bare anuses or genitals, though. Maybe polite society has anthros carrying something like silk cloths in lieu of underwear, and when they meet someone, they pull out and exchange these cloths the way humans might exchange business cards. So they still get their sniffing done, just while avoiding the whole muzzle-in-the-crotch issue.
This is a bit weird but still not as bad the other one.
>>7893
>Anthro horseshoes would probably be nailed on. There's no reason not to. They don't feel that area, and making an actual shoe seems a tad redundant when you've got such a heavy block already there. Horseshoes are for protecting that from wear and tear, is all. Human shoes, meanwhile, mostly serve to protect, at least in this day and age, your rather fleshy unprotected feet from cuts scrapes and punctures.
I know that it doesn't hurt but can it be easily removed? What about going indoors?
>>9453
>Stuff like this reminds me of how uncreative a lot of furry worlds are with how the characters act, often unlike animals at all. I was just reading a story where a child was bitten on the ear and his babysitter licked the wound to calm him. It would be awkward as SHIT for a human to do that, but for a canine attempting to be "motherly", it makes perfect sense. Thing is, you pretty much never see that sort of thing, because it does come off as weird at first. If you think about it, many dogs loathe having their forepaws grabbed at; perhaps they wouldn't shake hands at all? Maybe something more like full-tongue doggy kisses would be the norm.
That would be unsanitary but not much different from kissing bobos.
▶ No.9483>>9676
>>7896
this looks like a big copout to me. consider that we're evolved from apes, and ape "culture" is to throw actual shit at eachother. Do we do that? No, we've evolved to avoid it and be grossed out by it. Once you cross into sapience then it's a different ballgame.
▶ No.9493>>9535 >>9676 >>20776
>>9453
I feel you there, mate. Furries tend to just make modern standard humans for some strange reason.
>>9477
Pretty easily. They get changed out fairly often, after all.
Indoors would be an issue, but that might be solved easily enough with rubber-trimmed horseshoes. That is, horseshoes with a rubber lining on the outside to keep off the clacking.
▶ No.9535
>>9493
We had horses that absolutely loved hearing their horseshoes clack on asphalt and concrete.
▶ No.9597>>9606
>>9453
>Maybe something more like full-tongue doggy kisses would be the norm.
More like nuzzles or cheek licking, kind of like that french(?) thing of kissing someone's cheeks.
>Maybe polite society has anthros carrying something like silk cloths in lieu of underwear, and when they meet someone, they pull out and exchange these cloths the way humans might exchange business cards. So they still get their sniffing done, just while avoiding the whole muzzle-in-the-crotch issue.
That sounds kind of neat. A handkerchief in their shirt pocket that carries their scent.
Maybe the really wealthy would have a cologne made of it, and the really pompous ones would wear it unnecessarily strong.
I could imagine some writing describing a bureaucrat or great leader, where before he even enters everyone in the room turns their heads to the door because they can literally smell him down the hallway.
▶ No.9606
>>9597
>I could imagine some writing describing a bureaucrat or great leader, where before he even enters everyone in the room turns their heads to the door because they can literally smell him down the hallway
Instead of playing "Hail to The Chief", they pipe some of the President's scent into the air conditioning, driving the entire crowd crazy with anticipation.
▶ No.9676>>9999 >>11395
>>9483
>Once you cross into sapience then it's a different ballgame.
This. There is no smellevision or sniffonary and smell doesn't undergo the same level of analysis as sight and hearing. Smell is more instinctual than sight and hearing.
>>9493
>I feel you there, mate. Furries tend to just make modern standard humans for some strange reason.
Somethings about the animal must be changed to human analogues for it to work.
▶ No.9999>>12353
>>9676
I don't think it's that simple. Dogs don't merely identify others based on their scent; to a large degree they can even NAVIGATE via smell. I've been around dogs that were born blind and deaf, and they can navigate around a back yard easily once they know it (where the door back into the house is, for a simple example); if there are other dogs present, they can even follow them (and at running speed) down or up stairs, around trees and walls. It wouldn't surprise me if dogs can analyze smells to the degree that it's as crucial to their spatial awareness as sight for humans or sound for bats, at least in some situations.
▶ No.11395>>12353
>>9676
>This. There is no smellevision or sniffonary and smell doesn't undergo the same level of analysis as sight and hearing. Smell is more instinctual than sight and hearing.
I don't think that's the whole story, anon.
For one, how prevalent is sense of smell in the primate family anyway?
We might have come along without a focus on that, but who's to say other evolutionary lines wouldn't have if they got to our point? Especially if their species focused far more on it.
Also scent can be much more sophisticated. For instance, this cat documentary I watched a while ago showed how Siberian tigers used scent as a means of communication to know not only where others were but what they were up to and when. And the one they were following had that communication with a bobcat.
There's no need to go as far as butt sniffing, but creative use of animal senses is part of what makes them interesting to work with in the first place.
▶ No.11535>>12353
>>3946
>>>3930
>
>Yeah, I'd image sandals would be popular, but there are moments when the weather is chilly and you need something to cover your feet.
the question is though, would you wear completely different footwear, or just wear a really heavily insulated sock with your sandals?
▶ No.11845>>12353
>>7671
I think best case shirt scenario for a bat would be something like a poncho. Pic is a particularly ugly one, but you get the idea of the mechanics of it. Probably wouldn't be a horrible option for a bird either come to think of it.
▶ No.11866
I think some sort of step-in-and-fasten kind of shoe would work better for horses. Like how snowboarding boots work.
▶ No.11877
>practical design clothing
>anthropomorphic animals
Pick one
▶ No.12353>>16655 >>16852
>>9999
>>11395
Sense of smell is harder to do abstraction. I do wonder how society would be like everyone is as able a Nose.
>>11845
I do think about a poncho. However, I used cape because it allows they to keep their wings warm and it looks more proper.
People cheat with birds by giving them human arms with wings pass the elbow. Bats would be a bigger cheat and also necessary especially with the tail membrane.
>>11535
Or they could just wear Crocs or something.
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>>12911
Only a pince-nez makes any sense unless you want them with some kind of strap around the head like goggles.
▶ No.15189>>15253
Here's a question. How do you dress bugs? How necessary would clothes even be to them?
▶ No.15253>>15269
>>15189
Well, isn't that back bit going to have most a bug's lewd bits?
I expect a giant sock on that.
▶ No.15269>>15276
>>15253
>Well, isn't that back bit going to have most a bug's lewd bits?
>I expect a giant sock on that.
I guess the same reason Disney made all ducks pantless and people general preference to have barefooted animal people.
>>12952
I'm having a hard time putting an eye-patch on my cat.
▶ No.15276
>>15269
For a bug, it'd make proper sense. All genitalia is on the back, without much of any whatnot above that point.
As for no shoes, I put that more on that animals have tough enough feet to not need them, typically, as well as lacking a shape that allows for easy, but secure, hold to said feet.
▶ No.16577
>>16569
>>16576
It's like the Japanese are preparing to make kemono real
▶ No.16655>>16662
>>12353
Which artist is this?
▶ No.16662
>>16655
Pretty sure it's Gouh
God damn, his work puts me in a mood to draw
▶ No.16852>>16855 >>18152
>>12353
What if they wanted to wear clothes but couldn't :3
▶ No.16855
>>16852
Ponchos, capes, and VK sweaters
▶ No.17043>>17088
I love clothing designed around tails
▶ No.17088>>17094
>>17043
boop
You really should spoiler NSFW.
▶ No.17091
Furries never talk about this autism anymore. So refreshing.
▶ No.17094>>17096 >>17118 >>43190 >>43410
>>17088
Why in the heck would they bother putting armor over their tail, ESPECIALLY in exclusion to putting armor over their actual vital areas like chest and head?
▶ No.17096
>>17094
Maybe to use his tail to block an attack behind him?
▶ No.17118
>>17094
The scales in the chest are very tough on their own. Could also be that the arms and tail are expected to be taking damage in fights, while being used offensively. Or, he's not expecting lethal strikes to the major portions, like some gladiatorial fights.
▶ No.18152
>>16852
I thought of using how the wing membrane stretches until the legs as an excuse for them to not wear clothes but having a membrane between your legs like in >>7671 is very unsexy. That is going to make sex awkward.
▶ No.20776
>>9493
Horses would be the niggers, so it's not a problem. They don't come inside anyways.
▶ No.20796>>21172 >>41926
What would aquatic animal clothing typically be?
Swimsuits 24/7? Or maybe they'd always wear a swimsuit under other clothes, using them like we use T-shirts.
▶ No.20797>>34913
Also I found an interesting approach to Cephalopods.
▶ No.21172>>21886
>>20796
The only way it would make sense is for them to be always naked, since clothes would soak water and make you heavier and not offer any real benefit
▶ No.21886>>21889 >>23056
>>21172
Depends on the material, mate. See most swimming clothing
Likewise, you could always use very light clothing, and regardless, it still offers a slight protection and containment of one's jiggly bits.
You ever try running around naked? Your dick flaps around rather bothersomely.
▶ No.21889
>>21886
>Your dick flaps around rather bothersomely
Not an issue for any aquatic animals. Either they have an internal penis or no penis. The only use of clothing is for modesty, because one can assume that slits and cloacae would still be considered "lewd".
But otherwise, you are correct. I would assume they would wear something like a wetsuit.
▶ No.23056
>>21886
>You ever try running around naked? Your dick flaps around rather bothersomely.
That's because we humans have huge (compared to other animals our size) floppy dongs and no sheath.
An anthro with a sheathed penis wouldn't have the same problem.
The sheath might also affect modesty conventions. If the penis is concealed in the sheath (which in turn is covered by fur) not wearing clothes might not be as big a deal as it is for us. Say, you'd definitely dress to go to work, but picking up the paper from the front lawn in your fur would be more like a human doing the same shirtless & barefoot.
▶ No.34913>>34938
How would clothing work for cold blooded animals? Wouldn't they have a harder time heating themselves if they had to wear clothes all the time?
>>20797
Repost please?
▶ No.34938
>>34913
Clothing could be built with that in mind, I guess. Not really a good way for cold-blooded types to manage anywhere cold, anyway, so outside of simply wearing less and living in warm areas, I'd expect they'd need some way of generating heat inside their clothes.
A sort of steam pocket, for instance, or with more tech available, proper heating elements of the sort you'd find in a heating blanket.
▶ No.41926
>>20796
I do think they'd wear some sort of swimsuit or wetsuit material, as their skin should be moist to prevent them from drying out. Most normal clothes would just get soggy, I guess.
▶ No.43190
>>17094
because its for a trailer
▶ No.43316>>43348 >>43484
>>3954
Hooves are actually pretty fragile, hence the existence of horseshoes
▶ No.43348>>43484
>>43316
Well, yes and no. Hooves evolved for walking on grass and dirt, not the cobblestones and concrete invented by humans. Selective breeding has also resulted in horses much heavier than their wild cousins, and of course if you put a human on top that affects the weight, too.
▶ No.43410
>>17094
>Why in the heck would they bother putting armor over their tail
The tail is a huge exposed area that could easiely get wounded or even cut off. It's not vital but receiving such a heavy wound would still hinder you, scar you and it might even mess your balance. I hate it when heaviely armored characters just have it sticking out.
>ESPECIALLY in exclusion to putting armor over their actual vital areas like chest and head?
Yeah, that's just retarded. If it is light armor like this, it just seems like useless weight.
▶ No.43484
>>43316
>>43348
Huh, looks like I forgot to specify that I was mainly talking about horses. I realized that that explanation doesn't make sense taking animals like mountain goats into account.
▶ No.43496
>>3955
>I'm sure a world where furries do wear shoes would have everyone wearing custom-fitted shoes. Market demand would drive the prices down so everyone could afford them.
The market isn't a magician.
It can't magically make everything cheaper regardless of production, labor or time constraints.
More importantly I don't see why the mass production of shoes for different species would be a problem in this world.
▶ No.46764
So most of the discussion here has centered around vertebrates but what about something more unorthodox?
For example I doubt most arthropods would use much in the way of armor both because they're very kill resistant and they're chitin is protective enough already.
But designing clothes for such things is quite the challenge for me.
Mostly because of the abdomen, the part you most want to cover up because thats were the genitals are.