The first outfit Lucifer wears in the book is the one for his creation or just after, consisting of robes of lavender, a tunic, and large amounts of jewelry. “Behind bundles of lavender robes, an extensively embroidered tunic hid...” (Nicolas, 10) “He was graced with various jewelry of every gem, more than the walls of the city. They were strung along his head, dangling from his ears, holding his throat tight and loose, as well as his arms and legs, even more hidden beneath the drapery.” (Nicolas, 10-11) In my interpretation, significantly less of the jewelry is showing, as the robe is most likely a good deal longer than it is in the book. Furthermore, I decided to pair it with cream accessories – namely the belt and shoes, neither of which were mentioned – as it matches the lavender and gives the outfit a gentle feel, in general. For the specific world the novel imagines, gender is an unspecified thing, and pronouns in general are all “He and Him.” One might imagine that, since humans haven’t been created at this time, the angels, while having different bodies, would refer to themselves with the same pronouns as their maker – God. Considering this, I decided to do what in the modern world would be considered a slightly feminized garment – a kirtle. Depending on the time period, this is technically something worn by both woman and men, but later on as the Middle Ages drew to a close, this would shift to entirely a woman’s dress. However, as time periods do not apply in this case, and of course as I mentioned earlier, gender-based clothing did not exist either, this serves as a more neutral piece. Lucifer’s actual gender, by today's standards, is never actually revealed in Angels Before Man, so a fairly androgynous robe would be for the best.
So yeah, part 1 out of 5. Don't mind the little essay, I had to write that for my report, and I felt it was a nice little thing on why I chose what I did.
