Fashion in the World of Avatar

People in the World of Avatar wear many different types of clothing and other accessories. This clothing ranges from the very humble clothing worn by Airbenders to the elaborate robes worn by the Fire Lord.

A notable fact of fashion in general is that each nation will wear the color that symbolises their native element. The Air Nomads wear oranges and yellows, the Water Tribe wears blue (the exception being, the Foggy Swamp Tribe who wear green, probably due to the green color of the water in the swamp), the people of the Earth Kingdom wear yellows and greens, and the people of the Fire Nation wear various hues of red, as well as black and gold, and white for mourning.

Air Nomads


The Air Nomads wear yellow, orange, and brown clothing. There is a distinct difference between what is worn by children and what is worn by adults.

Children's Clothing
Young Airbenders wear orange shawls over long-sleeved yellow shirts, an orange belt, yellow pants with brown on the back, and long boots that reach the knees.

Monk Robes
Older monks wear long robes in shades of yellow and orange, sometimes with a belt.

Shaving


Young boys to be trained as monks have shaven heads, while monk elders grow beards and mustaches. Female Airbenders do not fully shave their heads.

Arrows
The arrow on an Airbender's head signifies that he or she has mastered Airbending. This is an emulation of the natural arrows on the heads of Flying Bisons, animals revered by the Air Nomads who can naturally Airbend, and are believed to be the inspiration for the first Airbenders. Apprentice Airbenders have no tattoos. In order to receive the tattoos as well as the title of a master, an Airbender must pass the thirty-six levels of Airbending along with engendering a new technique.

Water Tribes
The citizens of the Northern Water Tribe and the Southern Water Tribe wear blues, purples and whites in their clothing.

Fur Coats


Water Tribe clothing is typically a set of blue anorak and trousers. They wear thick fur coats due to the cold climate. They can also be seen wearing three fingered gloves.

Light Clothing
This is generally used when they are not in the Tribes. It is worn under their fur coats. It resembles a kimono like tunic, with split sides for leg movement, and fur trimmed leggings underneath.

Foggy Swamp Tribe
They generally use a hat made only with two leaves, a green skirt, green and white bandages on his arms and legs, and wooden necklaces.

Hair Loopies


Hair loopies are a type of hairstyle worn by Water Tribe females. In the Northern Water Tribe, women are seen wearing a similar style, consisting in elaborate braids instead of regular loopies.

Warrior's Wolf Tail
A warrior's wolf tail is a hairstyle used by male Water Tribe warriors. Sokka and the warriors at the battle of black sun can be seen with them.

Betrothal Necklace
In the Water Tribes, it is essential for a man to give a special necklace to whom they want to betroth. Both Princess Yue and Katara can be seen with these blue chokers.

Earth Kingdom
The citizens of the Earth Kingdom usually wear light clothing. They sport an array of greens, browns,golds, yellows, and many other colors that have an earthy feel. In kyoshi Islad however, The citizens appear in blue attire.

Outside Ba Sing Se
Outside Ba Sing Se, there are mostly farming communities. People wear dark green and brown, prehaps due to the color of crops and farming soil.

Inside Ba Sing Se
Inside Ba Sing Se, there is a much greater variation of clothing within the various rings.

Lower Ring
In the poor and crime-stricken lower ring, women and men wear brown and dark green clothing, putting emphasis on their low position in society.

Middle Ring
In the middle ring, clothing has lighter shades of green, and more elaborate styles. WOmen have dresses lined with a bit of gold or yellow, and men sport braided hair and more eleberate tunics. Women have more elaborate hairstyles, decorate and piled up in a beautiful chinese fashion.



Upper ring
Due to the great wealth of the upper ring, Women and men wear the most extravagant styles of all. Their clothing is usually a lighter shade of green,With golden trimmings. Men wear longer and more embroidered tunics.

Top-knots
Many Earth Kingdom citizens also don a type of top-knot. Men of the Earth Kingdom usually just wear a green ring around their top-knots.



Hats
Peasants and farmers tend to wear conical straw hats, developed to keep shade as large an area as possible and thus practical for working in the sun. The upper-class of the earth kingdom mainly wear traditional Chinese coronets known as "guan" (冠); these vary in style immensely, and indicate social rank and wealth - some of the characters seen wearing them include Lao Bei Fong and several guests at the Earth King's party in City of Walls and Secrets. Chin the Great wears an especially elaborate one called the Tongtian Guan (通天冠), which in ancient China were reserved for top officials. Mayor Tong wars a Fangjin (方巾), a rectangular hat for lower officials, while Pu-on Tim wears a putou (幞頭), a rounded black hat used by scholars. The citizens of Chin Village mostly wear wushamao (烏紗帽), large hats with two oval flaps portruding from the sides. The women of Ba Sing Se wrap their hair around elaborate supports and ornament them with flowers, similar to the fashion of the Manchu Qing Dynasty of China.

Earth King


The Earth King wears a green hat with the Earth Kingdom emblem, a yellow shirt with a green coat and a skirt. He also wears a belt and a green necklace.

King of Omashu
The King of Omashu wears a green hat. He wears a green or purple dress and rings on his fingers.

Fire Nation
The Fire Nation citizens wear red, yellow, gold, grey, black, brown and white clothing.

Top-knots


Top-knots are the official hairstyle of the Fire Nation, worn by both men and women. Fire Nation citizens often wear decorative headpieces in their top-knots.

Headbands
In aangs school uniform diguise, he can be seen wearing a headband. Headbands might represent part of a school uniform and such, because only the students seem to wear them.

Necklaces


The red and gold necklaces are common among women of the Fire Nation.

Crown Prince Headpiece
The headpiece is the shape of the Fire Nation insignia. It belongs to the Heir to the Fire Lord.