The Order of the Swan by SapphireGamgee on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Oh gads, this was time-consuming, but so much fun! I worked on it of a Sunday for at least a month, I think (because I'm always doing a million things at once. I'm so ADD... ) .

Anyhoo, I wanted to design traveling outfits for Mytho (as Prince Siegfried) , and Fakir (as himself in Siegfried's kingdom) . They would wear these for touring around the kingdom, something a Prince and his retainers would be expected to do every so often. Of course, it would have to be a little more utilitarian than the court dress he wears for the battle with the Raven at the end of the series. I kept the gold, purple and white color scheme because, hey, he's royalty. But I also gave him boots and gloves, and kept his outfit fairly simple, as opposed to the splendor of court-dress and such. His doublet would be of a sturdier make, with his personal crest emblazoned on the front (my design, I'm still not sure about it) . The crest appears in the tapestry behind them for no other reason than I needed a background.

Naturally, Fakir would insist on going with, so he'd need something other than his school uniform, or the torn-up Lohengrin-ish outfit he wore at the end of Akt 1. I always liked him in blue, so that's his color. He's also got more of an Italian Renaissance feel to his. The doublet is simple, blue and silver (I think those would be his personal colors) . The only other embellishment is on his bracers/armlet things, which have a sword flanked by two swans, showing him to be a knight in the Prince's service. There may be other medals or outward proofs that he's Siegfried's first knight and personal bodyguard, but he'd probably refuse to wear such fussy things (unless it's a formal occasion and Duck and Rue make him XD He looks so dashing! )

The way this came out almost looks like Duck insisted on taking a photo before they went out (except they don't have cameras XD It just looks like, "Ok, pose....now smile! Fakir, you're not smiling!" XD) In any case, Duck and Rue wouldn't go on the more involved tours, like settling rough border disputes and such. So, while the boys are away, Rue would delight in dragging Duck along on a shopping spree!

The whole thing, other than the characters themselves, is designed by me.

Ok, I think I'm done here....