Court uniform and dress in Mesogeia

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The official Court uniform and dress of the Mesogeian empire is required to be worn by all persons in attendance at the Imperial Court of Mesogeia in Alexandropolis.


Men's Court dress

Men's court dress or parade tunic in Mesogeia refers to the required dress worn by men attending formal court receptions (including morning levees, state receptions and court balls), who do not possess the privilege to don official court uniform.

Men's daytime court dress consists of a plain white Kamision with its characteristic Azagartian sleeves, over which a white chlamys embroidered with a purple tablia, is worn as a overcoat. Male attendees of the court wear kampagia (ceremonial knee-length boots) or Papoutzia (shoes) on their feet. With the rise of trousers, court dress for males adopted the use of touvia (breeches) and kampotouva (padded leggings), with podortia (socks).

During more formal occasions held during daytime hours the purple tablia is switched for a gold tablia. During periods of mourning a black chlamys embroidered with either a purple or gold tablia is donned by all male members of the imperial court


For evening receptions at the imperial court, male attendees at court not entitled to wear official court uniform wear instead the Skaramangion (typically white in color), characterized by its very long exaggerated sleeves and having originated as Imperial riding habit.

Court uniform

All male attendees of the imperial court bearing the status of an official of the Imperial court have the right to wear the Kavadion when at attendence upon the empress and the imperial court. The Kavadion, the official court uniform having its origin in old Azagartia, is characterized by an opening down its centre which is fastened with buttons.


Male members of the Imperial court, that possess noble status and the rank of grandee are distinguished by the right to don the Kulāf (a noble cap decorated by pearls), of which the most prestigious were the Skiadion (a conical broad brimmed cap normally of white coloring), the great Skaranikon (a rounded form of white coloring), and a junior Skaranikon (of conical shape with red coloring and a tassel).