Court uniform and dress in Mesogeia
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.
Court dress of Imperial Family
The most elaborate type of court dress in Mesogeia are those worn exclusively by the sovereign and the members of the Imperial family, which are usually of purple, red or white silk.
The Emperor
The Emperor typically wears either a purple-reddish or white Divetesion or the Kolovion as primary court dress costume. The premiere dress of the monarch is the Divetesion, which is a knee length silken under tunic with loose fitting long sleeves gathered together be elaborate cuffs after the typical Azagartian fashion; typically worn underneath either the Loros and or the imperial Chlamys, which is worn at the highest state occasions. While the Kolovion is a short sleeved or sleevess garment worn at monarch's anointing ceremony during the coronation.
Of the prescribed overgarments used by the sovereign the most eminent are the loros, chlamys, and the Sagion.
The Chlamys of the sovereign is usually a solid purple reddish color (solid red, or white or gold) with embroidered gold tablia, and gold edging all around the garments edge.
In less formal settings or during evening receptions the sovereign will don the Sagion (usually purple and gold, or solid gold, or brown colored) cape in connection with Skaramangion.
During military parades and processions the emperor will typically don the epilorikion (a parade surcoat), called the "rose cluster" after its coloring and decoration of pearls and gemstones; while a co-emperor or the designated heir to the throne will be adorned in a gilded Klivanion.
Completing the Imperial court costume of the sovereign the Emperor will often wear breeches or special leggings complete with tzangia (imperial slippers) of red purple color and decorated with lion designs bejwelled with pearls and other precious stones.
Empress Consort
An empress consort wears the female equivalent of the Divetesion, with the Diakoptes as a overcoat or a Chlamys (of purple-red, white, or gold) bearing a portrait (opsimaros) of the reigning emperor on a bejewelled gold tablia. The Empress consort may also don the taon (peacock feathered cloak) or hippelasion (a riding cloak).
Imperial Family
The Loros is a long silken sash wrapped in a criss crossed fashion and used exclusively by the imperial family, males and females, symbolizing their closeness to God.
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), vrakha (trousers), 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.
Women's court dress
The official prescribed court dress for married women and unmarried ladies with the right to attend court is a testament to the continutity of Mesogeian cultural heritage and it storied history. Court fashion for women at court comprises the delmatikion (a dress with flaring sleeves), over which is worn the paragavdion (an ornate shawl after the Azagartian fashion), draped over the left shoulder to the left hip.
Often times ladies of the court will wear the Propoloma (an inverted cone shaped headdress usually white coloring), often with the Khazarion (a jeweled onamental ribbon), and attached veil (maforion) hanging down the back or in some cases the front for those women still adhering to pre-clothing reform edict practices.
Court uniform
All male attendees of the imperial court bearing the status of an officer of the Imperial court have the right to wear the Kavadion when at attendence upon the empress and the imperial court. The kaftan like 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); the later two having originated from the country style Kausia cap.
Mid-ranking officials of the imperial court not entitled to wear the Kavadion may wear a basic chiton (a tunic) of white or green coloring with no insigina.
In addition to the typical court uniform, certain high officers of the Imperial court andd high ranking nobles at court bearing the rank of grandee have the right to wear a Kandys (a robe of honour) with tiraz (a special armband) sewned into them; or wield a dikanikion or a ravdion (ceremonial batons of state).