SkunkyArt | Farorest

I noticed how both Kaden and Alister have this sort of circular coloured badge(?) on their chest. I like to think that the colours indicate their line of work. Alister’s being orange would indicate him being in the military faction, and Kaden’s blue shows his involvement with the engineering/innovation faction.

The original idea I had for Ratchet’s mother was that she was a ship designer and engineer, leader of a small team of lombaxes that would create starships for the praetorian guard. She designed and built Aphelion, which was supposed to be the prototype for the next line of these kind of ships. The higher you were in your line of work, the higher you became in the social hierarchy. And her line of work was very well respected.

In high class formal events, it was custom to kind of put on a show. The type of clothes (especially) females would wear were very elaborate and extravagant. It’s purpose was to silently show off your status and demand respect. Some of them would be pretty ridiculous, kind of like “haute couture” fashion. They would also still wear their faction badge to display their line of work.

Shoes are considered a luxury in lombax society. If one doesn’t have a pair for work, the companies provide them with one as part of their uniform (if it is required). Their feet are built to resist the ground’s heat, and injury from rocks/relief/etc. Casual footwear are mostly only worn by high-class lombaxes, and most don’t wear them outside of work or formal events.

Because of Fastoon’s heat, headscarves/hats/etc. were very popular because it would protect them from heat strokes, so they also became very fashionable.