Renarin Kholin Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 On Roshar, symmetry is seen as holy. However, it is seen as pretentious to subtly claim perfection through use of symmetry. For example, Ialai Sadeas has a symmetric name, which if I remember correctly, Navani comments on negatively. Considering that Rosharans don't even like names (aside from religious figures and lore) to be symmetrical, it follows that symmetric fashion would be similarly frowned upon. As evidence for this, most of the outfits we've seen in folios or on the Stormlight minis are asymmetrical. Most of the men have suits or vests that button up slightly to one side, not directly in the middle. And every female outfit is asymmetric because of the safehand sleeve (or glove). Maybe the reason that safehands became a part of Vorin culture was in order to make sure that women's outfits were never perfectly symmetrical, preventing presumptuous claims of holiness. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Stormy Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 Good point. And that might explain why Chanaranach has no safehand cover in the RoW endpaper art, because she is "holy". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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