The Sun Emblem on a Cream Surcoat
Solaire of Astora is the cheerful Sun Warrior knight from Dark Souls, known for his cream surcoat, sun emblem, chainmail sleeves and love of “Praise the Sun!” This costume centers on that cream sun tunic and its accompanying belt. The tunic is polyester, while the shirt offered with the full set uses mesh fabric for its chainmail-style design.
For a Solaire portrait, give the sun emblem a clear place in the composition. Frame the cream tunic closely for an emblem study, or step back to bring your chosen trousers, boots and other additions into the photograph.
Full Set or Tunic And Belt
The Chainmail And Solaire Full Set contains the tunic, chainmail-style mesh shirt and belt. The Solaire Tunic And Belt option contains the tunic and belt only. These are styles of the same costume, with the mesh shirt as the difference in their included pieces.
Choose the full set if you want the chainmail-style shirt supplied alongside the sun tunic. If you already have a shirt you intend to use for your Solaire outfit, the tunic and belt option lets you build around those pieces. Keep the distinction between the shirt and tunic in mind when comparing the photographs: the mesh belongs to the chainmail-style shirt, and polyester is the stated material for the tunic.
Solaire's Gallery, Piece by Piece
The full set has a dedicated pieces photograph, useful for reviewing its tunic, mesh shirt and belt together. Refer to the separate rear photograph when planning a shot from behind, or use the model's side photograph as a reference for a side-facing Solaire portrait. An angled full-set photograph provides another way to compare the ensemble.
For the tunic and belt option, compare the mannequin photograph with the model's front photograph to study that version separately. Its outdoor model image can also serve as a starting point for a sun-tunic portrait outside. The sun-emblem detail and fabric-detail photographs give you separate references for closer compositions, so choose the image that corresponds to the part of the tunic you want to highlight. The tunic option also has an angled photograph, which can help you plan an alternative to a straight-on portrait of the sun design.
Finishing Solaire's Look Yourself
The supplied pieces leave the helmet, shoulder fur, boots, trousers, sword and shield for the wearer to add. For the suggested Solaire styling, start with dark trousers and brown boots alongside the cream sun tunic. A prop sword can join those additions, and a bucket-style helmet with fur shoulder pieces offers another direction for building the outfit around the tunic and belt.
With the tunic and belt option, decide whether you want to add your own chainmail-style shirt or keep your styling centered on the supplied pieces. With the full set, the mesh shirt is already part of the selection, leaving accessories as a separate choice. For a photograph with your added prop sword, try positioning it beside the tunic so the sun design remains visible. A second portrait could focus on your bucket-style helmet and shoulder pieces, while a wider shot could show the dark trousers and brown boots you have chosen.
Knight Costumes to Pair with Solaire
These knight costumes and belted tunics offer companions for a group portrait with Solaire.
- Pair Solaire with the Medieval Templar Knight Cosplay Costume Hooded Chainmail-Style Shirt Belt And Leather Bracers In Black Or Grey for another knight costume featuring a chainmail-style shirt.
- Medieval Knight Cosplay Costume Wine Red Tabard With Chainmail-Style Hooded Shirt And Belt offers a tabard and chainmail-style shirt pairing alongside Solaire's sun tunic.
- For another belted tunic, consider House Of The Dragon Targaryen Prince Cosplay Costume Slate Grey Long Tunic With Printed Black Sleeves And Studded Belt For Men alongside Solaire.