I want to say that elven fashion is more constant than the human fashion. Its direction changes from season to season and changes dramatically every decade. The elven fashion has changed very slightly during several centuries. And that's logical because elves, unlike people, are immortal.

Majestic, beautiful, ghostly, ethereal, and enchanting — these are the words we use to describe elves. Some call them "Star people" for that elusive sense of "beauty" that is reflected in the style of their clothes.

It should be mentioned that this publication focuses on the style of Tolkien's elves (also known as Eldar, "people of the stars") from the "The Lord of the Rings" books, not taking into account the elves of folklore of various peoples.

The elven suit is always made of airy fabrics with a ghostly shimmer and lightness. Elf was repeatedly confused with a light white cloud (it is worth remembering the Galadriel's white costume). The researcher of elven culture Walter Evans-Wentz writes, "Elves were dressed like humans, only very queer."

Ghost style is also confirmed by the thoughts of Frodo: "To Frodo it appeared that a white light was shining through the form and raiment of the rider, as if through a thin veil" ("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", Chapter 12).

It is extremely difficult to capture descriptions of the elven costumes in the book and occasionally there are descriptions of colors of the robes, or its form: Aredhel Ar-Feiniel preferred white color with silver, the ruler of the winds Manwe Sulimo appeared "In blue clothes and with a sapphire scepter", "Warda Tintale's clothing was shining with starry light," and the family of Feanor preferred red with black.

We can say that they preferred rather tight outfits, accentuating their flawless bodies and clothing of the other family — the Valar family — was free and fell to the ground on the contrary.

For the holidays the clothes was decorated with precious stones and embroidery. Shiny threads decorated coats, hems of dresses and sleeves of garments. The clothes is embroidered by hand, embroiderers learn secrets of weaving from each other. The highest praise for Eldar is to say, "It's fine, like Firiel's tapestries." Another quote: "And Feanor did not put on festive garments, he didn't wear embroidery, silver, gold, precious stones ("The Lord of the Rings: Chronicles of Middle-Earth", chapter 8).

About the Arwen's costume: "Silver mesh that covered her head, was shining with small diamonds; the soft gray dress was not decorated with anything, except the band of silver leaves."

Elves did not wear hats, except hoods of their cloaks. Both men and women wore long hair, flowing over their shoulders, they decorated hair with silver nets and gems "A silver headband covered her hair, dark as twilight."

Now, about the cloaks. Special attention is paid to Lorien cloaks. Galadriel gave such cloaks to her guests as a memory of the city of Lorien.

"The cloaks were made of the light but warm silken stuff that the Galadhrim wove. It was hard to say of what colour they were: grey with the hue of twilight under the trees they seemed to be; and yet if they were moved, or set in another light, they were green as shadowed leaves, or brown as fallow fields by night, dusk-silver as water under the stars. Each cloak was fastened about the neck with a brooch like a green leaf veined with silver."

"They are fair garments, and the web is good, for it was made in this land. They are Elvish robes certainly, if that is what you mean. Leaf and branch, water and stone: they have the hue and beauty of all these things under the twilight of Lorien that we love; for we put the thought of all that we love into all that we make." ("The Lord of the Rings", chapter 8)

So, from all aforesaid, we may conclude that elves charm with their appearance, and they, like everyone, have a sense of beauty.