I sense you are being a bit sarcastic in this comment, but it leads to an interesting question. If your family is insanely wealthy, should that be reflected in your clothing?
Personally, whenever I make a claim about my characters appearance, I take four things into consideration: family wealth, personal status (knight, Lord, etc.), purpose of current journey, and realm culture. All of these should (I think) play some part in determining appearance . What do you guys think?
I think so. It's generally out of character to see a newly arrived knight from a relatively nonwealthy family dressed in solid gold plate mail. Not so much to see a Duke/King/Marquis, from a wealthy family, dressed in silks, and gold
