Let me try some.
 

http://i.imgur.com/60PiN.png I'm probably not suited to drawing on bases DX

I wouldn't say that! I think you just need to have more depth in your shading/highlighting and you need to understand how the clothes you design would fit on the menewsha base body. These are good starts, but they're far from done and you made the females flat-chested! xD Just keep working at it and don't get discouraged.

Hahaa, anyway, I'm not actually used to pixel dolling, prefering instead to pixel from scratch

http://i50.tinypic.com/2qjvh8z.png My second attempt at making the Eastern Disciple top.

I am interested in this.
Very intricate nice pattern design.
I would suggest you to look for some images with similar clothing type and study the folds and shading of fabrics.

I can't find an example of a male wearing it. It's actually kind of inspired by some of Lau's outfits from Kuroshitsuji

Well it's not QUITE the same thing...but my all time favorite character of any show ever is Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho and he wears stuff like that all the time:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WsjXgJ7hBT...0/kuram055.jpg

He might help with folds at least at the bottom :D

...*gap*
Oh my! Maria... you actually reminded me that I have YET to read that manga!!! I forgot all about it for years!

Alexandrus, I am pretty sure you can find some reference, as that type of clothing is rather... common in Hong Kong old time dramas or even china drama. Can find under Ming or Qing dynasty. The reference is for you to study the folds and fabric, not the pattern.

lolol Xuvvie - it's my favorite - it's the only anime/manga that I can reread/rewatch and it never gets old!
My username was taken from Kurama - his human name being Shuichi Minamino :) XD I created this username when I was obsessed with the show in 8th grade XD (I'm 23 now) XD

I had plan to read yuyu hakusho as I only read some random middle chapter at some time few years ago... a bit interested... then forgotten!!! T___T I remember I started reading it at some point but stop after browsing the first few page... not sure why...

It's so good - I just loved the whole plot! and all the characters!

Alexandrus, find Jet Li or Wong Fei Hong. I think those shirt are pretty close in form and fabric.

when I finish this term, I will find and read that thing! D:

haha okay Xuvvie - it's kind of long though :P

Maybe... that is the reason why... XD
toooo long.
But which is longer? Dragon Ball or Yuyu?

Dragon Ball i'm pretty sure is a hell of a lot longer XD
YYH is 19 volumes long...not sure about Dragon Ball though

I am pretty sure it is at least 42 volumes long...
and I am also sure that Conan is 70 volumes long... D:
I hope I get to see the end of Conan. T___T before I die.

OH LORD - 70 volumes!! That's a LOOONG STORY!

There is like a false alarm of ending in every 15 volume. XD
so funny when people spreading rumours of it ending.

How does someone come up with a story that long D: XD

MOney driven?
besides, I have no problem coming out with looooooooong story as long as I have enough motivation.

Wh- Kurama is a boy!?

hahahaha!! Kurama is totally a boy! XD Have you ever seen his demon form?
Total manliness:
http://images.wikia.com/yuyuhakusho/.../00/Yoko_1.jpg

then is human form is more his...innocent "Boy" side XD

awww....~~~
bishie~!*droooool*

Hehe he still looks rather girlish in demon form. xD
At least his arms aren't stick thin like most anime pretty boys are.

http://i.imgur.com/aSvYC.png Here it is.