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About this mod
Philippa Eilhart reimagined, so now her outward look matches her inner vibes. Blending feathered accents with regal elegance, showcasing both her transformative nature and her immense vanity. Dynamic outfits that change from Novigrad to Skellige. Inspired by game textures and book depictions. Several versions, so you can pick what you like.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
Background Info
I have always been bothered by Philippa's braids, but none of the other Philippa-mods included her signature feathers, so I decided to create my own version of her appearance. In that light, I was very excited to give the "Jewel in the Court at Tretogor", aka the "Lady Owl" a proper makeover. Feather shoulder pads are her thing now (I like to think she dyed her own feathers that she lost while in owl form, though she cares less for animals and more about fashion, see quotes below...)!
As has been shown in the wonderful 2006 movie: The Devil Wears Prada, after all.
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This is part 2 of my modern women series, part 1 is Keira Metz. This time, I learned a lot more about textures and how to use Blender to edit clothes.
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Many many thanks to bathsebah for the mod HQ female hairstyles - Modder's resource which allowed me to crop out and use the part of Philippa's vanilla hair that I wanted to keep, namely feathers and the braid that holds them (initially I tried to fold her braids into a bun with Blender, which had them fluttering in and out of her head, so that was abandoned.)
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The Mod
Hair
My version of Philippa comes with two hairstyles, of which one can be picked - see image gallery and files.
- either she decided to chop off the braids once blinded (Philippa's hair x Syanna's hair)
- or she just didn't want to bother with all the braiding and turned her long mane into a bun (Philippa's hair x Syanna's hair x Triss' DLC hair).
Both hairstyles are inspired by the book description:
"The enchantress’s dark hair, usually loose and worn in a picturesque mess, was brushed smooth and tied back at the nape of her neck."
- Andrzej Sapkowski, Blood of Elves (1994)
Looks
The style is influenced by the following quotes from the books, although the design is more fashion-forward. It is still practical, but not as practical as described by Sapkowski. Additionally, Philippa consistently wears her black agate jewellery, both for protection and as a means of converting it into currency while on the run.
Philippa Eilhart must have only recently arrived in Oxenfurt, or was perhaps intending to leave at once, since she wore neither a dress nor her favourite black agate jewellery nor any sharp make-up. She was wearing a man’s short jacket, leggings and high boots – a “field” outfit as the poet called it. - Andrzej Sapkowski, Blood of Elves (1994)
‘Your dress has a beautiful trim, Philippa. Diamond ermine, if I’m not mistaken? Very tasteful. I’m sure you’re aware this species was exterminated twenty years ago owing to its beautiful pelt?’
‘Thirty,’ corrected Philippa, stuffing the last of the prawns – which Geralt hadn’t been quick enough to eat – into her mouth one after the other. ‘I know, I know, the species would surely have come back to life, had I instructed my dressmaker to trim my dress with bunches of raw flax. I considered it. But the colours wouldn’t have matched.’ - Andrzej Sapkowski, Time of Contempt (1995)
This mod includes two appearances, as does her vanilla one: here, you find
- a sleek dress for Novigrad (from rescue to regal plot)
- a warmer attire with pants and a robe, reminiscent of her gwent card and with the signature sorceress runes for her Skellige scenes
Modular
- Static Versions: Both looks are also downloadle as static ones, meaning Philippa won't change appearance but stay in either her Novigrad dress or wear her Skellige Sorceress look from the beginning. See Miscellaneous Files.
- CharacterEntry: Option to download a file that changes the appearance in the character menu. Choose between either outfit. See Miscellaneous Files.
- Hair: If you use the hair-only version with another mod that changes Philippa's clothes, give the clothes mod the higher priority. Thanks to @Kilmatead for providing both the question and the solution. See Optional Files.
- Lipstick: In all the screenshots Phil's wearing a dark red lipstick, which can be downloaded as optional and is not included in the outfit/hair mods (thus ensuring that they work with other face texture mods). See Optional Files.
- Compatibility: All files should be compatible with other mods unless, of course, they change exactly the same thing (i.e. appearance or hair, and the lipstick alters her face texture and thus will not work with face-altering mods - depending on what you pick to download.) Use WitcherScriptMerger to give lower priority to mods that only alter hair or face, otherwise they will lead to the vanilla appeareance of clothes etc. being loaded.
Installation:
Simply drop "modern_phil" (or alternations of this filename you find in the unzipped "Mods"-folder of whichever version you have downloaded) into your regular Witcher 3 Mods folder: [game directory]\The Witcher 3\Mods. To uninstall simlpy delete the folder(s) you dropped into your Mods folder.
Enjoy!
“So am I going to be irrevocably forced to accompany you somewhere, gentlemen? Too bad. Let’s go then. You go first, I’ll follow. In this particular instance, age may go before beauty.” - Philippa Eilhart, in: Andrzej Sapkowski, Blood of Elves (1994)
(The Devil Wears Prada, GIF, source: Entertainment Online: https://akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2016524/rs_500x206-160624105104-500-devil-wears-prada-thats-all-062416.gif - is totally unrelated, all rights belong to their owners, I just thought it was fun to draw parallels between two alleged ice queens...)