I found this link at Astral Codex Ten:
Mister Global Contestants Dress In Their National Costumes And Look Like Video Game Bosses
First, this is just fun to scroll through. Wow. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I do like Sri Lanka, which is the first one. And Chile, which is down pretty far. It really is hard to pick, though.
I recommend you scroll all the way down to the end. What do you think of the guy for the USA? Made me laugh. I really do not have any notion what would have been better.
Definitely something to look at when considering clothing for a fantasy novel. Lots of ideas here.
That’s like a less extreme version of the miss universe national costume category. I always enjoy Tom and Lorenzo’s commentary on it:
https://tomandlorenzo.com/tag/miss-universe/
Eg, this is a really good one:
https://tomandlorenzo.com/2015/01/miss-universe-2014-part-4-crazies-lazies-try-hards/
Thanks for the link, SarahZ!
Oh wow, these are incredible costumes!