Guild Wars 2

I suddenly had a vision of Norn men, what with their tattoo-showing skimpy tops, dancing in the snow, singing I’m Too Sexy for My Shirt .

I can see that happening.
I never got why Norn would wear cloths at all..except for that it makes humans uncomfortable. They don’t need them for getting themself warm, and I don’t think they’re depicted as prudish…their “cousins” the Jotun also run around almost naked after all.
the chainmail bikinis of the girls don’t exactly look like they can give any protection during a fight too, so I suppose Norn have some kind of special iron skin…they don’t need cloths. They’re just magical creatures like that.
I suppose wearing no cloths is also not that much sexually-connotated as in in-game human culture though, since as I see it the Norn are more into a capable person and big legends than into revealing clothing.

Maybe it is the same reasoning why the first humans continued wearing cloths even outside of the cold seasons, because they could cover up weaknesses that way and make themself look stronger.

But wouldn’t with a culture that hides weaknesses with clothing, the one with the most clothes considered the weakest?
This would very likely make the male norn be slightly weaker than the females.

Norn care about their legend, not necessarily strength/weakness. If a norn thinks they can make a legend by having the most impressive and/or rare outfits, you can be sure they’ll hunt down any and all clothes that can help them achieve that goal.

Well they also like tatoos and elaborate hairstyles, so I suppose they just like to looks fancy, like you said.

Oreithyia.3064:

But wouldn’t with a culture that hides weaknesses with clothing, the one with the most clothes considered the weakest?
This would very likely make the male norn be slightly weaker than the females.

well just because you can cover up weakness this way, doesnt mean you can’t look buffer with clothing as well.