Fabric and construction
The choice of fabric for a farda is left open, though members generally favor materials that resist wrinkling, since the uniform is worn for many hours of standing, singing, and dancing at a time.
The white and blue fardas
The white farda consists of a white suit, a white dress shirt, a navy tie, white shoes, and white socks. The trousers carry two narrow green stripes running the length of each outer seam, placed close to the seam itself; the exact material used for these stripes is not fixed.
The blue farda is worn for other official works. It consists of navy trousers and a white, long-sleeved dress shirt worn tucked in, paired with a navy tie, navy or black shoes, and white socks.
The Estrela
A fardado receives the Estrela, or Star, at the fardamento ceremony. It is a six-pointed star, associated within the doctrine with the seal of Solomon, and carries the image of the moon, read as a symbol of the Queen of the Forest, and an eagle, read as a symbol of far-reaching vision and nobility rising above confusion. Married members wear the star on the right side of the chest; unmarried members wear it on the left.