how do people put together those great ffxiv glamours?

mostly by starting from one piece they love and building around it. pick the chest or the hat, then look for others that match its shape and colour. a few things help a lot: - the glamour dresser and armoire keep everything in one place, so you don't need inventory space - dyes do most of the work. two pieces from totally different sets look like a set once they're the same colour - people share their outfits with the item list on fan glamour sites, so you can search by one piece and see what others pair it with look at the gold saucer and market board too, loads of the nicest pieces aren't from raids at all.