I like to use faction related clothes.
I also like my armor.
For the Brotherhood of Steel, I could use the BoS Uniform.
For the minutemen, I've got the Minutemen clothes,
The Railroad doesn't seem to have any kind of uniform, so I use leather clothes/whatever "normal" clothes.
But for the Institute, all I got are various colored lab coat, that doesn't allow armor.
I ve saw on F4 wiki that there is a "Synth uniform" that would work well… But is only stealable on a companion or on two of the vendor in the Institute.
Did I miss any other choice for role-playing a Institute Sole Survivor? Or should I accept to get rid of my equipment?
Best Answer
The Synth Uniform is the only piece of clothing that is Institute-specific.
You can see a listing of all the clothing in the game on Nukapedia, including the Synth Uniform.
X6-88 has one of these in his inventory. Taking it does not require "stealing". You can freely trade items with your companions. The only possible negative consequence of doing so is them going down in a fight if you equip them poorly.
However, if you're roleplaying an Institute survivor I'm guessing you'll want to take X6-88 with you. In which case, you'll want to put armor on him, in which case you'll want him wearing the Synth Uniform. This means you'll want to buy one from the Institute vendor. You can do this as soon as you're approved to move about the Institute.