You're right of course, but I think, at the moment at least, to Rae they "seem"normal - in terms of the fact that they at least look a little more how you expect! Hopefully this will be covered a bit more when you get to see where she works ;)
When Mike read the bit about the trousers he snorted, and said "Why would he want them, he's probably got Epic plate Leggings of The Eagle" - *sigh*.