Worgen and pants 
what do different worgen wear, and why?
Not a dumb question at all! Worgen fashion actually varies quite a bit, and does differ from human fashion in that way. It also varies depending on the situation, the intelligence, and the preference of the worgen.
Disciplined worgen are those that strive to control the worgen curse, and even though they hunt on all fours, they seek to control the curse for the good of the Alliance. As such, our run of the mill playable Gilnean worgen of course tend to wear relatively human clothing, pants and shirts included, as well as armor. However, their fashion -has- changed somewhat since their transformation, described in Wolfheart. The novel describes the Gilnean nobility, including Genn and his entourage, wearing dull colors like browns and greys, and particularly loose fitting clothing. When the Gilneans took worgen form, they grew a third in height and girth. Their loose-fitting shirts ripped to pieces, but their pants did not.
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The excerpt goes on to say that worgen grow in the chest and become muscled and hunched, but that their legs grow longer and sleek, not thicker, thus why they (conveniently) burst out of shirts and not pants. This is seen as well in the case of Genn Greymane in some cinematic, where he is seen in human form wearing a trenchcoat, and then in worgen form only in pants.
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In contrast to the splendor displayed by many in the audiance, Genn wore the same simple, loose garments he has during the banquet, and when the first of his people followed him into the assembly, they were dressed similarly. (Wolfheart, ch 14)
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Their bodies swelled, growing a third again in girth and height. Although originally loose-fitting, the Gilneansā clothing still proved too tight for this shirt, and shirts and jerkins ripped loudly.
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The man was in the prime of his life, strong of jaw, and with narrow eyes. He was clad in loose, simple brown garments. (Wolfheart, ch 6)
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Jarod then noticed that, despite looking as they did, the worgen still wore clothes. Most of them were loose-fitting or open and in general kept in good condition. The garments made for a contrast to the raw force the worgen radiated. (Wolfheart, ch 16)
Of course, that does not count for all Gilnean worgen, as there are also some who where completely dapper outfits even in worgen form, including Joshua Fuesting, a tailoring trainer in Stormsheild wearing the complete Noblemanās suit and tophat. Minus shoes of course. His appearance lines up with Jarodās observations moreso than the others, with well-kept garments in stark contrast to an otherwise primal appearance.
Feral worgen packs include the Bloodfang, Nightbane, and other packs that - while sentient - prefer to live in the wild and embrace the curse. Yet even among these almost anarchist type gangs and tribes, there are different levels of fashion seen. This type of worgen even seems to have the highest variety in its levels of fashion, from living comfortably without clothes, to wearing robes, kilts, pants, armor, and even warpaint.
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Bare Naked - Some have been seen wearing absolutely no clothes at all, like Halford Ramsey. In his case, he ripped out of all his clothes when he turned, and while he retained all his sentience as a worgen, he never expressed any need to cover himself with cloth. He turns in issue 2, and does not put on clothes until the very last part of issue 5. Another case would be Alpha Prime and the Druids of the Scythe, who were accustomed to running in Pack Form, and who embraced Worgen Form as a kind of druid form as well, not needing clothes. The comic shows that several weeks passed between their transformation and their banishment, and in that time, they never once were depicted wearing clothes.
- Halford Ramsey
https://wow.gamepedia.com/Halford_Ramseyhttps://media.discordapp.net/attachments/512036763871739925/745181592435163186/unknown.png
- Alpha Prime
https://wow.gamepedia.com/Alpha_Primehttps://media.discordapp.net/attachments/512036763871739925/745180078484488202/unknown.png
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Just pants - The Nightbane and Bloodfang especially are great examples of feral worgen wearing only pants. The Nightbane wear various types of pants, and while some have holes and patches, others are surprisingly well kept. Beyond just pants, the Shadow Weavers in the Rotting Orchard wear kilts made of dark furs, a piece that is not available in the game. The Bloodfang are seen topless as well, not only when attacking Gilneas during their invasion, but also afterwards, when they sport war paint on their fur as well.
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Fully clothed - There are other feral worgen who are fully clothed, even carrying weapons and speaking. Gervase in particular comes to mind, the former alpha of the worgen in Duskwood, who wore a suit of thick leather and metal armor. Many other worgen in Duskwood are depicted wearing cloth, leather, and metal gear in Dark Riders, including Shagra and Gorfang. We also see fully clothed rares such as Marus, Fenros, and Berard, and there were several fully armored feral Bloodfang in the starter zone such as Bloodfang Lurkers and Bloodfang Bloodletters.
The third level of intelligence for worgen is the mindless one, he who is lost to the beast, often as a result of recent trauma. Both disciplined and feral worgen can become mindless. In Wolfheart, it is revealed that the ritual we take in the blackwald - the Ritual of Balance - has a chance of turning Gilneans into mindless beasts. In Dark Riders, we see the worgen of Duskwood include both the sentient feral worgen and slavering mindless worgen like Sven Yorgen.
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Bare naked - Nakedness is quite common among mindless worgen, as their focus is primarily on survival and bloodlust. A major example would be the āFeral Worgenā in NPCs in Valāsharah, who - unless Iām missing one - might actually be the only case of a fully naked worgen NPC. These are night elves and former Druids of the Scythe who awoke in the Dream and made their way to Valāsharah, where the Balance Druid Adventurer can use the Scythe to turn them back into fully-clothed night elves, restoring their sanity as well. There are also mindless worgen witnessed in only their fur in Curse of the Worgen issue 3, which devour a sheep and fight over scraps.
https://wow.gamepedia.com/Feral_Worgen_(Val%27sharah)
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Just pants - Half-nakedness is common among mindless worgen as well, perhaps even moreso than truely naked, as fully naked NPCs are a rarety in the game itself. In Duskwood, Sven Yorgen wore only the scraps of pants, left over from his time as a human. Similarly, the nightbane woman Bloodeyes wore just pants as well as a short top and warpaint. A third example might be Mardigan, who - although he was wearing armor as well when mindless - it was all torn and falling to pieces. Mindless worgen would not care for their clothes, which become more and more tattered and nonexistent the longer they are mindless, whereas sentient feral worgen would find new pants and wear bandages.
https://wow.gamepedia.com/Sven_Yorgen
Now as for me and mine, do we wear pants? Well, yes, usually. We are members of the Wolf Cult in Duskwood, who appear to wear clothes in the game and the comic Dark Riders. However, Raedolf especially no longer wears shirts, something the others have slowly taken to as well in these summer months. And, knowing how our founders - the Druids of the Scythe - had no need for clothes at all, some members have attended our hunt nights similarly bare, while others still cling to the trappings of humanity. Which, from a sociology standpoint, has actually been really rather interesting to see, like an anarchist, nudist, werewolf movement. Or rather, something that some characters are doing, to make a point or to prove something, which has been vastly entertaining.
Interesting question! Thatās a new one! 
And as far as I know, the short Mr. Salsbury is never seen in a future quest. Soā¦
