Clothing, accessories inspiration

Headresses:
Noble people and rulers would usually adorn themselves with impressive feathered headdresses to imply status. Essentially, the Aztec ‘élite’ wanted to ‘dress to impress’, to show (off) their status to the rest of society, and to show their connections with the world of the sacred. Part of the answer too comes from the simple fact that a bird can do what no human can do - fly, and soar up towards the Sun God himself.

ex: Moctezuma's Headress:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Moctezuma-headdress.jpg

Other examples of headressess depending on status and tribe:

http://kamazotz.deviantart.com/art/Aztec-Warrior-Hairstyles-531298478

Chimalli (shield)
Chimalli means shield in Náhuatl. The Aztecs were a warrior race, and your status as a soldier was determined by the number of enemy warriors you had managed to capture in battle.

example images:

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/images-1/180_04_2.jpg

https://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/803/flashcards/2594803/jpg/picture1-141B3FD293E204D0773.jpg

Xicolli
Xicolli is a sleeveless jacket or waistcoat that was ‘principally associated with priests’.

Example images:

http://www.invercero.com/images/Productos/Xicolli_Corto-_Chale_28363550634220652761.JPG

http://amoxcalli.org.mx/codices/065-071/laminas/065-071_094r_A_01.jpg

Quechquemitl
The quechquemitl is a garment usually consists of two pieces of rectangular cloth, often woven by hand, which is sewn together to form a poncho or shawl like garment. Sometimes godesses were also portrayed as wearing one in aztec mythology. it usually has a high level of detail and embroidery.

Ex:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/QuechquemitlMAPHidalgo.JPG

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6322536242_b678e59da4.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2505/4234500904_6e492efed8.jpg

Huipil
''Huipil  is the most common traditional garment worn by indigenous women from central Mexico to Central America. It is a loose-fitting tunic, generally made from two or three rectangular pieces of fabric which are then joined together with stitching, ribbons or fabric strips, with an opening for the head and, if the sides are sewn, openings for the arms.''

ex:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Huipil_-_San_Juan_Cotzal_1990_01.JPG

http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/exhibitions/images/cen/phoebe_era/guatemala/3_42.jpg

Other resources for clothing and bibliography:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_clothing

http://kamazotz.deviantart.com/gallery/40227454/Aztecs

http://kamazotz.deviantart.com/gallery/38603026/Maya-Yucatan

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/ask-us/why-wear-headdresses

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/ask-us/priests-versus-royals-clothing

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/ask-us/aztec-mexica-clothing