Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11442700-20130716134620/@comment-72.168.98.115-20130719014142

The Arch-Mage's Robes would be your best bet if you're going to be an unarmored battlemage. For mages who utilize all 5 schools of magic, the Arch-Mage's Robes are the best body-clothes there are (if you heavily favor a certain school or two or neglect a school or two, you may want to use the Master Robes for you most-used school instead). Combine it with heavily enchanted gear to add magicka regeneration, maybe some maximum magicka boosting, maybe some more spell cost reduction (the Enchanting perk that lets you put two enchantments on one piece of equipment is a killer one to have for a mage making his or her own armor), and use his staff and sword.