What genre do you write, and how much detail do you put into characters' appearances?

This became a surprisingly divisive topic at a writing group I was in. We were discussing a fantasy novel chapter, and some folk's main criticism was that the clothing was under-described, while others were fine with "she was wearing a purple gown." (FWIW, I was in the latter group.)

Writers of Reddit, what genres do you write in, and how much description do you tend to use? How much do you like to read?

(Since I wrote the post I get to share my opinion up here: I prefer more minimal description, but I do love an enlightening detail. The end of her hair is wet because she chews on it! He's wearing unusual shoes! They're much taller than everyone else and it lends them a sense of gravitas!)