Sue Clemenger wrote:
It's more of an issue with me, as well, but in my case, it's more of a
bust issue than tummy, which I take care of with gores.
When I wrote that this morning, what I was picturing was not only all
the folk I know in the SCA who wear "I don't give a [EMAIL PROTECTED] if it's old
and grody, you can't make me wear anything else" tee tunics, but also
all the larger people who seem to have bought into the
tunic-or-houpe-as-medieval-equivalent-to-a-muumuu, when I know, from
personal experience, that fit is just as important for those of us at
the larger end of the bodily bell curve as it is for those who are
otherwise blessed, if not more so!
Oh, jeez, don't get me started. If I had a dollar for every fat SCAdian
woman who seems to think that _huge_ clothes are somehow more
modest/flattering/who knows what than clothes that fit, I would be a
wealthy woman. A fat, wealthy, well-dressed woman.
I'd like to add that I know a variety of SCA people, mostly guys, who
wear nicely fitting tunics or cotes, and their heights and weights
vary significantly, but they all still look good. It's the fit, and
the right materials (natural fibers so ROCK!).
Absolutely!
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Adele de Maisieres
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Quot homines, tot sententiae.
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