Men- colorblindness is a factor there, too. One of my former bosses
was good looking and always dressed impeccably. (He was referred to as
a Ken Doll). He was color blind! He had all his clothes put away in
"sets" by his wife, so he would never make a bad color choice. Again-
Behind a successful Man is a Woman. PS- She was also impeccably
dressed.
How about wearing "everyday clothing" from your chosen time period?
Not as much fun as a ball gown, but...
Just think, people may think you are making a "statement" or you are
just weird. At least it would be a "good weird".
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Feb 25, 2006, at 3:57 PM, Dawn wrote:
I heard a comment about the color black in clothing: " People wear
black because it reflects the mood of the times."
The guys I know who wear black, aside from the wannabeagoth crowd, do
so because they know it will match all their other black stuff. They
want to look nice, but are design challenged when it comes to picking
colors or textures. Fashion changes too much to keep up with, so they
stay with safe neutral colors.
As for dressing up in historic costume but not in real life, I rarely
have RL chances to wear long gowns, silk dresses , beaded fabrics or
anything requiring a crinoline. But costume events give me several
chances a year to get decked out in something fancy and original. It's
not that I don't want to wear ball gowns, I just don't get to many
State Dinners or Coronations. :)
Dawn
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