I'll have to check. The guy who invited me is from a unit of
Highlanders, but I was thinking I'd just stick to my civilian
clothes. Unfortunately, those have about everything I need --
except a coat.
OTOH, if it's strictly military thing, I'll probably just stick to
modern stuff.
Perhaps you would be a campfollower of some sort. (Yes, men
were campfollowers, too.) A drover or supplier of some sort? Carry
a notebook and grumble about how long it takes to get paid whenever
someone is looking...
Are there any good patterns readily available?
I always used to draft things from Cut of Men's Clothes. I hear
the JP Ryan patterns are good. Steer clear of Pegee of Williamsburg.
The Revlist would be a good place to ask - it's a Yahoo group called
Revlist.
A simpler, unfitted garment is a smock, a working man's garment
worn over a shirt, waistcoat & breeches. If it's really hot no one
would notice if you left off the waistcoat, but you didn't hear that
from me. ;-> You can make it from fustian (linen/cotton) or linen
canvas.
A sleeved waistcoat is a bit longer than waist length, not as
long and without the curves and tailoring of a fashionable coat.
Some guys run around in shirts & waistcoats without a sleeved garment
on top. But that's 18th century naked.
-Carol
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