At 13:38 27/04/2006, you wrote:
While I agree about the clashing metals - I do not about "just
because those who could afford portraits wore it so it could not
possibly be the other" theory...this is the time that lays the
foundation for the middleclasses of the 17th & 18th century - I just
wish Elizabethans had cameras....But if you are dressing your
husband in the clothing of the portrait class - never mind. Have fun
at the event - we are not all stuck-up-boobs as this rule about the
chain implies.
Middleclass Elizabethan in the SCA
Sarah
Thank you for that, Sarah. As my clothing is the sort worn by the
lower/middle ranks of people at court - owing to the previous events
I have attended - it seemed the best solution to dressing my husband
was to dress him to match. We already had a pair of rather theatrical
breeches and boots - not Venetians, I'm afraid - but if covered with
a jerkin with long enough skirts, they will "do". (He has a natural
peascod!) I really can't afford time to make the "real thing" and as
he is unlikely to attend any other events, I don't feel the need.
I really am looking forward to it - it's far more interesting trying
to work out "our costumes" than doing real work, and I will enjoy it
no matter what, but all the helps means that I should not break too many rules.
Suzi
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