I find it's not worth the effort most times to try and come up with something flippant. The girl doing the cutting has had a long day and just wants to go home (and I remember when I had crap jobs like that...) so I'll usually just say something like "skirts", or "I don't know, but this was too pretty to pass up".
Luckily for me, our local Renfest is a pretty popular event around here, and well advertised, so I can say "costumes for renfest" (even if it's really going to be a 17th century man's frock coat ) without getting strange looks or having to explain anything awkward. I'm sure that when I'm buying for multiple projects, historical or not, it can be hard to figure out what it's for, unlike the endless parade of grandmas buying fleece or prom fabrics.
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