At 01:01 PM 9/25/2006, you wrote:

In a message dated 9/25/2006 10:49:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

But now  that I think about it more seriously, I suspect is they are done
that way to  appeal to the majority of the audience who are NOT well informed
about the  clothing of other eras.

I was wondering...

When did the drive for truly historical recreation really take off?

As I understand it in the music world, performers only started trying to play "as it was originally/meant to be played" within the last 20 to 25 years. Is that also true for costume?

Just wondering, this previous conversation tweaked my interest.

Thanks ahead of time
Genie
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