This is all really useful! I've been having a terrible time finding good
images online because the "costume" sources all seem to focus on East Coast
"Colonial" or all-leather "Daniel Boone" styles with not much in between. I
will need to take time for a slow perusal through art and such, but time is
just what I don't have right now.
Great idea from Denise about a mandarin collared shirt, which may save me the
trouble of making new. (I hate sewing for a growing boy who will outgrow it
before the next year's event!) Goodwill, here I come.
A look at photos from previous events at the site in question shows lots of
breeches like Albert described. I can modify a pair of my kid's outgrown khaki
pants for these. A couple of questions for those of you who've done it: First,
how low do I cut them off? I'm thinking below the knee, maybe by a couple of
inches; he'll need to be sitting when he performs and needs freedom of
movement, and I don't want them binding at the knee when he bends his leg.
Second, how best to fasten the band at the bottom of the pants leg? With a
button (what type?) or something else?
I'm thinking on the line of girls' plain white kneesocks to cover the calf,
unless someone tells me otherwise. Shoes, I'm probably stuck with the black
athletics unless there are moccasins or boots in the right size at Goodwill,
but I can get away with the shoes; any attempt at costume will be welcome, and
it's not a strict re-enactment.
--Robin
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