Yes one of my pet peeves is hair coverings, it is like a last thought but
it really is essential to get the proper look. Then there are the correct
or as close as you can get accessories that gives another note to the
whole. I cosider an outfit like a good perfume, it has lots of notes as to
Me too - I often feel you can get away with a fairly generic dress,
especially for my period of early medieval, but if you get the headdress
right it really pins it to a particular date.
Jean
On 31/07/2013 19:34, Simone Bryan wrote:
Yes one of my pet peeves is hair coverings, it is like a
Subject: [h-cost] Period Hair, and Accessories
Yes one of my pet peeves is hair coverings, it is like a last thought but
it really is essential to get the proper look. Then there are the correct
or as close as you can get accessories that gives another note to the
whole. I cosider an outfit like
Funny thing is, if someone wants to give a quick impression or change
identities fast, they put on a hat. When talking to someone, the things
you look at most are at eye-level: face, hat, hair, collar.
So it's odd when someone will take care with other parts of an outfit and
neglect the head,
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Period Hair, and Accessories
Funny thing is, if someone wants to give a quick impression or change
identities fast, they put on a hat. When talking to someone, the things you
look
On 7/31/2013 2:11 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
An interesting Costume item from the OED, Costume is the whole experience of
mind and body...Appearance is only a small part of being 'in costume'. The way
you stand, walk, sit, what you are thinking about...all this is necessary to
pull yourself
