Usually it does. Most Norse reinactors when saying "kit" usually means
clothing, knives, shoes, belt...etc.
De
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the term "kit" a lot.
I like "kit" because, to me, it implies all the other stuff one takes along
besides actual clothes.
Ann Wass
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ubject: [h-cost] Words for clothes (WAS: Re: I found my way back!)
n Oct 12, 2010, at 6:02 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
> Now here is another interesting use of a word for one's clothing and
accouterments. Had to look up exactly what "regalia" means--I have of cour
in kit instead of in garb or in costume. :)
From: Chris Laning
To: Historical Costume
Sent: Tue, October 12, 2010 4:35:50 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Words for clothes (WAS: Re: I found my way back!)
On Oct 12, 2010, at 6:02 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
> Now he
Words for clothes (WAS: Re: I found my way back!)
On Oct 12, 2010, at 6:02 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
> Now here is another interesting use of a word for one's clothing and
>accouterments. Had to look up exactly what "regalia" means--I have of course
>seen it to mean
The first instance listed by the Oxford English Dictionary for apparel
is circa 800 AD. For bed clothing, circa 300 AD.
Fran
Lavolta Press
Two new books of 1880s clothing patterns!
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On 10/12/2010 11:01 AM, penny1a wrote:
This makes me wonder when do the term clothes come i
This makes me wonder when do the term clothes come into use. I have not
seen the term used up to the 1920s.
Penny Ladnier
Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites
www.costumegallery.com
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On Oct 12, 2010, at 6:02 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
Now here is another interesting use of a word for one's clothing and
accouterments. Had to look up exactly what "regalia" means--I have
of course seen it to mean one's trappings, outfit, etc. Its origin,
though, which makes sense if on
