I was wondering because I saw a lot of women sans corset. As a civil war reenactor, that sets me on my teeth. The women dressed as pre-1500-ish wouldn't wear one.
Costuming standards and conventions are admittedly much less rigorous in the SCA than in the re-enactment groups. There isn't any rigour at all, really. However, there is social/peer pressure to learn about your chosen time period and make your gear more accurate over time. Having said that, the ladies who choose late period (by our standards) personas, tend to have really good clothing. On the overall subject of clothing accuracy at Pennsic, well, I saw a ninja in the marketplace. You tend to develop filters about these things. With no enforcement body in the organization, the general standard isn't very high, but that's not what the SCA is about. It is a big tent organization where people learn about and express their interest in the middle ages. You get everything from the astonishing to the miserable.
The APO mail finally went out today, after a week's delay. So those of you who I'm sending things to should get them soon.
Man, I remember when my period didn't hurt so much. Was this a necessary after-effect of pregnancy?
I think we need to tell Jilli to skip like a little girl and not start the thread at the beginning.
Too late!
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Plei, I am so sorry. I'll double-check with Pete to see if he'll be up for emergency spider removal in the future.
You should let Lillybean see the spider but not your fear, so maybe she grows up into an additional arachno-remover for you. Which'll work out well when Jilli babysits her.
This is a good plan. I like this plan.
STILL
no word from an HR rep about my interview from last week. I keep telling myself that here at the Evil Empire, no news is a good sign, but I'm going quietly mad.
Paul is on his way now, so I'm hoping the Evil Thing will be found and removed.
Twitch.
Paul is on his way now, so I'm hoping the Evil Thing will be found and removed.
Well, Pete is about to call you, because he just called me to let me know he's home.
Personally, Steph, I am using you as my doctor, and then when I go to a real one, I get to laugh and tell them "my other doctor SUCKS".
If Tep could script me up, she could totally be my primary care. I'd still have specialists on the side, of course.
Pete did call, bless him.
Paul's here, checking for EVIL.
That was you receiving a circlet even snazzier than the one you received in the last tiara exchange, correct?
Sorry, Epic, I missed this post in my zipping back and forth between computers at lunchtime. The answer is no, my last tiara exchange tiara is the snazziest ever, thanks (but my coronet is pretty cool, the band is all little spheres that roll).
On the overall subject of clothing accuracy at Pennsic, well, I saw a ninja in the marketplace.
BWAH!!!
You get everything from the astonishing to the miserable.
Oh, SCA is not alone in that. Civil war folks are the same. I see way too many women without corsets (or headcoverings) at CW events to make me happy. It's just one of my pet peeves. That and Battenburg lace parasols. Those didn't exist during the CW.
