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| 707.1 | HEAVY | USACSB::CBROWN | | Wed Apr 20 1988 08:32 | 15 |
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i have a friend who makes chain-mail for SCA members. My wife and
i get to model it. i also collect old weapons ect. togeter they
give me aw mental impact that "people who fought wars while wearing
that weight were insane!" but of course they still do. (masochists.)
the effect of going to an event can be interesting though. but no
more so than stepping in to someone elses reality tunnel and
understanding/seeing things in a new or different way.
what are you looking for?
mouse
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| 707.2 | SCA Notes File - indicate if interested | GENRAL::DANIEL | If it's sloppy, eat over the sink. | Wed Apr 20 1988 11:57 | 5 |
| On the same line, there is an SCA notesfile, which I have just begun reading;
there are some costuming descriptions within that file of medieval outfitting.
I forgot the node...will put in later, if you would like to pursue!
Meredith
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| 707.3 | plunk your magic twanger, Froggy .... | MARKER::KALLIS | Why is everyone getting uptight? | Wed Apr 20 1988 12:20 | 7 |
| Re .2 (Meredith W.):
The notesfile is AITG::SCA.
It can be added to your notebook by hitting "Select" or"KP7" keys ...
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| 707.4 | Returning to 1895 | CPRS::GRACE | A new horse, a bigger carriage... | Thu Apr 21 1988 17:44 | 19 |
| Being a Sherlockian and a Twainian (what a combo!), I have the
requisite Victorian dress, which I've worn several times to
functions, including a Holmes meeting at Gillette Castle on the
Connecticut River. Quite a mental and spiritual rush to be in a
grand setting with a group of people entirely in Victorian garb.
Am told the Victorian Society of America has held costume balls at
the Mark Twain house in Hartford--in which case, I'd never be
seen or heard from again! :-)
Anyway, as for comfort, the only problem with the dress is that it
takes quite a while to get into--it's bristling with hooks and
fasteners--and once in place, it weighs a ton. Has built-in stays,
but as luck would have it, fits me just right and requires no
"tightening."
Happy Escapism!
MLG
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| 707.5 | gasp! pant, pant | NATASH::BUTCHART | | Wed May 11 1988 10:50 | 32 |
| One of the more interesting forays into the past occurred in my
musician days. I lucked into a gig to perform The Threepenny
Opera (not the later Kurt Weill version, but a much earlier one
from the 17th century). The performances were part of a "period
festival", and I was in the orchestra that accompanied the singers.
It was decreed that the orchestra must be costumed as well as the
performers (all the "staff" at the festival was to be in costume)
so we musicians all dutifully appeared at the festival's costumers
to be outfitted.
Well, I was outfitted in voluminous petticoats, gigantic skirt over
said petticoats, a light off-the-shoulder chemise and a mighty corset-
like affair that cinched my waist and gave me fantastic cleavage
(I had to keep making sure I wasn't falling out of the blouse).
Sound wonderful? I loved wearing the thing, walking around in it,
adopting a completely different style of movement to accomodate it.
Until I sat down to play for the first time--in costume.
Fortunately, the conductor insisted on a full dress-rehearsal for
the orchestra too. Because I found that I couldn't _breathe_ in
that corset. (Believe me, he had trouble conducting in his 17th
century getup too, and his wig was continually falling off; we joked
that he'd have to get _really_ historic and conduct the way those
17th century guys did, by pounding a stick on the floor.) I wheedled
the costume mistress into loaning me the corset and spent the last
day or so before the real performances practicing in it, trying to
get the hang of how to breathe. For the performances I had to
completely change my breathing and playing style. Now I know why
those ladies were always fainting.
Marcia
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