<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Mar 6, 2007, at 11:27 AM, Siren Song wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; ">So then the rumors of fun and outlandish prints and fabrics in period fashion are not true? I Want to make sure before I make a fun outfit I have no where to wear. :( and I was looking forward to the silly side of garb too :)<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN><BR></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>I have seen many a Beltane where people bring out their more "fun" garb. But that does not mean that the garb is not historically accurate. Take Anya's "Moo-dor" dress as an example. Her dress is cowprint, yet it is a historically correct Tudor dress. Also, the use of animal prints can be documented during the 15th and 16th century.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>So, you can be historically correct and a bit "outlandish" at the same time. :)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I believe that one should not wear the "fantasy" or "rennie" outfits (no glittery flourescent taffeta puh-leeze!), however one should be allowed to have a bit of fun in their garb selection at Beltane.</DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>---</DIV><DIV>Lord Thomas of Weathershear</DIV><DIV>Seneschal Namron</DIV><DIV>(m.k.a. Brad Stanley)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>