[Sca-cooks] regalia

[Robyn.Hodgkin at affa.gov.au]

The worst case of costume police I ever saw was when the new Princess of Lochac stepped up dressed in a pure white dress with a white belt which was highly decorated with beading and goldwork.  A member of the Chivalry actually told her, AT HER INVEST, to remove her belt.

I found her in tears out the back of the tent.  I was SO angry I was about ready to go and give the supposedly Chivalrous Knight a large and painful piece of my mind. The Princess who was extraordinarily gracious considering, persuaded me otherwise, and I, in return, persuaded her that this person was a) a Prat of the first order and b) WRONG.  Plain white belt means PLAIN.  But how dare they do that!!!  Ooooh it still makes my blood boil to remember it.

My alternate/kitchen persona is 16th Century German so it is entirely appropriate for me to wear strand upon strand of heavy gold chains.  I do so. a) I am in permanent fealty as a Pelican, and b) they are closed linked chains not open linked.  What is the difference I hear you ask?  Open linked chains have more air than chain, and close linked have more chain than air. Funnily enough no Knight has ever asked me to take them off... <grin>

Mind you, I eventually developed my own solution to the whole "only Knights can wear fealty chains" issue, and now sell Lochac Fealty chains, designed especially to provide Laurels, Pelicans, Knights and Royal Peers in permanent fealty a public reflection of that very personal oath. http://kiriel.tripod.com/medallions.html if you want to take a peek.

OFC:  I must get a copy of the molds from my jeweller so I can make some sugar plate fealty chains!

Kiriel