[Sca-cooks] shoes was Atlantian Crown Tourney Pictures

[Stefan li Rous]

Well, it may not have been clear, but I really wasn't picking on Olwen
for wearing the mundane shoes with the fancy garb. Nor was I demanding
that she should. I do think the mundane sports shoes were rather obvious,
at least in that picture.

I was in part continuing my running joke of finding applicable, er
well somewhat applicable files for various situations. And Olwen's comment
about finding a new skill/project to take up. I think there are a lot
of artistic skills/endeavors that Olwen could take up and be quite good
at.

However, it is apparently possible to modify or make covers for modern
athletic shoes that make them blend into the medieval atmosphere a bit
more. And in this case, it wouldn't matter whether the shoes under them
matched or not. However, those kinds of things are to be found in the
shoes-msg file, rather than the period shoes file I pointed out.

Folks have also put modern orthopedic supports and such inside period
style shoes or used the bottoms of modern shoes and built medieval looking
shoes around those. Not out of marzipan, though. :-)

Stefan


> Cold concrete floors are the big issue in many of the kitchens.  All my
> shoes are old so they don't give much in the way of comfort or such, but
> since I had the tendon in my ankle re-routed, it seems I cann't find a pair
> of new shoes I can wear.  At least ones I can afford.  But, you would think
> I would pay enough attention to detail to at least get two that *look* the
> same!  Cripes, I come to work in two (different)shoes sometimes!  On those
> days, they bring my coffee and I don't have to deal with meetings or clients
> face to face.
> Olwen
>
>>It seems to me that any sorts of elaborate shoes (medieval or not) are
>>the first thing that go as we get older. I have noticed a lot of laurels
>>in costuming that are wearing very sensible modern shoes under the gowns
>>these days. Given the amount of walking at events or standing on our
>>feet in kitchens, it seems the practical way to go. It seems to me that
>>Olwen's shoes were quite practical and were probably comfortable as
>>well.
>>
>>Johnnae llyn Lewis  Johnna Holloway


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