[Steppes] Re: SCA Clothing

[MCBaker216 at cs.com]

In a message dated 05/08/2004 8:57:58 AM Central Daylight Time, 
steppes-request at ansteorra.org writes:


> This was in the Dallas paper yesterday. Kinda wonder what kind of "period" 
> clothes could be made from this. ;)
> 
> Duck brand duct tape is once again offering $5,000 in college scholarships 
> to the prom couple who designs the most stylish formalwear using their 
> sticky but oh-so-practical product. Use maroon, purple, silver, black or any 
> of the company's many colors of tape. Just make sure the majority of his tux 
> and her dress is crafted out of duct tape. For contest rules or to view 
> entries from years past, go to  www.ducktapeclub.com .
> 
> Ly Gabriele
> 

Based upon what we were looking at last year (when we still had DSL and could 
afford the bandwidth), the number of outfits along perioid lines -- if not 
directly attributable to period visual sources -- are really rather amazing.

The small picture that appeared in the left margin of a recent DMN issue 
barely does justice to the effects some of the entrants have achieved.  
Elizabethan ruffs, Italian Renn, German "pumpkin pants", parasols, walking sticks, 
chapeaux, fans, trains, tunics, etc. etc. etc.

Makes for a pleasurable browse to review the pictorial archives.  Some of the 
plaids achieved would even challenge the legendary Tiernan's fashion sense, I 
believe... <GRYN>

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