One of next summer's highlights will undoubtedly be a Renaissance party hosted by our very own Stereotypical History Society. While the society itself is quite a new development, Otter and I have fantasised about making a spectacle of ourselves in period costumes for some time now (probably ever since we've been watching British costume drama.)
Now that we've actually managed to book a venue (and a very nice venue it is, too, and apparently ridiculously exclusive as well) and confirm a date, all of us in the Society can concentrate on the really important stuff - like what to eat, and most importantly, what to wear.
The only dilemma is, of course, how to get clothes that are at the same time extremely authentic-looking and inexpensive. Personally, I'd go for the Tudor look with the exaggerated hourglass figure and bulky sleeves (see young Elizabeth above) - and I especially want a headpiece like that (it's called a French hood. Anne Boleyn liked them, too.). Wouldn't mind some of that bling, either.
Fortunately, there's still plenty of time to track down prospective (and cheap) dressmakers and eBay sellers and speculate endlessly on the correct lacing of a corset.
Now that we've actually managed to book a venue (and a very nice venue it is, too, and apparently ridiculously exclusive as well) and confirm a date, all of us in the Society can concentrate on the really important stuff - like what to eat, and most importantly, what to wear.
The only dilemma is, of course, how to get clothes that are at the same time extremely authentic-looking and inexpensive. Personally, I'd go for the Tudor look with the exaggerated hourglass figure and bulky sleeves (see young Elizabeth above) - and I especially want a headpiece like that (it's called a French hood. Anne Boleyn liked them, too.). Wouldn't mind some of that bling, either.
Fortunately, there's still plenty of time to track down prospective (and cheap) dressmakers and eBay sellers and speculate endlessly on the correct lacing of a corset.
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