>On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Teragram wrote:
>
>> move, long loose flowing clothes get caught in or dragged through things,
>
> But they sure are warm, and I found out with the SCA just how
practical
>long skirts really are for doing what a bear does in the woods. MUCH
>more practical than jeans!
> PS - the SCA Rennies tell me that their backs ache a lot less after
a
>long day in the field when they wear corsets or boned bodices or
>doublets than without. I haven't tried it yet,b ut I wonder if they have
>a point? Men used to wear tight waistcoats for doing manual labor in the
>18th century - was there a reason for that?
>
> Speaking of sexual objectification, I'd hate to be a man wearing
>late 15th century men's garb!
>
Aw, you don't like your Ren-faire garb? Is the bodice to tight? Just being
sarcastic. Although the long skirts are indeed useful, if you don't trip
over them, and with the bodice pushing everything up, it makes a great place
to keep your money... ;)
Becca
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