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more about #costumes more comments → Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: Does anyone else watch Robin Hood on BBCA? It's the worst offender for anachronism in costumes, props, hairstyles, you name it! more » Sunshineyness: Weirdly enough I find the same is true with hair design. Modern conditioners and hair treatments make trying to get good old fashioned hair styles (ev... more » Katxyz: Look, Rabbit, Lady GaGa was wearing that dress as a performance piece. She knows how hard red latex was to come by back in the day. more » JerkoftheMonth is changing her name!: I was in a vintage clothing store recently, and this beautiful peach silk negligee from the 1920s was the softest thing I have ever felt in my life... more » MargaretMoony: I think that anyone named Rabbit Goody is destined for a life of obscure academia. more » JerkoftheMonth is changing her name!: Can we also bitch about how unrealistically good period films' hair, skin, makeup, and teeth look? more » Dodgergirl: Dress fabrics were different in the fifties, you know. more » curiousgeorgiana: I have such a passion for period clothes, it's ridiculous. Two of my favorite movies (for costumes at least). Elizabeth and Titanic. more » LaComtesse: "Furthermore," Rabbit Goody continued, "LaComtesse of Jezebel was clearly meant to live in periods such as the one pictured. Her love of enormous dres... more » Lymed: Is he suggesting you can't make a 19th century dress out of acetate? more » BytheSea: Ren Faires attract socially awkward men? No wai. The ren faire circuit is VASTLY different from slutoween. The people who really get into it, who wor... more » whynotshesaid: I am not sure this is the experience of all Ren Faire participants. My grandma was the president of an encampment in California for more than 20 year... more » SonicNapoleonic: Hah, that reminds me of when I went in 5th grade for school and I was sitting down eating with my dad and "the town drunk" came by singing "Thank heav... more » murraymk: I think the Post's article does Ren Fests somewhat of a disservice. One of my first "adult"-type memories was attending a Ren Fest with my mother and... more » boxspelunker: I used to go to Ren. Faires, but I stopped after I realized how hostile they were to non-gender-conforming people. I did not care to be called "my la... more » -
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Fabric Of Our Lives
"Today's fabrics often don't work in other time periods...The weights, textures and content are quite different, and these factors really do make a difference in making a costume look true to a time period." -Rabbit Goody, Thistle Hill Weavers [Smithsonian] -
#renaissancewomen
The Renaissance Faire: Beer, Breasts & Sexual Harassment
We've spilled a fair amount of virtual ink on the increasing slutification of Halloween, but as an article in this Sunday's Washington Post shows, Halloween is not the only time for skin-bearing fantasies. There's also the Ren Faire. More » -
#loosethreads
Buyer's Remorse: A Lament
The dress was unignorable. I knew from the start that it was a mistake. Like everyone else, I am trying to avoid impulse purchases and buyer's remorse. But somehow, I got carried away:
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#enpointe
Behind The Scenes At The Ballet
It takes dozens of tutus, a stockpile of ballet shoes, and a team of costumers to outfit the New York City Ballet. In a new slide show New York magazine tours the ballet's wardrobe department. [NY Mag] -
#madmen
Mad World
Nifty: the Times of London got a real-life ad agency to dress up à la Mad Men. See before and after; obviously the retro duds look about a thousand percent more awesome! [TimesUK] -
#dancerinthedark
Dangerous Beauty: Are Tutus Too Much?
Tutus may be the stuff of little girls' dreams, but to dancers, they're a huge pain in the ass — literally. More » -
