For discussion: Your favorite periods

[holyschist]

Some questions for discussion this week (and may influence which resource posts get started first):

1. If you have a persona or other reenactment focus, what period and place is that?

2. What is/are your favorite periods/places for clothing?

3. What period/place would you like to learn more about for clothing?

4. Are there any post-1600 areas of dress you're interested in as well?

Comments

[zhelana]

No, I never met her.

I am... but if you think about it researching history is what I do "professionally" - all my time goes into it. That makes it really hard to have more than one outside research interest. The brain can only handle so much research at a time!

[holyschist]

Heh, yes.

Let me see what I can find for Russian resources. Have you seen this? It's basic instructions for making a rubakha, which is really all you need to get started on Russian clothing:

http://www.strangelove.net/~kieser/Russia/rubakha.html

It has a few more pieces than most tunics, but it's still basic rectangular construction.

That's a really great site in general.

[zhelana]

Thanks :)