Hi everyone,
Some people may remember my last message on this topic a few months ago,
well I'm appealing for more costumes, if you have a photo of a costume you
have made, from any period of history, please consider submitting it to Am I
Period Or Not (aka AIPON) http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodor
Fran wrote:
> As for this site, having people state a goal might be a barrier to
> putting up other people's pictures without their permission just for the
> fun of seeing other people's work trashed. If they're required to frame
> a statement about "what I intended when I made this costume," many
Everyone has goals for pretty much everything whether they are
consciously aware of them or not.
As for the obvious, this is something people are always forgetting in
criticism. For example, that a historical film is intended to be
entertainment, not an educational event--how many times have
At 09:02 AM 7/27/2005, you wrote:
Really, the only valid critique of an outfit (or many other things) is
whether the creator met the goal they were trying to meet. And how can
anyone do that if they don't know the goal?
Fran
Thank you Fran for stating what should be the obvious, and remindi
One thing to do might be to have people submit not only their own
photos, but a brief statement (like one paragraph) about their goal in
creating the costume and what they want out of a critique. Like, their
goal was 100% accuracy for a woman's Viking outfit, their goal was to
create as good a
