RE: [h-cost] Re: everything - newbie delurking

2005-07-29 Thread Betsy Marshal
-Original Message- Two books I have been resourcing from (in addition to the multitude of web pages out there!) are "Medieval Costume in England and France: the 13th, 14th, and 15th Centuries" by Mary Houston, and "Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It" by Dorothy Hartley. Any opinio

Re: [h-cost] Re: everything - newbie delurking

2005-07-20 Thread Kimiko Small
At 11:44 AM 7/20/2005, you wrote: You can get away with a late 16th century doublet and shirt worn with the Great Kilt - if he has a modern kilt he wants to wear for the wedding, you can replace it with a Great Kilt (if he's brave) or hose for SCA use. Jean Mmm... great kilts. I so love

Re: [h-cost] Re: everything - newbie delurking

2005-07-20 Thread Jean Waddie
Hi Annette, I'm assuming this is roughly the kind of look you're aiming for? https://www.geoffreykilts.co.uk/upload/tplt_test_.asp?page=212147 the "Jacobean outfit" (authentic? pah!) (The Jacobite rebellions were 1695, 1715 and, most famously, 1745. A "Jacobite style" shirt is generally f

Re: [h-cost] Re: everything - newbie delurking

2005-07-19 Thread Kimiko Small
At 03:00 PM 7/18/2005, you wrote: Does anyone know where I can find a pattern for a Ghillie or "Jacobite" shirt or something of the sort (the more period appropriate the better), and a pattern for what is referred to as a 'Frontier' Gilet/doublet in the highland catalogs? Hello Annette, I a