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I know I’ve been a bit quiet lately… For good reason! I’ve been gearing up for and then enjoying West/An Tir War the last couple of weeks. We just got back early Monday morning, and so I’ve been trying to recuperate and dig the house out from under the massive ( Read more... )

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The original plan for Memorial Day Weekend was to go to an SCA event with some friends in Virginia, but due to a last minute cancelation because of illness, that plan altered considerably by the time that Francis arrived in D.C. on Thursday night.  We decided ( Read more... )

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*Whew*

I just got home last night from an action packed research trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City, where I not only gathered information for my thesis, but got to get up close and personal with extant artifacts from the 16th century (my one true love ( Read more... )

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I just booked plane tickets to D.C. for a research trip for my thesis, and holy cow, are hotels and rental cars expensive! (Not so much the plane tickets, actually. I was able to get a really good deal on them from Virgin America.)


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I’ve been posting links to 16th century sculptures from the Met over on the Elizabethan Costuming group on Facebook, but I figured I might share the love with those of you not on FB, too!


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While I’m working up the nerve to call the SF Pleating Co. for price quotes, I found this YouTube video of a short lecture on the history of Fortuny.  A REALLY short lecture, briefest of brief lecture, but a mere taste of the history of Fortuny and his Delphos ( Read more... )

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So, the early 20th c. is nice and all, but it’s not really my bag of tea when it comes to costuming.  That said, I can’t stand the thought of missing out on a good party with friends, even if the costume era is kind of “eh,” so I just ponied up for tickets to ( Read more... )

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I sincerely hope there is a special hell for people who put research images online and don’t cite their sources.  I’ve been spending the better part of two days chasing down references for a school-related project and I can’t even begin to describe the level of ( Read more... )