I was never a joiner...

[liadethornegge]

Not a joiner, nor was I deliberately the odd-one-out. I don't really understand the fun of researching an entirely new type of garb to which is exciting because nobody has ever done it before. On the other hand, I find myself looking at pictures of everyone and their dog in 14th/15th century fitted dresses and I go "Damnit, now everyone is wearing them". It does sort of detract from the specialness I apply to these clothes.

Not that they are not very nice, also very practical. Fairly straight forward, and has lots of visual sources available online. There's plenty of information to be found about the gothic fitted dress / cotehardie and consequently it seems as if everyone in the SCA is doing it.

Still, I love my plum wool gown. It's lovely, jovely.