I recently met a guy who does war of 1812 reenactment, and we were
discussing doing an event or two together. I know NOTHING about this
era...I do 1500's Spain, and by then I've been dead for a couple
hundred years. <G> I also know nothing about how European fabrics and
styles migrated to the Ohio Valley - should I be looking at 1808-1809
and figuring that it took 4 or 5 years to get styles that far into the
"wilderness", or were people more in touch with Europe than that?
I also really have no idea on how picky reenactors of this era are - I
belong to the SCA, where a "reasonable attempt" is good enough for
many...though not for me. I'm a bit of a snob for myself when it comes
to costuming - anything worth doing is worth doing well, and as
correctly as possible, isn't it?
There's been no mention of class at this point..I think that's up to
me. He very kindly gave me 4 yards of a beautiful lightweight
jacquarded silk and a regency pattern by Sense and Sensibility...so I
have that to start out with, though if there's something better,
please let me know!
(Silk and patterns are MUCH better gifts than flowers, IMO, as well!)
Thanks in advance -
Jeanne
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