Brace yourselves, winter is coming.

And it's getting cold!
That means I'm going to be dressing even more like the period in which my house was built than usual.


I am this close to putting on a sweater. I'm not even kidding. The vest is keeping my chest warm but my back feels exposed.

More to the point, there is a question I'd like to ask.
In several books on historical periods I read as a child, there was a section showing the layers that were worn in those periods and how the people got dressed.

Given that I live in a wood-heated eighteenth century house, I  tend to spend the winter dressing in the style of the time it was built. It's simply more practical than dressing like I do in the summer and surrounding myself with space heaters.

So I was thinking of maybe doing a photo essay on how I dress in the winter.

I've made a poll about it.

Pennsic

It's a pity I only got two pictures of myself in garb. I do dress well at pennsic, even if I rarely got around to dressing my hair.

It's so weird to see myself wearing color.

Undergown-Handmade
Bog dress- Handmade
Brooches-Calontir Hat Lady



Undergown-Handmade
Surcoat-Handmade


I need to make an anglo-saxon purse. That late period pouch just looks ridiculous.
You didn't notice, did you?

This is a test.

 There is a theory that I am unseelie. This is not just be trying to be badass and new age at the same time. It's a joke. But there is a thought process behind it.
I'm allergic to sage, I dislike bright colors and the sound of bells, and I find laughter irritating. These are all ways to drive away evil spirits.

Shirt-Lolikats
Vest- Prestige
skirt-Tagless
Stockings-Basketman
Shoes-Earth Spirit

I think I look like little black Samba, or someone from Oz. Who clearly lives on the border of the Emerald City, Munchkinland, and the land of the Gillikans. Or someone making a subtle jab at the Quadlings and the Winkies.

Well, I didn't feel the weakness in my morning workout that I felt while wearing pastels, and I have not yet felt on the verge of hysteria, which is how I felt the entire day.

Birka