2006-04-11 - 11:47 a.m.
Sunglasses survey!
I finally got a new essay up on my site; it's about women's clothes in London circa 1580. It's a short overview; the mammoth survey will be happening (hopefully) sometime later this year. I had to unpick so stuff on the jacket again - A little readjustment of length is required for the front gussets, and with embroidered stuff, you don't just cut it. All is well, though - I'm just taking my time to do it right (as one always should). They've been talking about sunglasses on the Merry Rose, and how a certain re-enactment (US Civil War) group was nabbing participants because they were wearing modern sunglasses. I'm curious, so it's survey time: People wear sunglasses at SCA events. What do you think about this (feel free to add more comments!)? 1. It's fine - I do it all the time, and I don't think it detracts from the event. 2. I do it for medical reasons (lasik surgery, migraines, medication that makes you light sensitive, etc.), and don't think it's a big deal. 2a. I do it for medical reasons (see above), but feel embarassed about it. 3. I think people should make the effort to make their sunglasses look at least a little bit period-oid - Aviators and Ray-Bans are distracting. 4. I think people should make the effort to look more period and wear veils or hats instead (unless they have documentable period sunglasses). 5. I think sunglasses are of the Debil, and wish they would be banned. Opine away!
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