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• My Daily Garb 5

  Can you see the versatility of medieval clothes? I can have a few undergowns, a few overtunics or cyclas's, and I can wear them in many different combinations. Here's how I've found medieval clothes to be superior to modern clothes: I'm Read More... Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 5:44 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Fashion, Adventure, Wierd Stuff

• My Daily Garb 4: My Woad Dress

  This is my woad dress, which I made back when I was in the SCA and I dyed it with woad. This is made of nubby raw silk, which I have since discovered is not a period medieval fabric. It's awesome fabric, though! As you can see, medieval clothing works Read More... Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 5:31 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Fashion, Adventure, Wierd Stuff

• My Daily Garb 3

  Here is my off-white linen Saxon underdress, which is great to wear by itself on a hot day. This one has a bit of a low neckline, so I have to either fasten it at the top with a brooch, or wear an undergown with it. Over the past year I started wearing Read More... Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:24 PM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Fashion, Adventure, Wierd Stuff

• My Daily Garb 2

  Okay, now on to the real reason I'm wearing garb all the time. I miss the SCA terribly, but I'm not able to be involved with it at the moment, due to various reasons in my life. So instead of re-creating the Middle Ages with my local community, Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:19 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Fashion, Adventure, Wierd Stuff

• My Daily Garb

  A second reason I decided to forsake modern clothing is that, though trendy clothes and fashion are a lot of fun, most of them are not modest enough to be wearing around my growing sons. With almost all of modern clothing, anytime I would bend over to Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:26 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Fashion, Adventure, Wierd Stuff

• Wearing Medieval Clothing Every Day

  I decided for an experiment this summer I'd try wearing medieval clothing for a month straight, all the time, in public and at home. And then, without really thinking about it, I just started wearing my medieval clothes. After about a week I realized Read More... Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 8:43 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Fashion, Adventure, Wierd Stuff