Post by Alric, son of Harland on Aug 25, 2005 23:11:41 GMT -5
I am reposting something Oron posted on our old board . . .
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Hey guys... I know that most of you have little, or no garb, and the Olympics are a garbed event (meaning garb is required to participate). I thought that this might prove helpful in your quest to garb yourselves.
Tradition has established certain expectations of what is and is not acceptable for garb.
Minimal garb expectations include a tunic of crotch length or longer and medieval style(baggy) pants. Otherwise, non-humanoid characters are expected to maintain garb that is not blatently mundane and is fitting to their character. Footwear is preferably period boots or earth tone shoes, however is not considered of great importance.
Certain things are particularly forbidden: Blue jeans, camo outfits, and live steel(sheathed or not) are not allowed on the field. Anything blatantly mundane and modern should be avoided.
In our sport, you will be judged to some extent by your garb, so dress to impress and look like your character, not mundane Joe Blow.
Tips for cheap but acceptable garb
Tunics. Good Will is your friend. We had someone in Nan Belegorn pioneer the "polo shirt tunic" that is perhaps the simplest garb fix I know. Get a polo shirt from Good Will ($2), cut off the collar, buttons, and any noticably hemmed edges. Poke some holes where the buttons used to be, and lace some leather lacing through the old button holes. Wah-lah, insta medieval look.
Pants. Lots of people get away with black sweatpants, cut off the bottom elastic if you like. Another cheap solution is martial arts pants. You can get them in white or black from Century Martial Arts. They're loose, will take a lot of abuse, and look period. Also, many people use Hakama pants, which can also be found at century martial arts.
Skirts. A common trend among monsteresque personas nowadays is big baggy colorful skirts. Often you can find something colorful and perhaps a bit flashy, then shred it to rags--the long tatters create nice visual effects when you see goblins whipping off mad ninja spin moves and twirling around with flailentine. For a hordish look, scrapped up earthtone clothes work real well. Once again you can find suitable stuff cheap at goodwill-- sweaters, skirts, shirts you can rip up, etc. all for under $3 an item.
Footwear. A lot of monster and oriental personas tend to go barefoot. For more European humanesque personas earthtone boots or mocassins aren't hard to find at a typical department or shoe store.
Feasting Garb. For when you want to dress shnazzy for feasts, its probably cheapest to design your own formal garb. Its possible to find fancy capes, cloaks, and the like through online merchants, however they're usually very expensive. Visit your local fabric store for cool fabric and patterns. You may find something in costumes/renaissance sections of pattern books. Feasting garb is usually something people don't acquire until after they've been in the community a while so don't sweat not having any.
Example of easy Thriftstore garb
Medieval commoner: sporting cheap but acceptable garb. The top is all Good Will, all under $10: long sleeve shirt, cut-off polo tunic, and leather belt. The pants are black martial arts pants, tied off.
Tunic Instructions
1) Cut a piece of fabric to the dimensions shown in figure 1.
2) Fold fabric on the dotted line so it looks like the image in figure 2. Make sure if there is a “good face” of the fabric(the one you want to show on the outside when you’re done) that it is on the the INSIDE of the fold. Faces should be good side to good side. The “rough side” should be showing to you right now.
3) Sew the fabric together in places indicated by the RED edges in figure 2. Black edges leave open. Notice do not sew flush to the edges of the sleeves. Leave an inch or so to bring in a hem later. Do not sew past your waistline or you will have more of a dress than a tunic. Be sure to reinforce with a zig zag or double stich.
4) Once you’ve sewn and reinforced, flip your tunic inside out so the “good side” shows. Hem your tunic as indicated by BLUE edges.
5) Strut around in your new tunic. If made correctly it should be baggy and easy to move in.
Hope this helps out guys... Look forward to beating, er, ahh, meeting you all in a couple months.
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Lord Kensman Oron the Wolf
King of Pentwyvern
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Hey guys... I know that most of you have little, or no garb, and the Olympics are a garbed event (meaning garb is required to participate). I thought that this might prove helpful in your quest to garb yourselves.
Tradition has established certain expectations of what is and is not acceptable for garb.
Minimal garb expectations include a tunic of crotch length or longer and medieval style(baggy) pants. Otherwise, non-humanoid characters are expected to maintain garb that is not blatently mundane and is fitting to their character. Footwear is preferably period boots or earth tone shoes, however is not considered of great importance.
Certain things are particularly forbidden: Blue jeans, camo outfits, and live steel(sheathed or not) are not allowed on the field. Anything blatantly mundane and modern should be avoided.
In our sport, you will be judged to some extent by your garb, so dress to impress and look like your character, not mundane Joe Blow.
Tips for cheap but acceptable garb
Tunics. Good Will is your friend. We had someone in Nan Belegorn pioneer the "polo shirt tunic" that is perhaps the simplest garb fix I know. Get a polo shirt from Good Will ($2), cut off the collar, buttons, and any noticably hemmed edges. Poke some holes where the buttons used to be, and lace some leather lacing through the old button holes. Wah-lah, insta medieval look.
Pants. Lots of people get away with black sweatpants, cut off the bottom elastic if you like. Another cheap solution is martial arts pants. You can get them in white or black from Century Martial Arts. They're loose, will take a lot of abuse, and look period. Also, many people use Hakama pants, which can also be found at century martial arts.
Skirts. A common trend among monsteresque personas nowadays is big baggy colorful skirts. Often you can find something colorful and perhaps a bit flashy, then shred it to rags--the long tatters create nice visual effects when you see goblins whipping off mad ninja spin moves and twirling around with flailentine. For a hordish look, scrapped up earthtone clothes work real well. Once again you can find suitable stuff cheap at goodwill-- sweaters, skirts, shirts you can rip up, etc. all for under $3 an item.
Footwear. A lot of monster and oriental personas tend to go barefoot. For more European humanesque personas earthtone boots or mocassins aren't hard to find at a typical department or shoe store.
Feasting Garb. For when you want to dress shnazzy for feasts, its probably cheapest to design your own formal garb. Its possible to find fancy capes, cloaks, and the like through online merchants, however they're usually very expensive. Visit your local fabric store for cool fabric and patterns. You may find something in costumes/renaissance sections of pattern books. Feasting garb is usually something people don't acquire until after they've been in the community a while so don't sweat not having any.
Example of easy Thriftstore garb
Medieval commoner: sporting cheap but acceptable garb. The top is all Good Will, all under $10: long sleeve shirt, cut-off polo tunic, and leather belt. The pants are black martial arts pants, tied off.
Tunic Instructions
1) Cut a piece of fabric to the dimensions shown in figure 1.
2) Fold fabric on the dotted line so it looks like the image in figure 2. Make sure if there is a “good face” of the fabric(the one you want to show on the outside when you’re done) that it is on the the INSIDE of the fold. Faces should be good side to good side. The “rough side” should be showing to you right now.
3) Sew the fabric together in places indicated by the RED edges in figure 2. Black edges leave open. Notice do not sew flush to the edges of the sleeves. Leave an inch or so to bring in a hem later. Do not sew past your waistline or you will have more of a dress than a tunic. Be sure to reinforce with a zig zag or double stich.
4) Once you’ve sewn and reinforced, flip your tunic inside out so the “good side” shows. Hem your tunic as indicated by BLUE edges.
5) Strut around in your new tunic. If made correctly it should be baggy and easy to move in.
Hope this helps out guys... Look forward to beating, er, ahh, meeting you all in a couple months.
*************
Lord Kensman Oron the Wolf
King of Pentwyvern
