At the Bristol Renn Faire

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 24th July 06, 08:47 AM

So it was a beautiful day Saturday, so we decided to head up the the Bristol Renaissance Faire on the border between IL and WI. It is a fun time, runs every weekend from the weekend after July 4 through Labor Day. Just some pics of us having some fun. I saw 6-7 UK's being worn (and all black originals now that I think about it) but not going for a period look, more tough/biker look. Spotted a SWK nightstalker being worn with other "period" garb (Jacobite shirt, dirk, sword, tankard, etc.), as well as some others trying to dress period in either kilts with "period" accessories, or at least a dozen great kilts/belted plaids. However, I was the only one dressed in a tartan kilt, but modern accessories, i.e. wearing it just as the clothing on my lower body, and I got more kilt comments than ever before, none bad, mostly "are you Scottish?' types, with a few questions about being regimental.

Anyway, had fun, enjoyed the (sometime outlandish) outfits that many of the people put on, and got to meet with Angus Harvey, the kilt maker mentioned by Beloitpiper. I will post about him on another thread.

Me and the girls, actually at the end of the day.

2 of the characters going around. Not sure if they were part of the faire or just other attendees. They stopped us to chat.

Could not identify this tartan, but the kilt pin looked kind of cool. Some kind of bone, I think.

The girls with a princess:

My oldest showing off her butterfly face painting, and just a little attitude!

Finally, 2 pics of one of the Fairy performance artists.

**Panache** · 24th July 06, 08:57 AM

KCW,

Great pictures (as usual) however you should know that when you have your daughters in the picture we don't pay any attention to you! They are too cute and they deserve some X Marks names (they are such princesses themselves I think you can find appropriate ones).

Cheers

**Big Paul** · 24th July 06, 09:01 AM

Looks like a great time!

**Pour1Malt** · 24th July 06, 09:34 AM

lueks like a guid time!

guid oan ya an yur twa wee lassies!

**David Dalglish** · 24th July 06, 09:50 AM

Lovely Family--Nice Kilt--Hope you had a great time

**cessna152towser** · 24th July 06, 01:35 PM

Super photos, KCW.

**pdcorlis** · 24th July 06, 02:15 PM

Fantastic photos KCW - looks like you had a ball and your daughters are absolutely adorable!

**beloitpiper** · 24th July 06, 06:31 PM

The SWK Nightstalker kilt...I know the guy you're talking about. It wasn't a Nightstalker or a SWK. He's there every weekend. I talked to him earlier. He makes his own kilts, and that tartan is his own that he designed.

I love the Ren Faire, and looks like your kids did too! Maybe we can organize an X-Marks Ren Faire day...?

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 24th July 06, 07:16 PM

Greg, love to! We are planning on another visit, probably the weekend of 8/12. My Dad is coming up for a visit and he would enjoy it, as would we all.

I will take your word on the guy in the SWK nightstalker. I actually have one, and I would be extremely surprised if the one I saw was not a SWK. Not arguing, but there might have been both last weekend. I was even checking the material to be sure, and it was definitely the SWK acrylic. And I don't know about the gent you are referring to, but this person was definitely in a modern philabeg, or little kilt.

Cheers!

**beloitpiper** · 24th July 06, 07:52 PM

August 12th, let's spread the word. I'd love to get a herd of X-Markers to flock to the Faire. By the looks of some of the kilts there, they need our help!