Kilted at a renfair.

[Robinhood]

Imperial Storm Trooper may in fact be period
correct at a renfair. Remember the opening
text started "A long time ago ..."

[beowulf67]

Imperial Storm Trooper may in fact be period
correct at a renfair. Remember the opening
text started "A long time ago ..."

I was thinking it was more in the dark ages, rather than the renaissance.

Though I did say the exact same thing when my daugher pointed him out. "Well it was 'A long time ago...'

[Bugbear]

Gees! This is an old, old thread...
Our Ren Fare has become about mostly weirdness with some kind of past flavor. They did have belly dancers, though...

In that spirit, I wore a kilt, mostly because the friend I went with wanted me to, and a costoom pirate shirt that the same friend gave to me and wanted me to wear with the kilt. There's a picture up in the gallery on the second page of my pictures in the group of bear pictures.

[CameronTaylor]

Life, like RenFaire is too short to take too seriously.
I've worn my olive drab UK, my Clan Anderson tartan, and Levi's to such events. The Anderson got rave reviews and even a decent handful that knew which tartan it was, being part of the Utilikilt Army is always fashionable (anybody else hear Alan H yell just now ?), and in Levi's just part of the crowd.
If it's not FUN, why bother ?


CT - un great kilted

[beloitpiper]

Holy Thread Resurrection, Batman!

I let anything go at Renn Faires. You're supposed to have fun, so why come down on people for not "being in period"?

It's a different story when I see people like that at Highland Games.

[Bugbear]

As we entered the Ren Fare grounds, a man carying a tiny, pink sun umbrella and wearing a giant seven foot sword came walking by... They also had llama rides. That makes pretty much wearing anything fine for the Ren Fare.

[Madadh]

When I go I look at the weather. In the warm days of August thru mid September, the small kilt is great. From Mid September to April, I like the great kilt.

Who cares if its period... most of the costumes at the fair are not period.

[Ryan Ross]

I'll likely be going kilted to a RenFair in a couple of weeks. I go kilted everywhere else, why should Renfest get any special treatment? I'll also be wearing the kilt as a piece of modern clothing, along with a micro fiber shirt, a ball cap, and a pair of rubber soled shoes- ALL MODERN CLOTHING. If I were going to wear a puffy shirt with it, that'd be one thing, but it sould be fairly obvious to everyone that I'm not going for some kind of period look.

PS. For those who've been kilted at a Renfair before, do you find that kilt checks are common?

[Zardoz]

PS. For those who've been kilted at a Renfair before, do you find that kilt checks are common?

Depends on the faire I guess, and how much you are "in the spirit" of things. Highland weekends at TRF there are always a couple of 'wenching guilds' that will check you if you stand still long enough! And they will let everyone around know if they find anything!

[Lyrd]

I'll likely be going kilted to a RenFair in a couple of weeks. I go kilted everywhere else, why should Renfest get any special treatment? I'll also be wearing the kilt as a piece of modern clothing, along with a micro fiber shirt, a ball cap, and a pair of rubber soled shoes- ALL MODERN CLOTHING. If I were going to wear a puffy shirt with it, that'd be one thing, but it sould be fairly obvious to everyone that I'm not going for some kind of period look.

PS. For those who've been kilted at a Renfair before, do you find that kilt checks are common?

I thought the "kilt checks" were the only reason to GO to a RenFest. Well and the turkey drumsticks. Muahahahaha