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Originally Posted by steffib
There is hope for some of the tasseled ladies - I am living proof.
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I'm really not OPPOSED to the tribal look for SCA events, because the chartered purpose of the group was supposed to be Creative. I just want to make sure my students know that tassels are no more historically accurate than chain mail bikinis.
Actually, I got quite offended once when I was asked to dance at an SCA event and was told that my gallibiya-like caftan and handmade coin belt (from Cat's Paw, no less!) would NOT be acceptable attire, but a choli top and salwar would be. ???? This is the kind of willful ignorance that is prevalent in the SCA in SOME areas (but not all.)
I'm not really clear on the difference between the SCA scene and the Renn Faire scene. I know the (very few) Renn faires I've been to have pretty strict rules about what the performers can and can't do, and how they must act. And NONE of the Renn Faire dance performers I've seen in the Midwest have performed in bikini tops and animal skins.