The Marches costumes
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===Look and Feel=== | ===Look and Feel=== | ||
The Marches draws strongly on English history from the 12th century through to the War of the Roses for costume, weaponry and armour. This nation is intended to appeal strongly to re-enactors and particularly to people who re-enact this period, partly because of the brief and style of the nation and partly because of the “low-fantasy” nature of the characters. To avoid “creep” please do not use anything from the Tudor period including later-period doublets. This is outside the scope of the Marches setting. | |||
: Colours (with images), fabrics, etc | |||
'''Feel''' | |||
:Gritty, solid, practical, superstitious, mud, blood, green fields, rural, iron.: Colours (with images), fabrics, etc | |||
'''Influences''' | |||
:Wars of the Roses England, Rangers of Ithilien (Beaters), Cadfael (Monks and Landkeepers). | |||
'''Materials''' | |||
:Wool, calico, linen, leather. | |||
'''Colours''' | |||
:Plain flat colours, mostly the soft colours of natural dyes or unbleached cloth. The palette is autumnal and natural dull blues, greys, browns/ rusts, mustards and greens, dull reds etc. especially at the lower end of the social scale. Wealthier Marchers have deeper, brighter shades. | |||
[[File:Marches_colour_scheme.png]] | |||
===Similar nations=== | ===Similar nations=== | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 9 July 2012
Look and Feel
The Marches draws strongly on English history from the 12th century through to the War of the Roses for costume, weaponry and armour. This nation is intended to appeal strongly to re-enactors and particularly to people who re-enact this period, partly because of the brief and style of the nation and partly because of the “low-fantasy” nature of the characters. To avoid “creep” please do not use anything from the Tudor period including later-period doublets. This is outside the scope of the Marches setting.
Feel
- Gritty, solid, practical, superstitious, mud, blood, green fields, rural, iron.: Colours (with images), fabrics, etc
Influences
- Wars of the Roses England, Rangers of Ithilien (Beaters), Cadfael (Monks and Landkeepers).
Materials
- Wool, calico, linen, leather.
Colours
- Plain flat colours, mostly the soft colours of natural dyes or unbleached cloth. The palette is autumnal and natural dull blues, greys, browns/ rusts, mustards and greens, dull reds etc. especially at the lower end of the social scale. Wealthier Marchers have deeper, brighter shades.
Similar nations
- Compare it to other nations with overlaps and discuss how to differentiate
Research
- Historical/cultural inspiration (and how the nation differs/adheres to it), films, books, tv, google search terms
In detail
- Breakdown of each garment worn, typical layers and fabrics for each
- links to patterns, shops, traders etc.
- Good substitutions for each garment
Specifics
- Costuming high, middle and low status character
- Men/Women/children in each category?
- What you can achieve at different price brackets? (thinking of doing something along the lines of the Odyssey £30 kit challenge maybe Daisy and Jude!)
Hats and outerwear
- Examples, materials, patterns etc.
Jewellery
Armour
Weapons
Heraldry
Bibliography
- Both an online “would you like to know more!” and a guide to the amazing books you can get on amazon.
Nation specific garment
- Possibly – if we can think of something suitable for each nation!