Re: Event garb in Persona

[April Riley <flamingbolt@mindspring.com>]

Poster: April Riley <flamingbolt@mindspring.com>

At 05:27 PM 7/15/97 PDT, you wrote:
>
>Poster: "Terry L. Neill" <Neilltl@ptsc.slg.eds.com>
>
>Rosine asked:
>>> Here's a question for discussion..... Since many of our events are
>>> "themed", i.e. MiddleEastern, Celtic, Japanese, etc.., which is
>>> preferable - coming as yourself in your persona's period garb, but
>>> thereby "jarring" the background, or trying to have one outfit that is
>>> correct to the time/place of the theme, and thereby being "out of
>>> persona"?
>
>
>Personally, I don't go to such events that are out of my period.  I feel it is
>somewhat rude to go to a Japanese (for example) event as a Viking.  And I have
>no Japanese garb (and no interest in making such).  Furthermore, I probably
>wouldn't have as much fun at such an event even if I borrowed Japanese Garb.
>Who's coming to Viking Thyng???

When is it?  and where? 
I love going to theme events as well as regular events.  I view it as a way
to learn about other time and periods.

Luisa O'Reilly
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