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Thread #127744   Message #2855649
Posted By: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
04-Mar-10 - 04:52 AM
Thread Name: FlkloreWhy do people insist on dressing in costume
Subject: RE: FlkloreWhy do people insist on dressing in costume
I wear the same 2nd hand hippy rags at folk sessions as I wear everywhere. I guess I've been 'in costume' since I was about forteen, just never realised it till I discovered this strange musty subculture. Being into hiking and camping, I will team boots or sandals with skirts depending on what's clean - and I think a folk session is probably one of the few places that I can do that and not look like a 'lady of the road'.

I don't see myself suddenly adopting tankards as a styling feature though. I'm happy enough to stick with what the pub serves it in.