It's not all blokes either, I was surprised at the number of women involved, and even now, my best friend dresses up in woollen gowns and trudges round Warwick castle, but she does it for the living history kick - her job is in museums, and she arranged several of these days as part of her job. Eventually she got involved with it herself, and got me involved as seamstress.... English Heritage are particularly pedantic when it comes to their re-enactors clothing, everything has to be authentic. Ever handstitched an entire wardrobe??

LTS