Weather or Garb?

[Escarlata]

About the only change I'll make based on weather is for the leather bodice if rain is expected. Since I'm perpetually cold, I always have a cloak with me. If I'm not wearing it, it's stashed with a friend somewhere. I can only think of one time I've ever gotten too warm and ... there may have been alcohol involved. Besides, I was wearing bellydance garb that day, clothes were probably not a factor.

[RSLeask]

Oh, I'll absolutely agree that if it's a full-on crappy day from the get-go, hey, you knew before even stepping out.  Besides... who can argue against that visual?     But there are occasions that you know it's going to turn colder/wetter in the evening, but the day is pretty nice as it is.  I never much mind relinquishing my cloak in such cases.  Even if they have the chance to prep for it, even though you can go through it for years and still not realize how quickly that cold creeps up before last cannon.

Besides, I'd do PT in shorts and a t-shirt in freezing weather.  Cold doesn't hold too much sway with me.  Different viewpoint if anything below 50 causes a bother to you.   

[Baron Dacre]

I have hot weather and cool weather costumes.

As a member of court, I have a single costume. Mainly because these are expensive and time-consuming to make.

Secondly, I'm approved for the costume I wear. Faire's costume mistress knows me by sight and would know that I'm not wearing what I was approved in.

[Carl Heinz]

I understand the concerns about Court costumes.  That's one of the reasons joining Court has never been one of my interests.

As I've noted elsewhere, there are usually more folks in cotton/linen than wool on hot days.

All of my costumes have been approved.  And, yes, even middle class and peasant costume costs can amount to quite a bit.  I, too, am known to the Costume Mistress.

[Hoowil]

I have fairly limited garb choices for myself, so asides from wether to include the cloak or not, its the same garb warm or cold. I do have an ankle length, full circle, medium weight wool lined cloak, which I have worn in rain and snow. The faires around here are usually pretty warm, or mild weathered, so the cloak stays home sometimes, but there has been snow at Sonora, and cool days up at Valhalla, so the cloak usually gets packed. But rain, snow, fog, heat, I go garbed, and am either comfortable, cold, or sweating like a beast.
I do usually have multiple garb options, and possible layers when it comes to the kids. I can handle a day in garb in 100+ weather, but I try to keep the kids as comfortable as possible, while being in the spirit of things.
I've heard comments around here (both local town area, and here on the forums) that when the faire gets warm, there don't seem to be as many nobles, as more people go peasant

[robert of armstrong]

What you see to the left is what I wear on the first day of the weekend of whatever faire I might be at.  The only thing that has discouraged me what actual rain, because I don't want the leather to lose its form if I can help it.

From before open to after close, around 90 extra pounds, usually in 90 + degree heat.  And up and down hills and/or stair cases, depending on the faire.  The hill at the slide at Maryland is a killer the third or fourth time up it towards the end of the day.  THe ramp from the upper to the lower areas of Sterling can look threatening too.

What is it that my sister used to say about her shoes?  Fashion over comfort!!

[DonaCatalina]

We wear our regular garb. I make our garb to accomodate the normal climate changes in Texas by using a lot of cottons/cotton blends and silk...though I still sweat up a storm when it hits the 90's.

In case of snow, we have hooded capes to wear over our garb.

[LadyFae]

My sister, my daughters, and I have a couple of gowns (each) to choose from as well as Fairy garb.  If it is going to be terribley hot and humid (as it can be here in Minnesota) then we just go as fairies- though we have misjudged that a couple of times and ended up frozen fairies!  If it is cooler than 90 we will wear our noble garb and when we are smart or it is really cool we'll bring the cloaks as well.  I love to have options!  =D

[LadyStitch]

I have come to just adjust my garb to the weather.  This past weekend starting at Scarby cannon I was cold, by 2 pm the sun was out enough that I just carried it around.  Then by 4-5ish the cool wind picked up, and I put it back on.  My cape is 2 layers of microsuede with a layer of polar fleece sandwiched between it.  Then trimed all nice and period-ish.  I love it for wet and cold weekends.  For hot and wet I have my wool suiting cloak.  It is a 2 layers of wool suiting cloak that you can drape it just right so that it makes sort of a "dress" when you put a belt over the front panels.  It's an adaptation of a very old cloak a friend of mine had.
Depending on the weather I will add or subtract layers. Like I keep saying, they is no bad day at faire due to weather. There are just days you fail to be prepared for the weather.

[Sir Michael Geare]

Like Dayves said, it is hard for some of us to have multiple outfits due to time and funds.  This being the case, the majority of us are known by the Mistress of Costumes who does know us by sight.  In case you are wondering...I wear three layers of wool.  Part of my groups costume standards.

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

Kilts are good in most forms of weather, except the far end extremes.  I wear a fly plaid that can be used as a short cloak if it gets a bit chilly.  Most of the time at TRF, you worry more about dropping from the heat than freezing.  If it gets TOO cold, a long sleeve t-shirt goes on under my Jacobite shirt... and rain i just ignore.

[DT_Masters]

Fate has generally been kind to me in this area in that it has granted me a character that can adjust easily to the extremes of Texas.

As it stands now, the outfit is a poet's shirt, wrap pants, boots, hat, with an option of a fur parka, and.....after this last trip, a bison fur cape. By "story", I'm a sailor and adventurer, but by observation, onlookers have seen me as a hunter. So as I add to the outfit, I get things that are more to the story of the hunter such as fur and leather.

If it's hot, then the off white colors of the basic outfit. If it's cold, well, so far the fur parka has done quite nicely, being somewhat "Clint Eastwood" in its use, wearing it like a saddle blanket. That is, draping it over my top, my hands and camera covered by it, but when it comes time to shoot, it moves easily out of the way. I got the bison cape as something to ease the wear and tear on the parka.....and trying that on last week, one QUICKLY feels how WARM that thing is. While it only covers the back, the sales staff told me that since it covers the spine, that is what is important..............though I might look into making myself a rabbit fur vest.

Hand wise.....that's still under research since they need to be available to use the camera.

[DonaCatalina]

Saturday morning at TRF, the temp was 29 degrees when we parked the car.
Cloaks, gloves, chocolate muffins and Spanish brandy.

[The Bruce of Springstein]

We always camp so we can have options depending on the day.  At Sherwood last year it went from 80 degrees on Friday to rainy 30-40 on Saturday.  Layers are the way to go.

[Mairte]

I try to have an alternative, depending on what the weather is doing though its kind of depressing if I cant wear the first choice.