Defining "Not Period"

[groomporter]

Our shop girls play "slap Jack" it's like "slug bug" when you are on a car trip and see a Volkswagon bug, but they swat each other whenever they see a cheesy pirate costume or Johnny Depp wannabe.

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

Just think of all the smiling merchants -- the ones who sold the hats, boots, pants, shirts, jewelry, swords, etc.  Bet they want to see a thousand Jack $parrows.

And yes, in my forum picture, I'm wearing my pirate hat, so "not" period correct.  I'm even wearing my ebay Mardi Gras skull beads. And I don't give a hoot!  Because nobody else really does, either, about what I wear.

That's why I love folks who do faire -- all accepting.   

[Merry]

There is a man at the MDRF who looks EXACTLY like Jack Sparrow - acts just like him too.

We had a rash of Jack Sparrows this year at the Faire Oaks Tudor Faire in Sacramento!  It became such an epidemic that we had the contables round all of them up for a good drubbing (after they took off all damagable garb of course).  Can you please just visualize the constables all chasing Jacks around the fair...Jacks doing their best to run just like Johnny Depp....  It was the best part of that weekend:)

Merry

[Synikul]

My friend Amanda and I. Definitely NOT period. I would violate every costume rule of ORF except for one line in the guidelines "No fantasy costumes unless it reflects the merchandise in your shop." We sell fairy and dragon wings. I came up with this garb abomination because it looks good with black dragon wings, and because a man has to go totally dark and sinister to wear wings without looking gay. It also keeps me from getting drunk. Wearing all that black in the hot sun makes me sweat at such a rate that I can't drink fast enough to maintain a buzz.

[maelstrom0370]

Sounds like everyone's got their own "Jack Sparrow"!! I noticed ours for the first time last season.  I'll say this, he may not have much imagination, but his impersonation skills are second to none!  Luckily, we only have the one.  Yee Gods!! I couldn't imagine seeing a dozen or so staggering/swaggering/stumbling wandering about Faire. 

[Will Gamwell]

I think you are pretty much right maelstrom.  We have a few at MNRF on a regular basis that depict a Jack Sparrow type character.  For this year I have been playing a gypsy character, but I often get called a pirate by paytrons/playtrons.  Most of them are kids.  It is what they want to see, so I talk like a pirate to them.  As long as it entertains them and makes their day...*shrug*... so much the better.

[groomporter]

On Sunday we had someone at MNRF wearing a yellow Star Trek uniform shirt from the original series.

[HollyAtFairyEffects]

Our shop girls play "slap Jack" it's like "slug bug" when you are on a car trip and see a Volkswagon bug, but they swat each other whenever they see a cheesy pirate costume or Johnny Depp wannabe.

Ok, THAT'S funny! 

[Will Gamwell]

Our shop girls play "slap Jack" it's like "slug bug" when you are on a car trip and see a Volkswagon bug, but they swat each other whenever they see a cheesy pirate costume or Johnny Depp wannabe.

Ok, THAT'S funny! 

I would rather not be slapped that much!  LOL!

[Adriana Rose]

I might have to start that game!

I am all for those who want to go HA but I cant I get heat stroke wayy to freaking easy and I have to be comfy!

[Blue66669]

OH MAN!!! At TRF we have the Jack Sparrow Tag and Release Program. One year, I heard the cast got together and gave out numbered tokens to all of the Jacks out there for Pirate weekend. The best Jack was named Jack Prime. At the end of the day, I think they wound up tagging somewhere around 40 or 50 Jacks.

Now I personally just take their picture after I've marked them with my lipstick. Easier to know that they've been tagged already.

[Chris B]

It seems that Texas Ren Fair, for one, invites this issue with its themed weekends though.  Several of the themes have nothing to do with the 16th Century.  Roman Weekend is the first that comes to mind.  I still do not have Renaissance garb (which I plan to remedy in 2009 for my wife and myself), but do have garb that fits with a specific themed weekend. 

Would you rather I wear mundane clothes on the Roman Bachannal Weekend or would it be more enjoyable to see extremely accurate 1st century Roman clothing and armour?  Would it be better to wear mundane clothing to the Celtic Christmas or a 13th century fully accurate set of flat ring, wedge riveted mild steel chainmail chausses, hauberk, coif and Great Helm?  By the way, my questions aren't meant to be confrontational groom, just my two cents on my thought process for one.

From my first year at Texas Ren Fair, I saw tons of armour even amongst cast that could be "wrong" for that period, but I enjoyed it none-the-less and have nothing negative to say about the fair.  I am just excited to get to go three weekends this year.  Anyways, just my two cents.

[HollyAtFairyEffects]

It seems that Texas Ren Fair, for one, invites this issue with its themed weekends though.  Several of the themes have nothing to do with the 16th Century.  Roman Weekend is the first that comes to mind.  I still do not have Renaissance garb (which I plan to remedy in 2009 for my wife and myself), but do have garb that fits with a specific themed weekend. 

Would you rather I wear mundane clothes on the Roman Bachannal Weekend or would it be more enjoyable to see extremely accurate 1st century Roman clothing and armour?  Would it be better to wear mundane clothing to the Celtic Christmas or a 13th century fully accurate set of flat ring, wedge riveted mild steel chainmail chausses, hauberk, coif and Great Helm?  By the way, my questions aren't meant to be confrontational groom, just my two cents on my thought process for one.

From my first year at Texas Ren Fair, I saw tons of armour even amongst cast that could be "wrong" for that period, but I enjoyed it none-the-less and have nothing negative to say about the fair.  I am just excited to get to go three weekends this year.  Anyways, just my two cents.

I think that many people missunderstand the themed weekends at TRF.  They were used to celebrate the Queen's birthday.  So AFTER the theme was announced, then the court would dress up for the themed occasion.  As do the merchants. 

For example, I am a shoppe owner.  My character is that of a merchant in New Market Village.  On the weekend that they announce that the Queen will have a Roman Bacchanal-themed birthday party, my character becomes that of a Merchant in New Market Village who is dressed up as a Roman. 

So, the Toga that I wear is not period to Tudor England, because my character is playing dress up.  It's a costume party (Queen's Birthday) within a costume party (TRF itself). 

So, wear your Roman armour and your chainmail with the rest of us!

See you at TRF!

[LadySeasan]

There is a man at the MDRF who looks EXACTLY like Jack Sparrow - acts just like him too.

Me, I get 99% of my garb from Moresca...not sure what or whom exactly they are trying to copy.  I just like the look of it.

where? because i have been making it a point to take a picture with every person dressed as jack sparrow that i can get

[gamekeeper]

I know the materials in my garb may not be period but at least it "looks" period for the most part. I just like to go in garb and have fun but I don't want to look down right wrong. I even have a hard time wearing my sun glasses. I do because I HATE bright sun in my eyes.....but I still feel weird doing it.