Dickens Fair Garb

[Zardoz]

The nice thing about garbing for the Victorian era is that most elements of current Highland dress came out of those times, and have not changed that much since. I get by wearing basically what I'd wear to any dressy daytime thing. About the only thing different is the high collar shirt and the bonnet. Personally, I don't want to invest a lot into extra garb for one weekend here, so I go for period 'feel' over accuracy.




Of course like I always say stand next to the right people and nobody cares what you're wearing.

[figheadair]

Why not wear a Baxter kilt, if you have one? It comes from the 1856 Baronage of Angus and Mearns so would be absolutely in keeping with the period. As for the overall style, I'd use either some of the McIan (Chisholm, Faser, MacDonell of Glengarry etc) or almost any of the MacLeay prints.

[Huginn and Muninn]

Ok, good replies all around. Dancing is best without extraneous items. Good to keep in mind, Jamie. Thanks. It looks like Argyle jacket will work splendidly, so I won't have to work too hard to get specifically perioded up. Finding (and affording) a goat hair sporran will be the hardest part; maybe I'll pick up a cheap horsehair in the interim. Although I'm not keen on the length of most horsehair. Due to the reduced formality of the Argyle, I will go with thin ghillies. For neckwear starters, I have black cravat or bow tie. I can expand from there.

~Thomas