I would like to submit a proposal to the membership

[CMcG]

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Not to open up a can of worms but... I would oppose merging the Historical forum with a "Costume" forum. The historical forum as it is now is a great place for folks like me (reenactors) to get information as to how kilts were worn in times past.

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That's a fair point. I guess it depends on how many sub-fora the owner wants to create and whether or not there would be enough traffic to justify every smaller slices of the kilt wear pie.

From another perspective, however, re-enactment is a costume. It just happens to be a historically accurate one

*edited to add: I suppose while we're separating costumes and re-enactment, we could also split the proposed Postmodern Kilt Wear forum into one for utility kilts and the other for traditional looking kilts worn in non-traditional ways. And then create a sub-forum for military uniforms and another for pipers. That would probably be a bit unwieldy though, no?

[macwilkin]

That's a fair point. I guess it depends on how many sub-fora the owner wants to create and whether or not there would be enough traffic to justify every smaller slices of the kilt wear pie.

From another perspective, however, re-enactment is a costume. It just happens to be a historically accurate one

*edited to add: I suppose while we're separating costumes and re-enactment, we could also split the proposed Postmodern Kilt Wear forum into one for utility kilts and the other for traditional looking kilts worn in non-traditional ways. And then create a sub-forum for military uniforms and another for pipers. That would probably be a bit unwieldy though, no?

Respectfully, Colin...reenactment clothing is simply that...clothing. In the case of military reenacting, it is part of a uniform. *Living historians and reenactors refer to their kit and clothing as an "impression", and many take great care that their clothing, whether civilian and military attire, is an accurate representation of the period they are portraying. The word "costume" is a somewhat pejorative one in the reenacting/living history world.

Just my twa bob after twenty years of reenacting and living history interpretation.

T.

*I generally avoid blanket generalizations, and this case is no exception; there are all sorts of reenactors, from those who do all sorts of research to make sure their impression is as historically accurate as possible, and those who simply treat "the hobby" as just that...no different from bass fishing or another activity.