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Kalimac · 06-15-2002, 07:18 PM

I'd agree with Tigerlily - anything Renaissance, or late-Medieval - I say that only because the Renaissance was the time for a lot of uncomfortable fashion crazes like farthingales and those Spanish skirts that were so wide you couldn't get through a door unless you turned sideways. Somehow (and I'm speaking as a total amateur here) Elves do not strike me as being big fans of whalebone in their clothing; uncomfortable, impractical and hot, not to mention dangerous when you live in someplace like Mirkwood or Lothlorien, whose borders are under almost constant siege and where the ability to move quickly is a good thing. Basic Medieval should do fine - overdress, underdress, possibly cloak and braided hair, since part of not being revealing meant not showing too much of your hair, either - not wearing it loose or anything like that. But Tolkien didn't say much about that one way or the other, and in the movie (not canon of course, but still a nice thing to check) they showed them with loose hair and it looked really good and convincing.

[ June 15, 2002: Message edited by: Kalimac ]

06-15-2002, 07:18 PM	#14
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	I'd agree with Tigerlily - anything Renaissance, or late-Medieval - I say that only because the Renaissance was the time for a lot of uncomfortable fashion crazes like farthingales and those Spanish skirts that were so wide you couldn't get through a door unless you turned sideways. Somehow (and I'm speaking as a total amateur here) Elves do not strike me as being big fans of whalebone in their clothing; uncomfortable, impractical and hot, not to mention dangerous when you live in someplace like Mirkwood or Lothlorien, whose borders are under almost constant siege and where the ability to move quickly is a good thing. Basic Medieval should do fine - overdress, underdress, possibly cloak and braided hair, since part of not being revealing meant not showing too much of your hair, either - not wearing it loose or anything like that. But Tolkien didn't say much about that one way or the other, and in the movie (not canon of course, but still a nice thing to check) they showed them with loose hair and it looked really good and convincing. [ June 15, 2002: Message edited by: Kalimac ] __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.