Fair Oaks Faire: Lady Mary
June 25th, 2010Last minute one of the court contacted me to borrow a gown. I gave her the closest thing to Tudor that I have since I have yet to make a “real” Tudor gown. I think she looks fab. This dress has enough layers that at such a hot event she can take off a few pieces here and there and still be look “somewhat” dressed. But there is no pouring water over the silk gown to cool off 
I wear linen peasants to this event. It isn’t uncommon to see temperature above 90 and into the 100s.
I snuck the dress off to the ironing table to touch up a few of those wrinkles on the skirt before packing it up for the weekend.
Hope everyone enjoys the faire.
June 25th, 2010 at 10:42 am
For not being fully Henrician, this is very beautiful and will do very nicely.
I was asked to be in court, but I just cannot deal with the heat I know happens at this faire – definitely not in my Tudors even if it is wool & silk. This was the very faire I first went down from heat exhaustion as a Scot. I love the faire, and I miss it terribly.