Stimpy - FSO wrote on 06/29/10 at 01:43:09:Nice pictures skat!
(and Ringwood should
really start sponsoring the site by now).
...but just how many layers of clothing are they making
you wear in 100+ weather? ...oh well, at least it's cotton
Yes, I think Ringwood needs to sponsor us!
In that photo I am wearing, from the skin out: cotton stockings, garters, leather shoes, a linen shift (like a nightgown), a linen under-petticoat (undergarment), stays (18th century corset, fully boned), a linen petticoat (skirt), a pocket (it ties on around the waist), a linen fichu (neck kerchief), a linen full length gown, a linen apron, a linen cap and a silk bonnet.
And no, I am not as hot as the tourists in shorts and a t-shirt. The linen absorbs the perspiration, then slowly evaporates it. The longer sleeves, fichu, cap and stockings keep the sun and bugs off me.
We are actually better protected than the visitors.
All that being said - it was still hot as Hades that weekend, and we were all soaking wet. I only had one beer - the rest of the drinking was lots of water.