Aprilwillow wrote:
Oh, and there are plenty of women in the reinactment group. Theirs can be a thankless business, though, wearing those heavy long skirts during a Florida summer. And they've had to, at times, cook over hot fires to feed the troops. There are the occasional Calamity Jane types who escape the heavy skirts and wear buckskin instead. I think they're the lucky ones!

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It was an especially hot day the day I took these pictures! I asked a friend of mine (Who regularly goes to reenactments and speaks to the actors) how the people could stand wearing all those layers of clothing. He told me that once you sweat the clothing holds it in and keeps you cool. That sounds so gross to me! But whatever worked! I'm so glad to live today when people can wear shorts and tank tops!



Edited 1 time by jessebchick 06/02/09 08:45:53.