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Give The People What They Want

   Fri, April 25, 2008 - 9:49 AM
I would like to ask for a bit of feedback here. I need to expand my product line to include my first love - Renaissance & related clothing items - and what I would like to know is this ;
Whaddayawant ?
Bodices ? Shirts ? Partlets w/ ruffs ? Guy Stuff ? Tie dyed victorian corsets ?
Too many choices, and I need to start small.
Your opinions are beyond valuable to me. Thank you.



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Fri, April 25, 2008 - 9:58 AM
You might want to look towards belly dance stuff...it is Really popular now...just google belly dance tribes & see what comes up...
Fri, April 25, 2008 - 10:19 AM
I'm the wrong guy to ask. I want more period accurate stuff on the market. I'd kill to be able to buy the right stuff off the rack, or have some place to direct a rank newbie to that's reliably close to correct. Most of what's on the market is crap.
Fri, April 25, 2008 - 10:51 AM
Rydell, you are EXACTLY the kind of opinion I want !
I agree that most of the stuff out there is CRAPPP!!! Overpriced & Just Plain WRONG.
I want to change that.
As far as belly dance gear is concerned...it's not really my field of expertise, and I would not want to compete with my good friend Kathi !
Fri, April 25, 2008 - 12:58 PM
ask this question on snobs and st george also
Fri, April 25, 2008 - 1:49 PM
I completely agree with Ry...
..except for the being the wrong guy to ask ; )
I would love love love to be able to go shoppies for a new skirt and not have to look through all offered thinking "well this one is okay, but the trim is so not period" or "good gods! $88! It's not even approvable!" et cetera. So tired of not being able to get truly period-friendly (or even really, truly close) pieces without making them myself...
I must say, a tie-dye victorian corset does make my heart sing, though!! <winkwink> That would be fun : )
Fri, April 25, 2008 - 10:34 PM
As the new rule at Casa is "err on the side of beauty" and often translates to "err on the side of what the F**K were you thinking?!?!",

I would love to see a reversion BACK towards the way it was - and I'm happy to throw dollars at you to help do it! Personally, as a PT Tavernkeeper, would love neutral-toned undergarments (shirts, chemises). Neutrals go well with most other colors, especially "Guinness Brown". Also rich Autumnal colours would be nice too(that go with Guinness Brown). And anything that isn't one of the 7 Ritt colours you see at everybody else's booth(that go with Guinness Brown)
Tue, April 29, 2008 - 2:37 PM
Did I miss something somewhere? What happened to the firefighting gear, or do you have another website?