Tuesday, September 30, 2014
There's Retro, and Then There's Retro
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- Aidan Diaz is epic in his armor.
They say if you hold onto an outfit long enough, it'll come back in style. Here's some of the antique chic people were working at the
Excalibur Medieval Festival and Market Faire this past weekend. Two Ren fair runways are on for this Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5 with the Excalibur festival at Mad River Community Hospital and the
Medieval Festival of Courage at Christie's Pumpkin Patch, so suit up.
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- A little bit tavern wench, a little bit royal court, these ladies wait for no one.
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- You might be retro, but you'll never be Pict-warrior-in-fur-pants retro like Michael Ross.
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- Angela Nelson is having a Jackie O./Anne Boleyn moment.
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- King William viewing the joust like a boss.
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- Queen Elizabeth Woodville, aka the White Queen, and her little dog, Freya.
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- Chanting monks keep it creepy in robes that go from morning self-flagellation to evening vespers.
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- Tossing back a tankard at the Dark Horse Tavern.
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- He might be the Red Knight, but the crowd cheered him on as "Sir Hotpants."
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- Atop his wooden cart, John Jaques has the best seat in the house for the joust.
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- Spoiling for battle in chainmail.
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- Back in black — the Black Knight charges his foe, already knocked from his steed.
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- In broken-in boots, Colin Smithers puts the hunk in Hunker Hauser, a kind of tug of war on boxes.
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- In classic blue and gold, Elsa Von Aurich is her festival name, which is like a drag name with historical cred.
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- Tree Light patches it up and Marisa Wallace is pagan fabulous in white antlers.
Tags: Medieval festival, costume, fair, Renaissance, Image