Post by gentlemanjhim on May 20, 2011 17:59:22 GMT -5
Hello all,
I am thinking of staring my first Regency outfit, but am running into a major problem. It seems all fashion of the time was in favor of (as all times) the svelte, and when I have seen a larger chap in period attire, he was older. My problem is that I am a young man (24 at the time of this writing), but due to a bad family history of poor eating and sloth, am quite large. I am working on this and have dropped a number of sizes in the past 6 months, but I do not wish to wait years before I can costume in Regency clothing. Does anyone have any advice to help a poor, large chap like myself? Specifically with cuts and styles, and most importantly, where one could purchase essentials such as stockings (can never find any large enough for my calves).
Many thanks,
James Mesco (Regency persona unknown yet)
I am thinking of staring my first Regency outfit, but am running into a major problem. It seems all fashion of the time was in favor of (as all times) the svelte, and when I have seen a larger chap in period attire, he was older. My problem is that I am a young man (24 at the time of this writing), but due to a bad family history of poor eating and sloth, am quite large. I am working on this and have dropped a number of sizes in the past 6 months, but I do not wish to wait years before I can costume in Regency clothing. Does anyone have any advice to help a poor, large chap like myself? Specifically with cuts and styles, and most importantly, where one could purchase essentials such as stockings (can never find any large enough for my calves).
Many thanks,
James Mesco (Regency persona unknown yet)
