tweet(s) of the day

• 10:12 RT @mightymur: RT @mattstaggs: "Women, gays, apparently ruining Sci Fi for the rest of us" twurl.cc/1ptu <- I'm doing my bit ;) R u?
• 10:13 RT @GlitterFemme: @adotnon i'm sure everyone has already showed this to you, but www.threadless.com/product/2053/Fencing
• 12:27 Call for papers: Transdisciplinary approaches to the work of Alan Moore - tinyurl.com/yz5sex6
• 14:08 RT @WomenWhoTech: #ImNotAPreExistingCondition - But health insurance companies think women are. Sad! bit.ly/1u1EH4

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PSA: Mary Rose artifacts

Via folo1: From the Aussie Living History list: Of interest to anyone wanting provenance for Tudor impressions, some previously unseen artifacts from the Mary Rose: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2009/oct/12/mary-rose-treasures?picture=354149534

Includes shoes and remains of a wool jerkin.

other costume musings inspired by KWCS

• My impulse to focus on headgear and accessories (sleeves, aprons) is on the right track - it's the little details that make "the look".
  
  
• I need to gag my inner minimalist & toss her in a closet for awhile if I plan to keep doing 16th century. I may have been raised with visions of Donna Karan dancing in my head but the Elizabethans emphatically weren't - trim is my friend.
  
  
• Need to add a cuff or something to my venetians, as when I lunge they ride up enough to create an unsafe "sock gap".
  
  
• Saw herringbone corset in ladyaelfwynn's new book and want, WANT!! I'm thinking steampunk may be the perfect venue for me to live out my stuffy tweed fantasies. Besides, it's a perfect excuse for more corsetry, and sharply tailored menswear. At the same time. The other obvious advantage is that it's historically inspired so I won't be plagued with "how accurate is this?" doubt with every seam and stitch :P