Victoriana!

[kingandy]

Because it needs to be said:

Only three weeks left to book for VICTORIANA!

Act out your pulp fantasies at VICTORIANA!

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Fully catered! Indoor accommodation! Natty suits! Corsetry! VICTORIANA!

Indiana Jones was a poufter.

Comments

[rob-e-coyote.livejournal.com]

I'd love to go, but I'm having severe problems finding anywhere that does costume. Anyone any links or addresses or such? If I can find a costume, I'll go.

[kingandy]

Male clothing has changed remarkably little over the last 100 years, at least in terms of formalwear; you can probably pick up a suit from a charity shop that wouldn't look too out of place (depending on your character - if you're going for landed gentry you may have to splash out a little more). Vintage clothing shops would be an obvious bet, if you were to come down to Manc we could show you the one in Affleck's Palace but I don't know what's around where you are.

It may be worth noting that Victorian England is actually concurrent with the wild west, so a lot of the stuff townspeople wear in westerns may be applicable. Have a peek here and here.

Of paramount importance, of course, is the hat.

[rob-e-coyote.livejournal.com]

I found a victorian gents costume, but it's £30 for the full thing, so I reckon it's a cheapo fancy dress thing.
What I'm actually after is a military jacket, Fusillier or Charge of the Light Brigade style stuff, as I happen to own a military pith helmet that would go perfect with such a jacket, and it seems a shame not to use it.
Sadly, a trip down to Manc isn't really possible with my current college course, no free time for trips really. I figured there would be one in Afflecks Palace, as I know there used to be one in the Corn Exchange, and most of the shops there moved to the palace.