LadyBarbossa

Aye, people will compliment ye, take pictures with ye, etc. However, what makes Authentic... is what was actually of that time period you are portraying - the fabric, the tools, the trades, etc. Think about it? What would someone of that time period be wearing? What would they really be doing? Would you really keep something worth a good price to sell or trade at some port if you already had a good pair of breeches and a shirt? Those that rode horses usually wore boots. The Whydah and other shipwrecks as well as documentation sheds light on what pirates did, appearance, etc. Authentic and a real pirate is gauged by the ACTUAL look of the time period that a person is portraying a pirate from. Not from a "oh, this looks cool and piratey so I'll wear it" cause most of the time, it's not really something close to a particular pirate era. Hell, piracy is not just from one era either; Pirates during the Ancient times - never have enough ancient pirates running around - the sea dogs during Elizabeth 1, the Buccaneers and Morgan, Kidd and Blackbeard, even John Paul Jones was considered a pirate though to Continentals he was a Privateer, and LaFitte was there as well. A number of pirates throughout the ages yet so few really pinpoints an era and portrays it! It's all come to a mentality of "I'll wear what I want cause it's piratey and cool" that has SO twisted the look of Piracy. Such a hodge podge of looks that it doesn't really come close to realism. And, well, even though Jack Sparrow's clothes is really realistic, the rest of him is... well,... not. Again, Jack is more a hodge podge. Hell, Norrington is more accurate than Jack is! And not any soul on board would just "take" from the prize pot. If they did, there were severe consequences for such an action. If it was part of their share, then maybe they had the choice to keep the item or sell/trade it. No they didn't go around all the damn time drunk acting as silly like Jack Sparrow. Hope this gets ye to thinking, sir. Cause, yes, piracy is taking a rather twisted turned. Some are returning to the actual root and reason of Piracy. To the actual look of a pirates and their duties during a particular time period. But, can't explain it all to ye... ye'd have to do some exploring and research yo'rself to find the truth. Ask those questions to yo'rself and then find those answers yo'rself. Ye'd be surprized what ye find. All in all, as I mentioned to Gertie... it boils down to the character you are portraying. Ask the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How... It's answers to those questions and a real portrayal that seperates a Pirate Reenactor from some person dressed up as a pirate ~Lady B

ROTDLMAO!!! Oh, so LOL... can't stop LMAO!!! ~Lady B

Hmmm... most interesting. Gave it a shot... here's what it said about me: <><><><><><><><><><><><><> Best Occupational Category You're an ORGANIZER Key Words: Self-Control, Practical, Self-Contained, Orderly, Systematic, Precise, and Accurate These conservative appearing, plotting-types enjoy organizing, data systems, accounting, detail, and accuracy. They often enjoy mathematics and data management activities such as accounting and investment management. Persistence and patience allows them to do detailed paperwork, operate office machines, write business reports, and make charts and graphs. ORGANIZER CAREERS Suggested careers are Administrator, Secretary, Printer, Paralegal, Building Inspector, Bank Cashier, Private Secretary, Statistician, Operations Manager, Financial Analyst, Bookkeeper, Medical Records Technician, Developer of Business or Computer Systems, Clerical Worker, Proofreader, Accountant, Administrative Assistant, Banker, Certified Public Accountant, Credit Manager, Store Salesperson, Actuary, Dental Assistant, Business Education Teacher, Food Service Manager, IRS Agent, Budget Analyst, and Underwriter. ORGANIZER WORKPLACES Your very careful, conscientious, conservative nature gives others the confidence to trust you with handling money and material possessions. Structured organizations that have well-ordered chains of command work best for you. Suggested Organizer workplaces are large corporations, business offices, financial lending institutions, banks, insurance companies, accounting firms, and quality control and inspection departments. 2nd Best Occupational Category You're a PERSUADER Key Words: Witty, Competitive, Sociable, Talkative, Ambitious, Argumentative, and Aggressive These enterprising types sell, persuade, and lead others. Positions of leadership, power, and status are usually their ultimate goal. Persuasive people like to take financial and interpersonal risks and to participate in competitive activities. They enjoy working with others inside organizations to accomplish goals and achieve economic success. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> I suppose that would sound like me. However, not all that good at persuading. And organization... well, all the above businesses don't seem to think so. Course never done any of that so...:::Shrugs::: wouldn't know. I usually come up with ideas. Most people don't really like that. ~Lady B

Ooo, a return of this thread. I think the original was lost sometime back. Again, my vessel (if ever it would be constructed) would be named the Resurrection. A good amount of info is under my profile/"about me" (I think). But here is an image of what the Resurrection would look like: (short form of specs) An elegantly haunting bloody crimson and charred black hull, elaborately carved with figures of Gods, mythical beings and ghastly images giving the appearance to some a vessel of legend. Masts are charred black with hints of red claimed to be blood. The sails are deep crimson some swear has been soaked blood. The charred figurehead of a skeletal woman Angel rising from the flames of Hell with the left hand outstretched towards it's prey as though in desperation to grab it while the other holds a blackened heart. Incorporating sweeps plus fully rigged; square and fore-and-aft sails with studding sail, to ensure it's speed to reach it's destination, be it near or far, be it a prize or a port ~Lady B

Very nice, Kate. Again, kudos for a job well done. Now ye won't be naked. Oh, thank ye most kindly, Lara, for th' info and all. Glad t' have ye here with us. Though we are pirates, we are still dedicated to our desires an' finery. ~Lady B

Hmmm... intreguing stays. Even more intreguing is th' spat her. :::highly entertained::: :) ~Lady B

Aye... VERY lovely, Kate. :) Kudos on th' work. ~Lady B

Just wondering where these sort of fobs would have been dangling or attatched. I've been looking at some images and don't see much. The closest I could find was the shoulder decorations beeing the same. :::Shrugs:::: I'm just baffled. Yeah, I've no doubt a couple of those had keys. ~Lady B

Would love t' see ye there, Hannah. :) Good event. Absolutely fun. ~Lady B

:::: waves with a handkerchief::: Do have fun at RF5, everyone. Will SOOO miss you all. And also other who will be there whom I was really looking foward to seeing again. And if anyone gets th' chance, say Hello to Mr Kazwick. He'll either be wearing his Brit Officer uniform or his Washington's Guard uniform and is with the NWTA. Stately fellow. Shall see you all when you get back. ~Lady B

Redoing my attire. Still looking at the fancy side. After all, I'm a pirate Lady. But trying to see how close to historical realism I can get. It'll be tough and a long road. But worth it. All in all, Gertie... boils down to yo'r pirate persona. Who are they? What do they do? Where did they come from? Why they act the way they do? When do they do their pirating activities? How did they become who they are now? All that will help with your pirate persona. ~Lady B

Oooooo.... time t' bring in th' Tortuga Rum cake and th' PC rum! Happy Bday to ye, Mickey! Hope ye obtain some presents this weekend. ~Lady B

Thought ye had th' rum? Welcome to th' Pub, Ann. Great t' have ye here. An' get that wily Captain o' yo'rs (Midnight I mean) t' get his bum over here! He's all well and missed. ~Lady B

Ye be an EVIL man, Greydog! Evil... absolutely EVIL! Damnit.. YES I want a bleedin' cannon! :angry: Can't bloody well have one at the moment. ~Lady B

Ooo... wicked! Yeah, watched "Treasure Quest" which talked about this. Rather interesting. ~Lady B

Wicked! Thank ye, Sterling! T'was wondering. One can see the slight changes now over the decades! :::Does a Snoopy dance::: This is wicked! Now we all don't have to look so bleedin' carbon copy! :) Oh... do check out the other stays they had on the Met's site. I was highly baffled with a pair of period stays but they had breast cups! What th' hell is that all about? That baffled me... I've NEVER seen that before. ~Lady B

Ahhh. that would make sense why the Met has so many lace pieces. I wondered if they were removed. The salmon mantua is very lovely, too. ~Lady B

Yeah... that was my first thought, Mary. A few of them appeared to be Chatelines. Aye, Mission... oh, there are MORE than two. ::::points to first post:::: I've been looking them over... I did a search under the costume collection they have, searched for 18th century... and there are at least a page of Fobs (so they called them). Lemme see... :::Runs back to the Met link::: OK... here are a couple of them: There are several more that are on page 8. Follow this link: http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/coll...;dd2=0&vw=1 I found one image, this is a gent... I'll put up th' one of a Lady. But here is the gent wearing one of those eupulette like decoration off th' shoulder. Looks much like these fobs at the Met. I'm rather hesitant and want to get the opinion of others on these decorations. Aye, I did see (via Costume.org) the fobs used for watches... pretty wicked. Alrighty... BBL What ye think though? ~Lady B

Awww... come on... there has t' be SOMEONE interested in such finery? ~Lady B

:::Rummages about::: Sorry, sir. I've only two breeches with the fall front fly and not th' french button front. And they unfortunately are a smaller waist size, too. Sorry. If ever I have a pair up for grabs, I'll give ye a holler... sound good? ~Lady B

That's it! Th' bottom image!... that's the fontage! So... umm... was it removable and could attatch to different caps? or was this just one of those pieces where it's missing a part of it cause it was removed at some point in time. And that mantua with that fontage, that's from the Met, too, isn't it? Or was that else where? I remember seeing that while googling. Cheeky... if it's horsehair... now I'll be kickin' m'self. Cause I had not but a couple months ago horse hair from a fine white Arabian show horse. Blast it! Oh, so many questions! But also answers some questions, too. Interesting. ~Lady B

Sam! Good t' have ye here on th' Pub, my good man. Come on now... enjoy some comradery. Ye buy th first round o' drinks. So Midnight finally peestered ye t' stumble in, hmm? Where is Midnight anyways? See him occassionally on MySpace... but don't see him often here. ~Lady B

:::Shrugs::: I did a close inspection (as best I could since it got a tad fuzzy) on the Met site... and it was the lace on some fabric and under that fabric was this sort of mesh. Ye see the mesh at the bottom or the base of the fontage headpiece.. that wee strip of white something that's sticking out... I'm a bit bewildered about that. ~Lady B

Oooo... lucky ye, Rumba. ~Lady B

So... umm... what do ye all make of the Fobs that the Met Museum have shown online? They look like the decoration that is on Ladies Riding/Hunting/Traveling habits. Or am I just bein' silly with that? ~Lady B