First Post
Hello! I'm Jimmy, and when I'm not acting, playing music, or writing, I'm a Welsh re-enactor. This is the first post on a blog that will hopefully show the historical clothes projects I have on, the research I'm doing, and shamelessly plug some of the shows I'm in! Hope you enjoy following my quest to make myself look as old fashioned as possible! So, without further ado, have a few pictures of my early medieval impressions. I've been a member of Regia Anglorum for...crikey, eight years now! And it's a pretty research based group, so I try to keep my kit as provenanced as I can. The first picture is my 'generic' early medieval look (plus gloves I knitted, because I was cold!). It's my 'jeans and t-shirt' look for the 9-11th century comprising tunics, hose, braies, shoes, and in this one, my lovely sword by Heron Armoury. The second picture, courtesy of my lovely girlfriend, and fellow re-enactor Peryn (aka Isabel Northwode) show...