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[Alric]

Sometimes we spend so much time talking about the handful of people who deliberately refuse to follow the garb rules (the bad garb conspiracy theory) that we overlook the majority of Dagorhirim who are wearing garb but, through an oversight, end up accidentally wearing something ugly and modern onto the field. I'll start with my own guilty confession.

I went to Ragnarok for the first time with enough good garb to stay legal for the whole week. It was nice garb, and while I looked new, I didn't look out of place. I got up in the morning, put on my linen tunic, my wool winingas, my leather belt, my unobtrusive modern shoes... and over top of it all, my modern knee pads with the logos shining out, ruining the whole thing. I've attached a photograph below (thanks to Tayn for taking cool photos!).

I'd put a lot of thought into my garb, but I never thought about covering those silly knee pads when I was wearing shorts instead of pants! I simply didn't think about it until I got home, saw the pictures, and realized what a spud I'd been.

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I think we often end up wearing bad garb not because we don't care about it, but because we're having so much fun fighting that we forget about what we're wearing, because we're running late to an event and don't grab the right clothing, or because something happens at the event and we find ourselves unprepared.

So what are some of the ways in which we accidentally mess up good garb with a silly oversight? Some of the things I frequently notice are:
-unobtrusive earth-tone shoes with bright white socks, instead of unobtrusive earth-tone socks.
-fighters who get too hot in their garb and strip off a layer, exposing a tshirt beneath.
-fighters wearing awesome tunics with striped nylon workout pants underneath.

What is your embarrassing thoughtless garb SNAFU story? Perhaps by sharing the ways we've failed, and some other common thoughtless mistakes we see others making (please, no naming names or singling people out), we'll be able to help each other remember the little details when it comes time to go to our next event.

[Ilsa Starling]

I had several 'oops'-es at Ides. The short tunic that I'd thoughtfully pieced together turned out to be too short-- you could see my ugly modern kneepads underneath. And the MMA glove that I've been swearing I'll cover for over a year is still visible.

Part of the problem is that I don't think about these bits until I pull them on to fight. An Alert Citizen called me out on it, and rightly so! I have no excuse.

What can we do to prevent this sort of thing? I guess we could work on not giving ourselves the opportunity to mess up-- black out the underarmor logo even if you think it won't be seen, only bringing dark socks so you don't give yourself the opportunity to be the dork in white ones, covering safety gear even if you don't think it'll be seen. Hm.

[Alric]

The preemptive approach has worked for me, mostly. I don't bring many mundane things to an event precisely so I can't accidentally wear them onto the field. But i still manage to forget stuff like my wrist brace that isn't worn very often (thus the bandage fix that I just came up with in the other thread). More preemptive work would seem to be in order!

[Rainen]

I had a modern T-shirt poke out from under my tunic and brigandine on several occasions around the collar. I've had my drawstring pants fall down, which forced me to fight in my mundane boxer shorts just barely being covered by my tunic and armor. Oh, and I've worn a modern print red bandanna to two Aratari Field Battles.

[Atalan]

I completely forgot I had a modern t-shirt under my tunic at Ides, both days.

[Stellaria]

I think leaving mundane clothing items at home is a key way to keep from forgetting to take them off or hide them while fighting. If you don't bring white socks, modern print bandanas, t-shirts, or soccer shorts with you, you can't accidentally wear them on the field.

My only oopses so far are my thumb brace that I wore uncovered at Peasant's Revolt, and my combat boots that I had to wear this winter because my winter boots never got returned to me last year. Generally, I dress for an event before I leave the house, and don't ungarb until I'm back home. It's worked very well so far.

[Rainen]

Heh, Mizz Stell, I'm planning on fixing that with more tunics I can wear under my white tunic and silk vestment. I need more bulk to fit in my brigandine well without it jabbing me. I had to wear mundane clothing under my garb to get me that bulk...

I also remember a few times where I had to run across the campground at Badon in mundane clothing... Mostly because I had to find the bathroom after un-armoring...

[Sgt Kiff Skitterzz]

I lost my boots due to cosplay and am forced to fight in what I have available, Adidas shoes. Shame on me.

[Stellaria]

Adidas shoes and teeny tiny little socks in the snow, if I remember correctly....

[Goats Kordatar]

I'm still trying to get some unobtrusive, or better yet period shoes for when it's just too cold or wet for barefootedness. I could also stand some better pants, but that can wait a little bit.

[Sgt Kiff Skitterzz]

lol Ankle socks.

In the snow at Narnia's father Christmas. GO ME.

[Stellaria]

You. Are. Awesome. Or dumb. One of those, anyway

[Orrin None-son]

Heh, Mizz Stell, I'm planning on fixing that with more tunics I can wear under my white tunic and silk vestment. I need more bulk to fit in my brigandine well without it jabbing me. I had to wear mundane clothing under my garb to get me that bulk...

I also remember a few times where I had to run across the campground at Badon in mundane clothing... Mostly because I had to find the bathroom after un-armoring...

Gambison for bulk....

[Lykos MacGregor]

I wore the white socks at rag.  Alric came over and asked me to help with the garb gates, and then he notices that my white socks were sticking out from under my black pants.  He made sure I had the pant leg pulled down to cover them while I Garb Monkeyed with him.  :-D

I totally spaced on the socks.  I have black ones I wear now.

[Alric]

That's the most common mistake I see at events. People have great tunics, nice pants, good shoes, and white sticks sticking out from under the pants. I don't think it's something most people think about.

[Ulrich Chigaru Badru]

I grabbed the wrong shoes, which turned out to be hightop vans that said "Iron Maiden" down the side. ooops!

[Adrius]

All i own are white socks, but I always make sure im wearing boots (either my knee high moccasins or my hunting boots (when its cold) that cover them completely.

I think my worst was rag 22 when i fought with sleeveless under armor, covered by a surcoat, and belted around the middle. that was pretty ridiculously bad...

[Arrakis]

Next time you're at WalMart or Target, go back where you buy your white socks and look RIGHT THERE.  Hanes makes nice black socks in the exact same cut and construction you already buy. 

Buy a pack or three.

Wear them when your shoes aren't white or light gray in your regular life (this should be often) and in Dagorhir when you wear socks.

[Orrin None-son]

all I own are black socks. Force of habit from my uniformed days.

[hivemind]

I'm with Orrin, I just wear black socks from the uniformed days. Arrakis is right though, they're right there, so buy a 3-pack.

[Olos]

Next time you're at WalMart or Target, go back where you buy your white socks and look RIGHT THERE.  Hanes makes nice black socks in the exact same cut and construction you already buy. 

Buy a pack or three.

Wear them when your shoes aren't white or light gray in your regular life (this should be often) and in Dagorhir when you wear socks.

Yearp. 

Hell, I have almost as many black ankle socks that I wear when I'm fighting in my beat up black/gray shoes, and when I go to the casual side of business casual with black shoes at work.

I'm not a huge proponent of stringent garb rules, but even I cringe when I see an otherwise-great outfit interrupted by white socks.  Sticks out like a sore thumb.

[Scheiny the Space Oracle]

i don't bring tshirts, soccer shorts, or white socks with me to events at all.  i keep a set of mundane clothes -probably the ones i drove up in- in the car, and bring mundane PJs to sleep in, otherwise all the clothes i have are garb.
[not saying i wouldn't flub with other things, but that's my preventative measure against tshirts, etc.]

[Stellaria]

Even modern PJs aren't necessary if you have a nice long tunic

[Scheiny the Space Oracle]

nah, i prefer to sleep in pants than nightgown/shirt style.
but if i have to run out in the night, i always put on garb.  i always wear floorlength skirts, and do my best to do so even when running to the loo.

[Leaf of Redwater]

I've worn underarmor under a pirate-y shirt. It looked okay until I started sweating.

I've worn uncovered rigid contractor's kneepads with my kilt.

I forgot my boots and had to wear the brown and white skate shoes at winter war. I may have even had white socks, I can't remember.

Since then I've bought lower profile cheap black kneepads from sports authority, but I'm still concerned with how they look. I read that bandage tutorial, but I'm not sure if two wounded knees (insert Indian reference here) fit my character.

[Alric]

The easiest way to hide kneepads is a pair of pants. Even in the summers down here (I'm in Florida) it doesn't get too hot to cover your legs, especially if you use a natural fiber that breathes well.

[Adrius]

Even modern PJs aren't necessary if you have a nice long tunic

Or...you know..you sleep naked like i do. No one comes barging into my tent either.

[Adrius]

Even modern PJs aren't necessary if you have a nice long tunic

Or...you know..you could just sleep naked like i do.


added bonus: No one comes barging into my tent either.

[Stellaria]

I do. But ya gotta have something to throw on when you need to trot to the toilet.....or, say, when your tent tries to break and blow in on you...

[Syre Jari Kafghan the Dark Knight]

camping in the hollow again, stupid wind.

[Adrius]

Thats just when you pull a Fegus Stell. I'm sure no one will mind....

[Forkbeard Rex]

I have never thought about my white socks. My greaves usually cover them and my combat boots and kneepads. Plus they slide really good on grass, which make for good, legal fast movement when legged.
Now im going to buy black socks. Great sugestion, thanks.
I am noticing that the small logos on my knee and elbow pads are sticking out alot. They are really small and I forget about them until im on the field or I see pictures. Im lazy, Ill paint them.
I wore a cowboy hat to several events based on the joke that they were" western" events. I have apologized and stopped that stupid ****. Although it was a sweet hat and a funny joke at the time. (A ****ing pirate stole the hat).
I wear sunglasses inside my helmet, but im not going to stop doing that. It looks evil and messes with people in battle.
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[djemps]

This thread needs more pics!

[Dominick Stoneskull]

This is me at an event last year. I'm quite fond of this photo, actually.



I'll forgive myself the gloves (I've been painting them to match the shield's black and white flames), but I didn't even think when I strapped on those kneepads. Sigh.

And here's an example of non period footwear gone amok: