RenFaire!

[jedishampoo]

I went to my first "Party" Renaissance Faire Saturday, woohoo! A Renaissance Faire in Las Vegas-- go figure. I've actually been to one with my Mom before, and sharpeslass has been to plenty, but this was the first time I've been wenched out at one of these things.

Here are some pictures! http://members.aol.com/somejedigirl/renfaire.htm

We did run into two Jedi, who had all Anakin and Obi-Wan hair. Not too shabby, if the Obi-Wan was a little short. Well, to me, anyway. And I'd threatened to wear my Jedi costume after my first bodice-fitting at home. Jedi must be much more comfortable than wenches, I think.



There was drinking and lucky us, we ran into some friends who took us with them to the after-parties.

The dress was sharpeslass's, and it fit fine but the first bodice she lent me-- OUCH! It was made for a 5'4" woman, not an Amazon like me. sharpeslass tried to tell me that "some people can take the pain better than others," but really, I was in massive non-breathing, panic attack mode! We loosened it up so I could DRIVE for heaven's sake, and when we got there, our first stop was at a clothing booth. The owners, this gal and her husband, took one look at me and said they could fit me a whole hell of a lot better than that thing. The black one I'm wearing in the pictures is the NEW and IMPROVED bodice. Now I have my very own!

Still, though, I didn't eat a bite for 14 hours. Beer must have kept me going. I guess it was all those carbohydrates.



Now I want to go to another one! Really, since I haven't been able to afford to attend WorldCon or Dragon Con or JadeCon, I've missed the fannish experience.

Comments

[rosiewook.livejournal.com]

You should try and see if there's one over in California you could attend. The Californians really know how to throw Ren Faires. And proper ones, too!

You'll still have a few, stray genre costumes, but mostly it's a wonderful experience. Great crafts to see. Wonderful costumes. You'll love it!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Yeah-- a few of the guild people we hung out with after-hours said that they did the California circut. I think a lot of them are over now, darnit. It really was a blast, and I wish I'd been more sober so as to see more of the crafts (though I did buy an emerald ring from this guy who does GORGEOUS jewelry)!

Surprisingly there were lots of belly-dancers. And lots of them were mighty thin for belly-dancers, but maybe that's just Las Vegas. I was wondering whether the belly-dancing was a ren-faire "norm." :)