Oh, what great plans!

So, dusting off the old lab book to record some ideas.

I've decided on an Indian persona, more details to follow. With that in mind, I made a choli using this pattern, with this tutorial. The verdict: mixed success - the pattern had to be altered a lot, and the very front where all the seams come together was messy, but I think it's worth using again, and making more. They're great in warm weather.

But, alas, it's autumn, and I need something warm to wear to College War (you should go to College War!). I'm thinking of something along these lines:

I especially like the green dress with yellow over-dress, and the brown and pattered dress. No clue what they're called, but I should be able to find out. I also need to find out how they're fastened.

I really like the red short-sleeved dress on the left, and the pink dress with stripey pants on the right. And look, shoes! (On the girl in the front with yellow pants.) Alas, despite a back view of the garment, still no idea how it does up. I read a theory about the waist having a drawstring in it on the SCA_India list, but I don't think that'd look right. I love how the skirt flares, though.

That's all Mughal garb, which is rather late period, though. Ideally, I'd prefer earlier stuff. This blog post has some lovely stuff, and I think it's an example of the stuff above.

That's about it for now, stay tuned for a later post on male Greek garb.