Ep. 68: Historical Dressing & Reenactment [EXTENDED TEASER]

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Historical dressing refers to the act of wearing clothing that is authentic to a specific time period, while historical reenactment refers to the act of recreating past events (such as battles). These two overlapping activities and communities have much in common but are rarely analyzed together. On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Joseph and Nathan begin by considering the psychological motivations behind historical dressing and reenactment. They then detail the various types of historical reenactment, where to buy reenactment clothing and supplies, and why some people chose to wear historical clothing daily. Amongst other things they discuss how “farb” is used as a pejorative term to describe inauthentic reenactors, how tailors like The Progressive Tailor hand stitch their clothing, how Dandy Wellington popularized the phrase “vintage style, not vintage values,” and what the debate around vintage values in the community really means.

Links:

I was obsessed with the mid 19th century as kid Blunderyears post

Uniforms: Why We Are What We Wear by Paul Fussell

The Grenadier Company

The Grenadier Company’s crashing out Instagram post

The Ragged Victorians – The Great Unwashed

The Milwaukee Vintage Style Society

Deer Hunting in the Oregon Cascades, circa 1925.

The Progressive Tailor - Instagram Page

The Progressive Tailor - Facebook Page

Pinsent Tailoring - https://www.pinsenttailoring.co.uk/

Pinsent Tailoring - Instagram Page