Hi everyone,
Well I was going to lurk for a while to get an impression of what this list
is like, but as there hasn't been any discussion here for several weeks I
thought I'd just jump right in and post my little ad, sorry if this causes
offense.
Some of you may remember the original Am I Period or Not website run by
Kirrily Roberts, well now myself and a team of co-administrators are
reviving the idea at http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodornot/
If you aren't familiar with the concept here's a brief summary: People send
in photos of the historical costumes they've made, the photos are loaded
onto a website where people can view them, vote on how period accurate they
are and leave comments. This new Am I Period Or Not website covers the
fashions of any era you like, from the first civilisations to the day before
yesterday. The website has been running for a few months and has a handful
of costumes, from various eras (at the moment the 16th century is dominating
but the 19th century is catching up and we're eager to see other styles)
So if you're interested in seeing other people's work or you want to see
your own work critiqued (though be warned, not everyone on the internet is
polite so if you're sensitive about your work you might want to re-think
sending in a photo*) come along and have a look. Fell free to pass this
message on to any other costumers you know.
Elizabeth
* I'm part of a team of 9 administrators who will delete any offensive
comments as soon as we can (and we encourage anyone who notices offensive
comments to bring them to the administrators' attention), but we can't
guarantee that the nasty comments won't be posted in the first place.
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Elizabeth Walpole | Elizabeth Beaumont
Canberra, Australia | Politarchopolis, Lochac
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/

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