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SCA Ensemble Part II - ResearchFor me, the most exciting part of making a historically inspired costume is doing the research. Research can be carried out in a wide variety of ways, from digging through dusty books and crawling through art museums to going to events and talking to the owners of costumes you like. While Peggy has gone to work doing research on appropriate names and social history, I've gotten to work looking for visual documentation of costumes. Peggy had briefly flipped through some of the books in my own collection featuring Middle Eastern art from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. She also looked at books on dance, Islamic cultural history and Orientalism in art history. From here, she pointed out features that she liked and I constructed a pile of imagery to show me which direction I should further explore. SCA Project - Working Bibliography While Peggy is interested in being as historically accurate as possible, she is aware that many of the most popular cuts and styles among SCA dancers are not completely authentic. So during this project, we will try to balance the dual needs of being accurate historically and integrating some more modern elements which enhance the dance. The process of doing research is summarized in appendix E of Turban to Toe ring. This research guide is a quick reference for the novice research, or a refresher and reminder of the basic guiding principles of doing historical research. "Guide To Research" from Turban to Toe Ring Peggy and I started to collect a group of images that would guide the project. Since her concept is based on a migratory character, a travelling woman who has picked up her garments over the course of many adventures, her look is going to be a composite of costume elements from a variety of diverse locales. There will be elements from India, Persia and Turkey integrated into her ensemble. She will also be blending urban elements with more tribal pieces. As our research continues, we will be adding images to our SCA Project Gallery Page. The first page is a selection of thumbnails that include images that Peggy and I find inspiring. If you click on the images, you will get larger images along with notes on both the image and how it relates to the development of this ensemble. SCA Project
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