Howdy all, I'm Lael. I'm (obiously) not a member of your troupe, but I am a fellow belly dancer (well, a student anyway) and a fellow ren fest performer. I just thought I'd offer a comment on Razi's post.

I'm most familiar with the Elizabethan era in which, for the most part, anyone could wear any color they wanted (except for purple) as long as they were willing to pay a Sumptuary Tax for dressing outside of their station. To me, that's reason enough to be bold and bright peahens! I looked at the tribe photos and your orange ghawazee coats are gorgeous!

Also, I was looking at the KY ren fest's website earlier today. They said:
"We are expecting to see Pirates, Fairy's, Klingons, Vikings, Celts and other creatures.
The timeline for the faire is 14th Century thru the 18th Century (1300-1799)."

So it sounds like you can wear any color you want. You definitely have to out-dress the Klingons!
Best of luck to you. I can't wait to see pictures.
Lael

PEA-HEN??? But of course! I also love the many-coloured look, but I am dead set against wearing our current ghawazee coats for any performance except the big troupe number. Ladies, it is too damn hot!! I think we should use the fabric that has been purchased, with the options of adding to or changing some of the colors. Along with decorating. I think it's a great suggestion that we are not necessarily subjects of Scotland, but are Egytpian and with the exception of purple, we should feel free to doll-up as we see fit.

We may get a cool day in June and I am not opposed to bringing our current ghawazee coat along, but speaking for myself (as I always do...It's PERI-MENOPAUSE!!!!), I would like summertime fabric. Not that anyone is disputing this...I'm just burning up from gardening in unseasonably hot April weather! Where's the beach???

Ornah