Rome. TOGA! TOGA! TOGA!

Okay, fine! I'm going to do something I'm sort of good at!

Yeah, 18th century is not too bad. It's not as overblown as 17th century baroque anymore, but actually elegant... but still probably too much bother, heh.

Hm. 80s New Romantic look Though probably that's also too much bother. It looks nice, though.

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Edwarian-era fashion was pretty nice.

Happiness is zero-gee with a sinus cold.

I like cloaks. Decorative weapons are very nice, too.

The sin of silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

Loincloths. Now that's a badass way to secure your package. Plus, it's cheaper to buy a bunch of rectangles than boxers.

Fashion from the 80's.

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI

Oh I'm allowed to pick random bits of clothing too...?

JAPANESE LOIN CLOTHS. AND NOTHING ELSE. FOR ANYONE EVER.

edited 7th Jun '11 1:50:07 PM by Aondeug

If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan Chah

With Goggles.

Got to have Goggles.

Edwarian fashion with goggles?

I like Steampunk, yes.

Happiness is zero-gee with a sinus cold.

If I had bad luck and found myself around jerkish people, maybe. Remember that there are both jerks and nice people in every society. This is humans we're talking about, not aliens. But it's not like there's a big giant Orżeł Biało tattoed on my back either, so no one would have to know I'm a Pole. Obviously I'd be outlandish since Old Norse isn't my native language, but there's no reason to assume that I would automatically live a life of torture. How poorly I am treated depends on the kind of individuals I find myself living amongst.

Also, there were actually pretty high standards for the treatment of women in the Viking Age. No respectable man would use violence on a woman as that was a very serious offense.

Granted, outside recreation, my life would probably be quite boring and probably even physically demanding. Thread-spinning, cloth-weaving and farming just isn't my calling.

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I wouldn't want to live in the Viking Age, actually. There are too many things about the society I don't agree with, and there isn't as much freedom since the gender roles are very strongly defined, and people male or female who went outside of the boundaries defined by their gender were pretty much ostracized.

But a rehash of the Viking Age with modern medicine and today's liberal standards? Sign me up.

edited 7th Jun '11 4:10:05 PM by annebeeche

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Ancient Rome. So I could wear a toga around and not appear to be a drunken frat boy.

PANTS? WHAT ARE THOSE?

is what i love about rome.

edited 7th Jun '11 4:12:21 PM by annebeeche

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Plus, with a toga, any situation that calls for the whipping out of one's dick, like a pub crawl, is much easier.

I want to get me a kilt for this very reason.

Togas are supposedly hot and uncomfortable for the climate, however.

That's probably why.

The climate was probably why they didn't wear pants either.

edited 7th Jun '11 4:26:26 PM by annebeeche

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I actually love the "flapper" style from the Roaring Twenties.

Would you kindly click my dragons?

Me too.

I also like fancy dresses from the mid 19th century.

And men's attire in the 18th century.

edited 7th Jun '11 4:42:21 PM by annebeeche

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Togas also took forever to put on. Sorta like wearing a giant blanket, they were just one long stretch of fabric draped around and over and around the body.

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I knew a kid who made a toga and wore it to a party once. He kept tripping over it and it fell apart several times.

edited 7th Jun '11 4:55:21 PM by LilPaladinSuzy

Would you kindly click my dragons?

Victorian Britain.

If people actually dressed like medieval fantasy shows, that. But actually, it was a really dirty, unpleasantly scratchy approximation of that, so I'll stick with modern fabrics.

edited 7th Jun '11 5:04:10 PM by Pykrete

I'll stick with modern laundries.

If you're not very rich, that is likely because the weave you use may be coarse. You are also less likely to own linen which is more comfortable than wool and was worn close to the skin by those who could afford it.

Also, how clean you were depends on what people you were from. Christians made a point of not washing for some reason, and vikings made a point of washing at least once a week. Pagan Romans were also known to be fairly clean.

edited 7th Jun '11 7:36:49 PM by annebeeche

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The ones of the Imperial period were ridiculously unpractical, true. You literally could not wear them correctly without the help of a slave — which, I suppose, was the reason why they were a status symbol for the higher classes.

Togas in the Republican period were simpler and more usable, however. It is still true that it was not easy to do much strenuous physical activity in them, but that was kind of the point — they were the mark of the peaceful citizen, in the same way in which the sagum was the mark of the military man.

Cedant arma togae!
My Latin is really quite rusty, but according to Wikipedia this means "may arms yield to the toga" and was Cicero's way of saying "make peace not war".

But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.

It's not quite a "past" culture, but I like saris a lot! Except for the fact that they favor red and other warm colors, which I look terrible in.

Fifties attire, Edwardian attire, and Roaring Twenties are good too.

For me it's a toss up:

1700s - frock-coats, brocade waistcoats, below-the-knee breeches, cravats and tricorn hats.

Of course, flintlock pistol and sword would be nice "accessories".

Or

the basic tunic and trews that were so fashionable all over the place since before Christ. Patterning and accessories typical of pre-Christian tribal Celts.

Optional accessory: Celtic slashing sword.