If reading her posts has given you the impression that Wendy (of Wench-wear, playing music at Ren Fests, and cow-dressing fame) is a Shy Person, you might want to re-think that. This was after the last show at the open-air pub, packed with crazy drunks mostly in RenFest attire. (Men in tights. Women looking to catch a chest cold. Feathers and trims and brocades and so forth.) It was OK to have turned it off, so to speak, but our Wendy was leaping from bench to bench, wildly offering ideas for future performances, posing for pictures, and generally behaving like a wild woman. What was she wearing? Something new that she says is of Flemish style: a practical reversible upper garment and lots of cross-bodice lacing on the under-one (sew once, get two looks). Another musician was modeling an elaborate brocade number, also off Wendy's freearm, and the best part was the center back opening (lacing) with the pattern matching across the opening. (My mama would have been proud.) She's appearing at the Michigan RenFest until the end of September. And a good thing, too! (Thanks again, babe!)
--Karen M.