More recent, when my Uncle started attending Faire with me because of his interest in our Scottish heritage (Clan Montgomery) -- the first year we went to the Northern Faire together, we wore our kilts.Ê The Montgomery tartan is very distinctive (a deep purple, called the "Montgomery Blue") and we were constantly stopped by people asking what clan our tartan was associated with and everyone that stopped us also commented that it was the most beautiful tartan they had every seen.Ê My Uncle and I stopped counting these flattering comments after about 50, so that was memorable.Ê Okay, one more good memory:Ê The costume I currently wear is not truly Renaissance period, but much earlier (more Medieval, about 1300's to 1400's latest) but it seems to fit in well.Ê The first time I wore it, I was asked by lots of people to pose with them for a picture (mostly by people not in costume).Ê This was also a complement and felt nice, since over the years some of my costumes were hastily (and lazily) put together and most of them basically sucked, so it felt good to get that kind of recognition for my "impression" from the general public.

Okay, I have other (actually many) favorite moments involving Ren Faire Women, but don't want to get into trouble with my wife, so I'll just not share any of those right now!