Everyone knows that men in the Baroque period wore Frock Coats and Cocked Hats and Buckled Shoes. But what did women wear in the "Golden Age of Piracy"?
Well, question no more. We're here to tell you!
There are many answers to the question: Why do we reenact? There are probably as many answers as there are reenactors. Most reenact at least partially because of a love of history, or at the very least love of something from the time period in question, be it clothing or furniture or weapons or ideology. If asked, most reenactors will tell you that they do it to educate the public. A few brutally honest souls will tell you we do it so we can dress up and pretend to be from somewhere else for a while.