{"id":623,"date":"2017-06-23T15:50:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T15:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/blog\/2017\/06\/23\/amazons-slayed-in-pants-really-obnoxious-pants\/"},"modified":"2020-02-14T12:28:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:28:56","slug":"amazons-slayed-in-pants-really-obnoxious-pants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/blog\/2017\/06\/23\/amazons-slayed-in-pants-really-obnoxious-pants\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazons Slayed in Pants. \u00a0Really Obnoxious Pants."},"content":{"rendered":"

elodieunderglass<\/a>:<\/p>\n

thescarletlibrarian<\/a>:<\/p>\n

This post about Greek and Roman pants<\/a> rolled through my dash with a be-pantsed Amazon\u2026<\/p>\n

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(Exhibit A<\/a>, c. 470 BC, rocking some utilitarian pants and long sleeves and what appears to be Greek-style linothorax body armor<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\u2026and we all know what I did next.  I googled the hell out of that shit because Amazons in pants<\/i>.  And armor!  If you don\u2019t know why that got me so excited you probably haven\u2019t read my post on sexily functional women\u2019s armor<\/a> yet.  And what I found was not only more pants\u2026<\/p>\n

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Including these<\/a>, and I will explain in another post why I think they may be armor pants, but also these<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

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Oh, yes.  If you\u2019re going to wear pants to stay warm and prevent saddle-sores, as many a Central-Asian cavalry culture<\/a> does, you might as well wear stylin\u2019 pants.  But it gets better.<\/p>\n

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Here we have a reconstruction<\/a> of statue of of a Trojan archer wearing Scythian clothes.  Chemical analysis of paint residue on classical statues has revealed that they were, in fact, gaudy as a \u201870s rally (this is also true of medieval churches and other buildings), although this dude is spectacularly obnoxious.  <\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, folks.  The original Wonder Women were glamazons.  <\/p>\n

This diamond or zigzag pattern is the most common one on most of the images I\u2019ve looked at (and there are HUNDREDS, it turns out), and I have an opinion about that, but it\u2019s not the only one, because no girl wants to show up to battle looking just like everybody else.  <\/p>\n

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Here<\/a> Antiope wears a striking linear pattern, with some polka-dots to break it up\u2013but is she as into their relationship as Theseus is?<\/p>\n

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At the Amazon-Greek mixer, the boys brought no interesting fashion to the party, but the girls were on point as always!  Here<\/a> another polka-dot look, there zigzag pants, and what may be tattoos on the lady just left of center, while the one on the far right looks to be rocking either a zigzag tunic or scalemail body armor.  <\/p>\n

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Hipster Amazons<\/a>, wearing leggings and dresses before it was cool, with a fun diamond mix.  Shouldn\u2019t you look as sharp as your sword?<\/p>\n

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Stars and spots, zigzags and dots<\/a>!  This season\u2019s Glamazons are mixing their patterns, lots and lots!  <\/p>\n

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An axe blade is a chunky accessory\u2013complement it with big patterns and designs to emphasize your bold look.<\/p>\n

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This<\/a> boss lady is stepping out against Theseus and Rhoceus in a sort of front-closing jacket and skirt affair, adding another layer to a great look.<\/p>\n

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This girl knows her diamonds-and-dots front-closing bodysuit look goes perfectly both with both her triangle skirt and her Spear of Ass-Kicking.<\/p>\n

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Bold borders are the perfect way to make a statement as you rain down death and destruction.<\/p>\n

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A solid strip of color right down the center lengthens your lines and makes you look even taller and more menacing\u2013not that you need the help!<\/p>\n

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Multiple weapons<\/a>?  Check.  Multiple layers?  Check.  Multiple patterns and colors?  Check and check!<\/p>\n

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These<\/a> two trend-setters enjoy a break from the action in elegantly draped ensembles, one sporting both a belt and a crossover chest accessory.<\/p>\n

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Match a flowing minidress with over-the-hell leggings for comfortable, durable activewear\u2013and by that we mean asskickingwear, of course!<\/p>\n

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Great both in the saddle and on foot!<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s plenty for the girl who prefers a more form-fitting approach, too!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

*grizzled war veteran voice* do you remember when real men wore skirts and the Trousers was Barbaric\u2026 when wearin\u2019 a tunic with jeggings was visual shorthand fer pure Wildness<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am working on a larger post about pants and the SCAdian culture that says ladies have to wear dresses (spoiler alert – you don\u2019t).<\/p>\n

In the meantime, have some Period Glamazons with pants and leggings.<\/p>\n

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elodieunderglass: thescarletlibrarian: This post about Greek and Roman pants rolled through my dash with a be-pantsed Amazon\u2026 (Exhibit A, c. 470 BC, rocking some utilitarian pants and long sleeves and what appears to be Greek-style linothorax body armor.) \u2026and we all know what I did next.  I googled the hell out of that shit because … Continue reading “Amazons Slayed in Pants. \u00a0Really Obnoxious Pants.”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[251,228],"tags":[144,74,145,148,147,123,146,112],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4eTPU-a3","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":928,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions\/928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.biblionalia.info\/leah\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}