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Group Theme Ideas

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We like to dress alike! We like themes! We like stupid jokes!

Period Theme Ideas:

Idea:	Description:	Event Specific?
Tops and Toes	Focus on period headwear/hairstyles and footwear, often overlooked in the SCA experience	Birka 2017
Spanish Garb	Focus on garb from Spain. (The people who like boxy black garb and not smiling)
Flower Power	Garb involving floral inspiration or floral print
Heavy Metal	Garb involving metal elements or metallic fabrics
Puns	Garb involving a visual pun or wordplay (I haven't thought this one out)

Pop Culture:

Idea:	Description:	Event Specific?
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic	Garb based on the characters of MLP:FIM, because we're adults. Characters already claimed: Fortune: Rarity. Don't try it, she will cut you. Bianca: AppleJack	No
Disney Villains	Garb based on various Disney Villains. Characters already claimed: Syele: Ursula, Bianca: the Evil Queen (Snow White)	Pennsic 2015?
Disney Princesses	Garb based on period portrayals of various Disney Heroines, not necessarily their "correct" time period	No
Sailor Moon - Sailor Senshi	Viking dresses in the color combinations of the senshi with the astrological symbol appliqued on. Characters already called: Elvira: Venus, Jacquemine: Mercury, Fortune: Sailor Moon, Bianca: Jupiter, Rose: Chibi Usa, Simona: Pluto, Cecily: Neptune, Becca: Mars, Lysken: Saturn.	EKU 2015/Other events
The X-Men	Garb based on various characters in the X-men universe. Characters already claimed: Bianca: Rogue, Fortune: Emma Frost, Ozurr: Nightcrawler,	Birka 2018
The Avengers	Garb based on various members of the Avengers. Characters already claimed: Fortune: Iron Man, Tho: Thor,	No
Ready for the 80's	Garb based on the 80's decade of any period century representing a 1980's cartoon/cultural icon. Icons already claimed: Fortune: Jem. Like we really even had to say it.	No
Care Bears	Ozurr: Secret Bear, Fortune: Friendship Bear,
She-Ra (Landsknecht?)	Bianca: She-Ra, Fortune: Mermista, Keziah: Scorpia, Olalla: Perfuma?, Simona: Kyle. Yes really, Ozurr: Bow. There will be no discussion on this, Lysken: Entrapta?, Tho: Hordak,

Previous Birka Themes:

Theme:	Year	Participants:
German/Cranach Gowns	2007	Fortune, Iulia Agricola, Syele, Mike (!)
Cotehardies/Surcoats	2008	Fortune, Lysken, Simona,
Elizabethan	2009	Fortune, Iulia Agcricola, Simona, Lysken, Syele, Erdene, Warren (!)
Venetian	2010	Fortune, Jacquemine, Simona,
Burgundian	2011	Fearghas, Fortune, Iulia Agricola, Jacqemine, Syele,
Viking	2012	Bianca, Fortune, Iulia Agricola, Jacqemine, Lysken, Syele, Simona, Thothreker, Cass,
Jackets/Doublets/Coats	2013	Bianca, Fortune, Iulia Agricola, Syele, Elvira
Unusual but Documentable Official Birka Theme: Team Sports	2014	Bianca, Cecily, Elvira, Erdene, Fearghas, Fortune, Iulia Agricola, Jacqemine, Lysken, Simona, Syele, Tho
Household Heraldry Official Birka Theme: Celestial	2015	Bianca, Cecily, Elvira, Erdene, Fortune, Simona, Syele,
Official Birka Theme: Characters from Pixar	2016	Fortune, Bianca, Cecily, Elvira, Erdene, Gritta, Syele, Simona, Tho (Characters from Toy Story)
Tops and Toes Official Birka Theme: Accessories	2017	Fashion show in the side room
Official Birka Theme: Beast of the East	2018	Tho: Blue Tyger Henrician, Amalie: purple and gold Saxon gown,
Official Birka Theme: Marvel vs DC	2019	Fortune: Emma Frost, Ozurr: Nightcrawler, (Various X-persons)
Official Birka Theme: Mythology	2020	Bianca, Fortune, - SAINTS Gerhardt/Alice/Amalie: St George and the Dragon
Official Birka Theme: Mythical Creatures	2023	Well. That happened.
Official Birka Theme: Off the Page (Marginalia & Illumination)	2024	Blue Oyster Cote Cult

Birka Fashion Show has been running since at least 2004. 2004-2012 Seigine Ruadh Friseal ran it. 2013 House Strangewayes took it over when there wasn't one planned in early January.

Other Theme Events:

Event	Theme	Participants
Pennsic 2014	East Kingdom Colors/Local Group Colors	Fortune (I can't remember if Simona did or not)
Simply Allegorical 2014	Allegorical Garb	Fortune, Syele, Iulia Agricola, Lysken, Simona, Rose, Hermankyn, Bianca, Jacquemine, Elvira, Erdene,
Black Rose Ball 2015	Flamingos (pink garb w/sequin flamingo masks)	Fortune, Bianca, Bearce/Elvira
Black Rose Ball 2016	Through the Looking Glass	Fortune
GNEW 2016	Roman Bacchanal	Fortune, Bianca, Elvira, Gritta, Erdene, Cecily, Syele
GNEW 2017	Unicorn	Fortune, Bianca, Tho, Simona
Pennsic 2017	Courtesan Bacchanal	Fortune, Bianca, Tho, Keziah, Zeke, Graita