Why Burgundy and Blue?
Piracy is all about looking good, so when it came time to figure out what colors we were going to wear we chose what looked good on us. Blue looks good on a lot of people and if you have blue eyes it brings them out. We knew that we needed a contrast between the two characters since people would be voting. Team colors came to mind. Susan had to be dressed in blue, because the cast of the St. Louis Renaissance Faire had been calling her The Blueberry of Love when she had been on court as Countess Diane De Poitiers. Our first venue as Swords and Roses was at the St. Louis Renaissance Faire so it made sense to allow Susan to keep her faire nickname.
The real Countess Diane De Poitiers rocking the blue
Susan as Diane De Poitiers 1999
So that left me finding a complimentary color. As you can see from Susan's underskirt we did not have to think long on that complimentary color. I look good in burgundy so it was settled.
Me rocking the burgundy as Queen Gertrude
These colors are still identified as Swords and Roses colors and people know it is us by this color combination. Not all Captains are blue and First Mates burgundy. Captains are assigned a color based on how good they look in burgundy or blue and how many Captains we have under a certain color. Check out our Hall of Captains to see the color assignments. The First Mates have to adjust their costume depending on the Captain. First Mate (Now Captain) Maricella Consuela de la Cruz had her seamstress create a double-sided bodice so that she could switch colors easily.
Maricella rocking the burgundy. We need to get pictures of the blue side!
The colors we chose also played a significant role in a certain special occasion.
courtesy of Steven's Photography
And they affect the song in which the audience chooses the outcome of the fight.
Vote and choose,
whom shall have victory
And who ends up
blue and burgundy
ending line from The Mug Dance copyright 2000
