Reenactment Help!

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I'm doing a reenactment of some scenes from the French Revolution with my friends in a few weeks, and I was wondering - does anyone have an English translation of Camille Desmoulins' Aux Armes speech on July 12? The "jump on a table, pull out a pistol or two, and get everyone to wear green" speech; I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. ^^

Also, I'm looking for Saint-Just's "Report on the Dantonists" (again, in English - alas, I speak no French).

Anything else you can get me in English, I'd be grateful. Preferably by Robespierre, Desmoulins, Danton, Saint-Just, Marat, etc. All is welcome; presume we know nothing. ^_^

We have a pretty willing group, so if there's anything you'd like to see people in costume performing in front of a camera in Central Park or wherever it ends up being - please, either give me a link or email me at riderriddle@yahoo.com

(Also, if anyone knows a lot about costumes of specific people and can link me to something that has really good images, that would be very helpful! It's the little details, like "What did stockings look like" and "What type of shoes?" and "What do the sleeves look like again?" that really get you...and if you can answer any of those questions, that helps. ^^)

Thanks a lot!

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From Curtis's book on Saint-Just, he mentions that he often wore a blue double breasted coat, with large brass buttons, and riding breeches, and riding boots. As he was a very outdoors type, his best times were helping the army. So, I can defiantly see a military influence in his clothing.

Saint-Just's clothes should look like he can get on a horse at any moment and command an army. ie: one can wear them in action, unlike Robespierre's. Robespierre horseback riding...I'm have trouble imagining it.

From paintings, I've noticed that often the breeches had a tricolor ribbon at the end (right before the socks/tights begin) For breeches and stockings, one can always just take tan colored pants, and tuck them into a pair on knee socks.

I've got some drawing/studies I've done of various Revolutionaries, and their clothes. (Costuming is a bit of a hobby) I'll post them to revolution_fr.

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