Costumes and garb: the difference please.

[Queen K]

How crazy is this:

http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-st ... htm#173585

Is their manner of dress truly "dangerous" and distracting or would it have been charming to see them in the gardens?
The SCA, Society of Creative Anachorisms, sees their dress as "garb" and not costumes. And this couple see themselves as normally dressed too, for the lifestyle of their choice.

I think this is a big black eye for Canada and sanity. Escorted out and truly an unpleasant experience? Here?

I'm sickened by this.

[dcipher]

It's a disgrace. If you show up wearing a horse costume, a superhero costume then I can understand the objection. These are perfectly acceptable clothes if rather out of fashion.

I certainly hope no Amish show up......in fact, that man looks like a lot of hipsters I see. lol

The staff claiming this is a dangerous distraction is simply an insult to everyone's intelligence - and a telling indictment of theirs.

[Rider59]

This made the news????? Why?

[westbankkid]

We went to Butchart a few years ago and after seeing the prices, left. Outrageous...

[60-YEARS-in-Ktown]

He looked like he was going on the Distiguished Gentlemans Ride...

[JayByrd]

I get the spirit of this rule, which many attractions have in place. You can't go into Disneyland in a Mickey Mouse mascot costume. Butchart did offer to allow the couple entry if the woman would only remove her hat, which she refused to do...because a Victorian lady would never do so.

I wonder if Butchart management is re-thinking their interpretation of "costume".

[TreeGuy]

Just a bunch of non-sense. How would removing their hats make that much of a difference to the park?

The gardens must have been concerned that people would think these people were part of the attraction, but who cares.

[Graham Adder]

I think the reasoning is lame.
That said, if their rules state no costumes and you come dressed as a clown...too bad.
Just because you choose to dress as a clown every day, doesn't make what you wear less of a costume.
They both look ridiculous as far as daily street clothes.
If they were dressed to work at Barkerville or something along those lines I can let it go, but to choose that in 2016 is not gonna pass as anything but a choice to wear a costume.

No costumes allowed.
Get out, and take your filthy, stinking beard with you.

Good GAWD. Do they toss their dung out the kitchen window, too?
How 'bout storing meat and cheese?
Do they peel the black off and salt the pink?

freaks

[Deean]

Shame on Butchart Gardens!!