The clothing color choices are what we find in inventories, however. Red is v. common as it is a very "healthy" color for general wear. Black is not very common as a color as it is difficult to get a true black with the available dyes, & the green being held by the main figure is called "Gooseturd"

I'm not an expert, but based on my expert friend's discussions, a really brilliant blue was difficult to make as a paint and was quite expensive. The blues in the image are probably either using LESS of the very $ stuff or a cheaper and less brilliant pigment.

I had the same happen in SD. Random folk will just stop and push you in deep snow. No idea who they are most of the time.

Nah, just weird. Or mostly 18-25 year old men who wear shorts in silly temperatures for undetermined baffling reasons.

That's fair. I worry about the people who enjoy it. They're objectively a bit odd.

DAMN. U of Mn doesn't shut often for weather.

I'm low key scared for y'all.

Part of it is that winter can VERY easily kill you. There's a level of "hey, you need help? I help you" that does not get breached unless you are a specifically bad person. This happens in other very winter states too (I've gotten shoveled out in at least 3 states over 20+ years).

I mean, get used to the cold and spend time acquiring gear that keeps you warm because the air hurts to breathe and you too can be a Minnesotan like human. They're a welcoming people. Just not an effusive one because the air hurts.

Precisely, actual nerds would wear the Effigy or Dorothea bodies instead of modern corsetry.

Oh good, I'm not the only judgey mcjudgerson about the ren faire "i'm so nerdy yo"

Call me back when you hand sew your eyelets and then we'll talk about nerd dedication.