Renaissance Costume

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Most costumes I've looked at are made with shiny fabrics that don't look real. This Halloween costume is going to dub as Renaissance Faire garb.

Make your own! If you can sew a straight line, it's really not that hard. Stay with natural fibers (cotton, linen, wool). Synthetics trap the heat, and you do not want that at Faire, unless you want to get the attention of that cute EMT in the ambulance.

Start here, for skirt (you'll want to make 2) and chemise patterns
http://www.reddawn.net/costume/patterns.htm
Then here for a bodice pattern
http://www.elizabethancostume.net/kirtlepat/index.html
and voila!
Don't go with the commercial patterns; they won't fit right, and are way more complicated than the more authentic patterns... (I've tried both, the authentic way was much, much easier...)

Or, go here to buy one:
http://www.verymerryseamstress.com/sales.htm

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I am helping in a camp next year with a renaissance/ middle ages theme and i need a good costume. where can i get i realistic and cheap one? i think i have a tiara, but just out of curiosity, where can i get a realistic and cheap crown?

PS- i don't have an E-bay account

Check out this site http://www.renaissancefestival.com. The people there are helpful and have all kinds of suggestions to make an inexpensive outfit. If you are looking for realistic, go for a peasant look, there weren't too many people running around with tiaras, it is the most inexpensive way to go. If you can get a peasant blouse and a full broomstick or peasant skirt all you would need is a bodice, (some new to ren fairs even use vests). Check out the sewing/garb area of the site for some ideas, they post lots of pics and lots of links for places to buy items. Have fun with it.

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im going to the texas renaissance festival this friday and i need to know how much money to bring and i do not know how much it costs to rent a costume... does anyone know what the average price to rent a costume is?

i'm not sure, i thought u wore the costume thee, not get one there. is there a website for it?

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I am going to the renaissance faire this Saturday and I threw together a costume from goodwill, but I have no hat. What kind of hat should I wear and where can I find one? Don't say a Robin Hood hat, cuz thats like medieval, not renaissance

A hat with a feather in or a knight hat if you are a knight.

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Sexy Halloween costumes for a fun night out can mean a variety of things from having a fun night out for just you girls, couples acting out and simply having a good time to being something different for one night a year. Now, when we think of Halloween Costumes, we think of only wearing them for one night - October 31st. Yet this is simply not true. Many not only put on their costumes for more than trick or treating, but for masquerade balls, holiday festivals and to simply role-play for the day.

Getting dressed up is not only about wearing a scary mask or haunted houses full of Witches, Mummies, Bats, and Skeletons but about having fun. Halloween is a celebration of All Hallow's day, All Saints Day and the Celtic Samhain all rolled into one night of revelry and fun. You can dress in your favorite Theatrical costumes, like vampires, a pirate, fairy, angel, and even a werewolf. Both men and women can have fun on this Holiday wearing fashions they never thought to wear. It doesn't matter if you choose a Sexy Halloween Costume or a silly one, you will have fun dressing up.

Sexy Costumes can allow a couple that has an attraction to each other to simply dress up in something they would normally not wear. It is not about being scandalous but about having fun. You can pretend you are a historical hero or heroine right out of the history books, or choose something more modern, like your favorite mascot. Many Halloween costumes are a way to mimic a supernatural creature, or someone seen on TV.

While at your costume or Halloween party, you could bob for apples, have contest on which Costume is the best, Carve jack-o'-lanterns, go to a Bonfire and in some places like Ireland see Fireworks. It is not only about the sweets though that is a major part, it can also be another way to give gifts and have fun. Imagine you and your friends dressing as the same characters and not only be the bells of the ball but have a great laugh as well.

Halloween was originally called Samhain and was a Pagan Festival among the Celts of Ireland and Great Britain. This tradition spread to North America and Scottish immigrants brought their customs with them. Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the Western World and though the most common is the United States, places like Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand celebrate it as well.

This time honored tradition of dressing up and having fun can be a trying time for some. The boom of online costume stores has changed this, however, and many can be bought worldwide. If you are worried that something does not fit, then you might like to know that there are charts and even customer service specialists to help you find just the right size and look.

These stores carry everything from 20s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and the 80s clothing to Egyptian, Medieval & Renaissance, which are also great for the Renaissance Fairs popping up all around. They also have fairytale legends, military and uniforms, maids, and of course, the belly dancer as well. Belly dancing has become a popular exercise and what better way to show off all your hard work than with a sexy belly dancing costume.

Susan G West
http://www.articlesbase.com/women's-issues-articles/dress-in-a-sexy-halloween-costume-for-a-fun-night-out-523798.html

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