Renaissance costumes, which have stayed en vogue for a long time, are generally readily available at a majority of costume stores. Although, not surprisingly, they’re a hot item during Halloween time, Renaissance costumes are in demand for other occasions as well.
The Renaissance and its attendant clothing styles has retained an alluring charm for modern day Americans. Whole masquerades replete with jesters, kings and queens, peasant girls, minstrels, gypsies, poets, knights, or wenches, among others are held in Renaissance themes. Notable Renaissance characters also show themselves, including Robin Hood and Macbeth. Some people even dress up like people rendered in well-known Renaissance paintings.
Renaissance costumes are fun and authentic, ranging from rugged and drab commoners’ clothing to lush and vibrant gowns mimicking those of the royalty. Renaissance costumes have a special way of bringing out the character you’re dressed up as; don’t be surprised if you take on mischievous air if you don jester’s clothing, or if you turn your nose up, even if ever-so-slightly, when you’re dressed in queen’s garb complete with luxurious fabric and sparkling jewelry.
Another attractive characteristic of Renaissance costumes is that they are quite forgiving and even flattering for those with larger proportions. No one who has a hard time finding a costume to suit his or her size and shape needs to shy away from masquerading fun; Renaissance costumes are the perfect solution.
Renaissance costumes worn for any occasion – Halloween, a masquerade party, a play or other theater event, or for Renaissance fairs – are especially exciting when paired with appropriate accessories. For instance, a woman wearing a royal gown could wear ear-evoking headwear or a veil. Stand-up collars, wigs done up in elaborate coiffures, ornate costume jewelry, also lend to the costume’s authenticity. Goblets, drumsticks, weaponry, or pitchforks can also be toted by appropriate costume-clad revelers, lending festivity to any Renaissance-inspired getup or event.