Themed Costumes Gaining Fame in Renaissance Festivals

Oct. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- The peak season of the renaissance festivals is going on. In this season, the sale of various themed clothing and accessories are also on the peak.

The medieval clothing is widely popular these days among men and women. This clothing belongs to distinct communities of the middle ages. Royals, nobles, aristocrats, commoners and the peasants were the major communities of that time. The royals, nobles and aristocrats used to wear the showy outfits, whereas the commoners and the peasants used to wear the simple costumes.

The renaissance age costumes belong to the era that started in the 1500 AD. During this era, the art and culture were flourished; therefore, the people started wearing the flamboyant clothing except the peasants. Even, the commoners had also started wearing the showy dresses. These renaissance costumes have also gained widespread popularity in the present scenario.

The other outfits, which are popular today, include the pirate style dresses. The pirate outfits belong to both medieval and renaissance periods. In the medieval period, the fierce pirates such as the Vikings were born. On the other hand, the Caribbean pirates gained fame in the renaissance age. These pirates have gotten so much popularity in the recent times that a number of movies such as the Pirates of the Caribbean series have been produced on their themes. The outfits in the styles of historical raiders as well as the pirates of the movies have also enticed a large number of people.

Apart from the clothing, a plenty of accessories belonging to culture are also popular in the fests. The nautical products, swords, armors and many other such things are available in today’s market without any doubt.

These costumes can be obtained from several online as well as the offline stores. http://www.tudordressing.com is a website, where one can buy these costumes and accessories at a single place.

t-��nj�5x��xt-justify:inter-ideograph'>Blacksmiths: The blacksmithing was one of the major professions in the medieval/renaissance era. The stalls of the medieval and the renaissance style blacksmiths can be witnessed in these fests.

Peasants and Farmers: The peasants would constitute the lower class society of that era. They were involved in the labor class professions. Usually, they would work on the lands of the other people. But, many of the peasants were recruited as the foot soldiers. Today, the men and women also like to wear the peasant medieval costumes in the festivals. On the other hand, the farmers also used to live the hard lifestyles and the farmers’ tunics are also highly popular in the events.

Other Cultures: Several other miscellaneous cultures can also be witnessed in these festivals without any doubt. Many of the renaissance festivals are celebrated the steampunk weekends, in which you can get glimpses of the Victorian steampunk and Victorian gothic culture. The steampunk culture belongs to the Victorian era science fiction. It is based on the novels and movies, in which the scenarios are set in the Victorian age, plus the technologies, are run through the steam power. One can be the part of this subculture actively by attending these weekends. A number of men and women and be seen wearing the steampunk clothing in these fests. On the other hand, the gothic culture, which belongs to the horror fiction of the 18^th and 19^th century can also be witnessed in these weekends.