What king of clothing exaclty would work at a Renaissance faire??

Question

Is Tudor considered Renaissance? What era's (years) usually would work well at a Ren Faire? Also, are the gowns in marie Antoinette movie considered Ren Garb? Could I Wear a Ren Style Wedding gown?
Also, what did toddlers wear (18 month old boy)?

Thanks so much! I have a month to make my gown..so please help!

Answer 1

Hello,

The Renaissance ran from the 14th - 16th centuries (1300 - 1599), and since the Tudors ruled England from 1485-1603...you are okay.

Marie Antoinette's clothing is NOT Renaissance as such. There is a particular style considered Renaissance and it's pretty much the stuff you'd see in Robin Hood. The clothing is fitted to the body, low necklines sometimes and long fan shaped sleeves. It is also nice to wear a cloak of velvet. Of course there are other styles of clothing you can try - maid, princess, witch, etc. If you have ever seen "Mists of Avalon" they have great clothing appropriate to the time period.

Here is a website with some ideas:

http://www.renaissancecostumesclothing.com/

http://www.renaissancefestival.com/costumes/

You can dress your son up as a little prince!!!

Answer 2

Pick a period, and do a bunch of research on it.
Tudor is in fact considered part of the rennaisance, but it would take lots of time, and lots of money, to do it well.
Depending on how much work you are willing to do, different eras will work. If you aren't into spending much money/putting in lots of effort, I'd go with an earlier period, at least before the 14th century. Usually, Ren Faire period covers the 1100's to the mid 1600's.
The French Revolution (when the movie took place) is a bit late for a ren faire, being in the 1780's and all.
A wedding gown might be a bit much, after all, you're going to be there for a while, sweaty, and more than likely there will be some dirt involved.
Toddlers dressed all the same, in gowns. It wasn't until they were about three that there was any gender separation.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Ren Faires are lots of fun! See the following page:

http://www.renfaire.com/Costume/index.html

Have a great time!

Answer 4

that's certainly peasant apparel. i'd do a google seek for costumes now and returned you will good fortune out & there will be a trend avaiable as properly. The era you prefer is approximately he time of Richard the Lionheart.

Answer 5

oh that sounds fun
just find a silky dress
perple is a good choice
make sure it has long flowing sleeves
wear brown slip on shoes
and add maybe like a golden necklace w/ a cross on it
u wont look bad and you`ll fit to the acation

have fun

Answer 6

They liked to show a lot of cleavage in those days. You'd look great in a corset.

Answer 7

Check out these web sites for some ideas.

www.renfaire.com/Costume

www.renstore.com