Medieval Courtier Costumes

From the humble garb of peasants to the elaborate styles of the nobility, this meticulously researched coloring book offers expertly rendered illustrations of medieval costumes. Both colorists and fashion devotees will adore these lovingly detailed images of lords and ladies decked in regal attire, pilgrims dressed for weeks of rough riding, crusader knights in chain mail armor, and much more.European fashions from the ninth through the fifteenth century appear in this comprehensive fashion retr... [Read More]

Medieval courtiers defined themselves in ceremonies and rituals. Tournaments, Maying, interludes, charivaris, and masking invited the English and French nobility to assert their identities in gesture and costume as well as in speech. These events presumed that performance makes a self, in contrast to the modern belief that identity precedes social performance and, indeed, that performance falsifies the true, inner self. Susan Crane resists the longstanding convictions that medieval rituals were ... [Read More]

Clothing occupies a complex and important position in relation to human experience. Not just utilitarian, dress gives form to a society's ideas about the sacred and secular, about exclusion and inclusion, about age, beauty, sexuality and status. In Dressing the Elite, the author explores the multiple meanings that garments held in early modern England.Clothing was used to promote health and physical well-being, and to manage and structure, life transitions. It helped individuals create social id... [Read More]

The author of The September Queen explores Tudor England with the tale of Bess of Hardwick—the formidable four-time widowed Tudor dynast who became one of the most powerful women in the history of England.   On her twelfth birthday, Bess of Hardwick receives the news that she is to be a waiting gentlewoman in the household of Lady Zouche. Armed with nothing but her razor-sharp wit and fetching looks, Bess is terrified of leaving home. But as her family has neither the money nor the connection... [Read More]

This wristband is designed in a "gauntlet" inspired fashion.Styles available come with either adjustable buckles or double faux leather lace-up design.Real life or fantasy, these faux leather gauntlets will make your outfit look unique.Great accessory for an authentic cosplay or LARPing experience.Package Includes:2 x WristbandYour satisfaction and positive feedback is very important to us. Please leave positive feedback and 5 stars if you are satisfied with our items and services. If you have a... [Read More]

Deluxe designer collection King Henry the VIII costume, multi, large

Sewing Pattern

Tunic with attached sleeve, detachable cape with medallion, hood, gauntlets, belt

2B Adult Costume