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Historical Clothing Realm strives to be your number one source for historical clothing and costumes, including renaissance clothing, medieval clothing, Viking costumes, and pirate costumes. All of our clothes are made to historical specifications and are meant to serve the reenactment community and renaissance faire attendees. Our renaissance dresses are especially popular at ren faires and role-playing in general.

We also have a line of replica armor, swords, and weapons. This includes medieval breastplates, Roman armor (lorica segmentata), full suits of armor, medieval swords, samurai swords, and a full line of medieval helmets. All of these pieces are wearable or can be put on display for a dazzling conversation piece. At in some medieval cloaks – such as our Knight’s Templar Cloak – or even a Roman tunic and you'll complete your full medieval or Roman costume! Our full armor costumes are perfect for Halloween costumes, reenactments, media productions, and so much more.

Please take a moment to browse through our store - we are sure you'll be amazed at the selection we carry and the quality of the items. We pride ourselves in being a one-stop shop for all your historical costumes, clothing, and armor needs.

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Roman Clothing

Ancient Roman Clothing has always struck a particular chord with people throughout history wanting to re-live this or the other aspect of those ancient times. Dressing up in a toga has recurred over and over again from the times of Shakespeare’s plays through to the antics of Toga parties and Cinema productions such as Cleopatra, Ben Hur and The Gladiator. The consequence is that numerous items of Roman clothing and apparel are easily available in commerce and can be easily purchased online. All this has led to a popular albeit superficial understanding of what Roman clothing was all about.

Medieval Clothes

The poor country people prepared their own fabrics and the noble and the affluent classes had the option of buying their own imported fabrics.Now what kind of Materials do you think were used in the medieval clothes?  It was the domestic wool, which was revised into cloths of different and varying strengths –the durable, felt and carded fabrics. Among all of them the most expensive, the finest and the most colorful cloth was undoubtedly the most expensive merchandise imported from anywhere. On the other hand preparing the fabrics and the threads was a very time-consuming yet a valued craft.

Renaissance Clothing

Renaissance culture was very conscious of fashion, and their costume was extremely stylized, very complex and elaborate, and above all, striking. The very nature of the Renaissance clothing style was to make a statement, whether that was of status, power or of wealth. The popular image that we have of Renaissance Dresses, particularly that of England, is what was worn by the upper classes. Style was paramount, and both men and women in the Renaissance woreclothing we would consider costumes, similar to the ‘costumes’ we wear in formal occasions today.

Renaissance Clothes | Renaissance Costume

Renaissance costume was distinctive. The Renaissance culture was very conscious of fashion, and their costume was extremely stylized, very complex and elaborate, and above all, striking. The very nature of the Renaissance clothing style was to make a statement, whether that was of status, power or of wealth.

We have lots of medieval and renaissance clothes. We have styles for any occasion, whether you want to be an authentic peasant at the fair, a princess bride, the juggling jester or even the King, you are sure to find something here. Check out our Clothing category and our Themes category which groups the most popular items into themes and is really convenient if you are going for a certain look.

Pirate Costumes

Looking to get the all new pirate costumes? Creating pirate costumes is fun and incredibly easy! Remember that pirates weren’t always the cleanest of people either so feel free to try and stain it up a little bit, or even tear it in certain areas. You will want to make sure that the clothes are not too dressy and not too business-like.
Before going to make pirate costumes find patterns that suit the look that you are going for. If you are looking for a historically-based costume, you will want to use a historical pattern. You may have to piece together parts of different patterns to get your desired look.

Medieval Costumes

We get our products directly from warehouses who import directly from the manufacturers, so you can be assured that you’re getting the lowest price possible on all of our products. Our supplier constantly provides innovative products so you can be assured you are getting the latest clothing piece or dress that is sure to turn heads at the ren faire.

Once again we thank you for taking the time to shop with us. We truly believe that we can meet all of your needs when it comes to shopping for renaissance and medieval costumes and accessories.

Pirate Costume

Creating a pirate costume is not an ordinary act. Many things have to be kept in mind from head to toe to design a pirate costume. Generally this kind of dress consists of pants of Asian silk and shirts of African cotton. Jewels and trinkets from every corner of the known world are spotted for the clothing. Other accessories also play an important role and without all those heavy accessories you will not be able to completely involve yourself into a real pirate.

Medieval Clothing

Daily life during the middle Ages is sometimes hard to fathom. From the 11th through the 13th centuries, medieval clothing varied according to the social standing of the people. The clothing worn by nobility and upper classes was clearly different than that of the lower class. As with today, medieval clothing styles of men and women changed periodically. At the end of the 13th century, the clothing styles of both men and women got changed. 

Ancient Roman Clothing

Ancient Rome was very much a “face-to-face” society (actually more of an “in-your-face” society), and public display and recognition of status were an essential part of having status. Much of Ancient Roman Clothing was designed to reveal the social status of its wearer, particularly for freeborn men. In typical Roman fashion, the more distinguished the wearer, the more his dress was distinctively marked, while the dress of the lowest classes was often not marked at all. In the above diagram, for example, we can deduce that the first man on the left is a Roman citizen (because he wears a toga) but is not an equestrian or senator (because he has no stripes on his tunic). We know that the woman is married because she wears a stola. Colored shoes and the broad stripes on his tunic identify the next man as a senator, while the border on his toga indicates that he has held at least one curule office.

Medieval dresses

Medieval dresses reflected the social status of the individual. The Lords of manors, for example wore a light shirt made of linen as their undergarment. A heavy decorated gown called a houppelande, sometimes made of velvet was worn over it. A belt with a purse attached was worn with a belt buckle made of jewels. The gown had bagpipe sleeves, which were baggy but tight at the sleeves. A hat called a chaperon was favored by the lords, the hat used to have long tails called liripipes. Pointed shoes were preferred and during winter a heavy fur lined cloak was worn. The ladies usually wore woollen gowns that were very long with sleeves that could touch the ground.

Renaissance Dresses

The Renaissance was a time of rebirth, and marked a jump in art, literature, religion, and science throughout Europe. The effects of this time period are still being felt today. Around the country there are hundreds of Renaissance Fairs every year where fans can dress up in Renaissance Dresses and see shows, feast on period cuisine, and partake in other activities. Renaissance Fairs may be set in the Elizabethan Era of England, though other popular themes include 18th century pirates or the French Renaissance. For many, historical accuracy is a must, and costume wearers, artisans, and entertainers go all out for the celebration.

Renaissance costumes

The popular image that we have of Renaissance costumes, particularly that of England, is what was worn by the upper classes. Style was paramount, and both men and women in the Renaissance wore clothing we would consider costumes, similar to the ‘costumes‘ we wear in formal occasions today. Look at a modern wedding to see a perfect example. If an historian were to see a photo of a wedding in our time, might he not think we wore such finery all the time.