Medieval Costume DIY | Starter LARP/FAIR Outfit for 0$

Build a fantasy medieval costume with only the clothes you have at home + medieval costume "hacks" to boost your Medieval Aesthetic. Full item lists included!
Lots of events will let you borrow or rent a costume. For many reasons you may not want to do that, but luckily, you can make something very similar right at home, or even use a combo and build your own base and then rent the rest. Either way I want to help you get started on your adventure. Medieval costuming doesn’t have to be intimidating or expensive.

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00:00 Intro
2:00 Level 1
6:21 Level 2
9:22 Level 3

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[KubinWielki]

I feel like this is *the* kind of video that youtube (or internet at large) was meant for. An experienced hobbyist sharing his knowledge on how to get into a hobby with as low of an entry barrier as possible, making it accessible to people from all paths of life.
Very considerate of you to do it, and I applaud you, good sir.

[danielthompson]

Unfortunately, men's fashion has taken a major hit over the past few centuries. This was an excellent video, helping us poor men do well with what little is available.

[hayley]

Pro tip for ladies- scarves, especially ones that are wide enough that you can wrap them like a shawl. You can even use infinity scarves like a peasant cowl if they’re big enough and you wrap + pin them right.

[jarnopit]

I literally do not understand how you’re not among the ranks of shadiversity and skallagrim, this is superb quality content. Great stuff, will share it.

[erikrandan]

LOL my wife is the living embodiment of what you said about Women's clothing. A friend went to the Ren Faire with us and didn't know what to wear, so my wife went to her closet and pulled out a few items and said "Try these on".... they were clothes she wears on a daily basis😆

[jeannereed]

Ok, working mom here.... hard, long hour working mom... got home from work at midnight to see a note from my son. See, He has a field trip tomorrow, and I get to go! They've been studying medieval times and we're going on a tour of a real castle. We will all start as pages and hopefully graduate to knighthood. Anyway, costumes are encouraged. He didn't want to dress up, though I was dying to! Well, apparently at last minute he changed his mind and wants to be a peasant. I was slightly in panic mode, but this video was a huge help!! Thanks so much!

[tabithamartin]

My very first Renn Faire outfit was simple and only cost me like $2. Black sweat pants, moccasin boots, a yard of cloth (the $2) that I cut a hole in to fit my head through, and a belt. The fabric became a basic peasant tunic that I belted off. simple, easy, and oddly enough, many thought I worked at the Faire that day.

[KatieGimple]

Time to start converting my wardrobe to be more medieval so I can look properly eccentric!

[rockinHurley]

I made a legolas costume and wore it to the fair and the greeter there bowed and said "you're the only legolas I've seen all year!" He was ecstatic and I felt great lol

[willmfrank]

Fun fact about those waffle-textured underclothes:
When Greg and Tim Hildebrandt were illustrating "The Lord of the Rings, " they dressed their models in waffle underwear as reference to represent chain mail.

[Rajaat]

This is a fantastic video.
Another tip I've done in the past, when a friend has no proper footware, is to wrap their tennis shoes in burlap. That works well for children as well.
Also, mostly for kids, get an old white t-shirt with no logos. Cut off the collar, cuffs, and bottom. Then soak it in water with black tea bags. It dyes it to a great yellow-white color. Black or brown sweats and you got yourself a peasant's costume.

[whoahanant]

Honestly if the clothing is neutral enough you can just grab womens clothes for some parts.

Just because something is in the mens or womens section doesn't mean you can't wear it. If it isn't too frilly and more of a neutral type of clothing that happens to be in the womens section then you can grab that and use that. Sadly mens fashion and clothing is kinda static.

[kittyestes]

As a goth I haven't a hard time piecing together an ensemble my husband however only has Victorian outfits so this was most helpful!

[Drchweber]

“Because.... hi.” Smooth. 😏 Good ideas, well presented. Well done, sir.

[tyrian]

Another tip:
If you want your character to wear fur you can go to ikea or whatever (in switzerland we have obi, ikea etc.) And get one of those faux fur carpet and cut it into shape
I did it and it works great my character wears fur "tassets" over the tunic with a wide belt and it fits for my northern dwarven style (it kinda looks like ive killed and skinned 3 wolves one for each leg and one for a fur "cape")

[bumboy]

Coming back to this vid every Ren Fair

[HumpeMakeup]

I'm a woman and have been larping for 16 years - but I LOVED this video 🥰🥳

[paulkline]

For level two, if you have a pullover style hoodie (so, no zipper) that you can modify, remove the sleeves, and the handwarmer pocket (if there is one) and you can start there. If you are so inclined, you can get a grommet kit, split the front, fold the edges over and use the grommets as lacing holes (possibly level three)

[tiedyebadger]

Shoes are absolutely the holy grail of garb. They make or break your look

[domingopgarcia]

Im gonna level with you, I mostly wear women clothing when dressing for larp, to the point I routinely go browse the womens section and know my sizes and measurements for it. Its way cheeper, easier to find, and omg the boots selection alone is worth it