Sunday, August 14, 2011

Medieval Fancy Dress Costumes - Why Wear One?

By Michael Mace


While it comes to fancy dress costumes, Robin Hood is one of the foremost people that will come to mind. Ballads and stories have inspired a lot of movies about Robin Hood. You can be a part of the mystery of that moment in time with a medieval costume.

More and more people find it fun and entertaining to dress up in medieval fancy dress costumes and go back in moment in time to the quixotic times of jousts. If only for the night. Many people would love to be a heroic knight or a royal princess. The times where people lived their lives by honour and virtue are now within your grasp. Step into the world of bravery, magic and nobility today.

The variety of costumes available is practically eternal. Online costume stores have a wide array of clothes belonging to different epochs, to folkloric or historical figures from which to choose. You can have a costume of Lady Guinevere, Maid Marian, Robin Hood, a medieval henchman or a monk.

Of course you may also like to complete the look with weapons and accessories. If you are a knight, then of course it is a given that you must have a sword too. And bow and arrows are essential for Robin Hood or an archer. And the fair maiden look requires a wig that gives the look of having long voluminous hair. There are loads of more accessories available.

Medieval fancy dress costumes readily invoke the memory of British medieval history. By looking at various costumes one can also develop an interest in the people who wore them originally. It is of little surprise that there are continuous retellings of the stories of Robin Hood, Merlin and King Arthur.

The Medieval Age is a period of history that will continue to enthral us for years to come.

A medieval costume event can also be of great appeal to children too. If you have children or are a teacher, by taking them to a medieval performance, you offer them a visual stimulus from which they can relate and understand better the history lessons that they are taught at school. This will greatly enhance the child's interest in history lessons.

So whatever you are looking for in a fancy dress event, a medieval fancy dress is a impressive choice.




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