u/JMEshelton

So I got all the accessories and whatnot delivered today and did another try on. In my mind this pretty much completes it.

I know some really haven’t been a fan of the all-black look, but I still wanted to share!
Added the green scarf and the gold deer brooch for some color, and the money pouch is two-toned—I know it’s small touches, but I’m trying to listen and learn from y’all’s feedback. However I think it makes the bracers a little less jarring, even if they still aren’t the perfect bracers for this look.

I do agree from past posts that I need to look into weathering this outfit a little, but I’m hesitant to do it in fear of totally ruining things. So I’ll keep chewing on that.
Only thing missing is the cross-body sword holder/frog, which I’ll add back in next time, but I didn’t realize it until the plate armor was already on…. And I didn’t wanna take it off, lol.

Always open to comments, feedback, or tips. Though I’m not sure that I’ll change anything much on this outfit, I’ll carry the lessons forward for the next (already planning it too).

(This was originally posted in RenFaire, but I thought to share here. Copy and past with just small changes to make it make more sense here)

So I got all the accessories and whatnot delivered today and did another try on. In my mind this pretty much completes it.

I know y’all haven’t really been a fan of the all-black look, but I still wanted to share!
Added the green scarf and the gold deer brooch for some color, and the money pouch is two-toned—I know it’s small touches, but I’m trying to listen and learn from y’all’s feedback. However I think it makes the bracers a little less jarring, even if they still aren’t the perfect bracers for this look.

I do agree from past posts that I need to look into weathering this outfit a little, but I’m hesitant to do it in fear of totally ruining things. So I’ll keep chewing on that.
Only thing missing is the cross-body sword holder/frog, which I’ll add back in next time, but I didn’t realize it until the plate armor was already on…. And I didn’t wanna take it off, lol.

Always open to comments, feedback, or tips. Though I’m not sure that I’ll change anything much on this outfit, I’ll carry the lessons forward for the next (already planning it too).

Thoughts and comments are welcome.

Edit: left off the armor for this try on. (Hauberk, Spaulders and Gorget will be added on a later try on)

I’m heading to the Maryland Renaissance Festival this October and as a former LARPer, and an academic that studies immersion in these sort of spaces, I really wanted to build a costume for my first time- aim to fully throw myself into the experience

I know….its not complete yet (and yes I have on shorts in there pics.) my garbs pants and some other accessories are on the way, and I’ve already ordered the gorget for the spaulders to help with them being positioned correctly and better stability.
Just looking for any tips, hints, suggestion, or just feedback/opinions on what I have going on.

Just a “baby“ faire goer throwing themselves into the internet void of opinion 😅

for the rest of the outfit I will have a tankard step for my horn tankard, a medium size belt bag, and I’m long for a money pouch to add to the belt (add some fake coins for a jingle effect but keep my actual cash and cards in it too). The pants will be black as well for the outfit. The gorget I got is the same series of blackened steel as the spaulders, and really looking forward to how that will shift the silhouette of the outfit.

I know I need to position the ring belt higher, so it hits the hem of the surcoat waist, but any other suggestions on how to make this look fitted, or cleaner would be rad!

Also just curious as to the subreddits thoughts on the garb in general.
I’ll also try and post the full outfit in a few days after everything has arrived.

Thanks for reading all this and any replies that come in!

Be well all!

P.S. My phone hates me and messes up a lot- I’ll strive to edit and correct spelling over time as I reread the post out of anxiety. Hahahaha! 😅🤣