eldelphia > resources > costume
Dragon Small graphic

Costume & Kit

Recommended reading: Katherine S. Holkeboer "Patterns for Theatrical Costumes" and Herbert Norris "Ancient European Costume and Fashion" , "Tudor Costume and Fashion" & "Medieval Costume and Fashion". John Peacock "Costume 1066-1990s"
Armchair Armoury
Armour for live roleplaying, battle re-enactment and theatre/film costume
Armour Archive
The Archive is an on-line Journal devoted to teaching people how to make armour.

Arjan's Show-Biz Centre
Professional online store offering a huge range of theatrical supplies

Artisan Armours
Armour for LRP & Reenactment. Professional designers and makers of Armour and Props since 1995.
Axfords Corsets
Commercial corset maker based in Brighton
Butterick
Historic costume sewing patterns available. Although you have to wade through a lot of fancy dress stuff.
Black Faerie
Modern and fantasy weapons, masks, prosthetics and monster props.
Chain Maile Emporium
Manufacturer's of chain and ring maile
Champagne & Dunbar
Back again! Beautiful period costumes. Includes a wedding dress service.
Charles Fox
Professional supplier of stage makeup, prosthetics and much, much more.
Chivalry Sports
Large US based suppliers of historical costumes and accessories
Costumers' manifesto
Thousands of links to patterns, kitmakers and resources for every period!
Craftware Limited
Leather supplies
Dark Age Colours
Article about colours used in Dark age clothing
Custom Corset Pattern
Create a corset pattern online
Darkblade
Suppliers of jewellery,leather goods and LRP accessories
Dragon Fayre
On-line marketplace: - browse, buy or sell everything related to role-playing, re-enactment and replicas.
Eldritch
Very, very nice weapons..
Fred Aldous
Supplier of craft goods for costume & kit making
Green Bee
Selection of costume pieces made to order .Reasonably priced & the corsets and tops are lovely.
Hightower Crafts
Armour, weapons & LRP accessories
Historical Patterns
Buy costume patterns
Historical Costume Company
Does exactly what is says on the can...
Le Prevo
Leather supplies. Includes all fixtures and fittings as well as leather and tools. Lovely people!
International Costumers' Guild
Many links to great resources
Lancaster Armourie
Re-enactment weaponry
LRP Store
Complete online retail shop dedicated to the world of Role-Play
LOTR Costume
Fantastic resource site to help you buy or make LOTR style costume and armour. Lots of tips!
McCall's Renaissance patterns
Paper sewing patterns for costume.
Maspien Armours
US Site, leather armour. Good for ideas
Medieval Pavilion Resources
Hundreds of links to historic costuming websites of every period! Includes links to easy patterns.
Medlock
Live roleplay weapons
Milieux resources
Online costuming resources, loads of links!
Morbid Masks
Masks, wigs & prosthetics (warning: music!)
Norton Armouries
Armour, helms & decorative items for LRP and re-enactment Lghtweight, tough, comfortable, flexible & impact resistant.
Paradiso
Papier mache masks
Patterns of Time
The link is to the catalogue download section which gives you a better idea of the phenomenal range of historic patterns this company stocks!
Pearce Tandy
Leather, tools & supplies. Order their catalogue - tis better than their site ;)
Period Provisions
Costume, horn, antlers, cauldrons, historic stuff!
Plantagenet Shoes
Historically accurate shoemaker
Rogues Armoury
Leather goods, armour, costume belts, vambraces, quivers etc
Post Optics
Supplier of contact lenses including a range of crazy lenses!
Shade's Leather
The Shades site offers excellent leather kit of all types. Offers a bespoke service.
Sally Green
Historical costume & accessories
Simplicity Patterns
Includes sewing patterns for costume
Squinty Witch
Hand-made kit for LRP and re-enactment at reasonable prices.
Skian Mhor
LRP supplies (warning : music!)
Stitchwitch
Directory of costume and kit makers online
Smoke & Fire
Living history site - a catalogue of Colonial, Scottish, and Medieval Clothing, Patterns, Books,
Historic Camp Gear, & Period Accoutrements
The Jelling Dragon
Jewelry, accessories, leather goods & weapons
Trylon
Craft supplies. From glass fibre to electrical motors and acrylic sheet to candlemaking.
Tallows
LRP weapon makers, including injection moulded throwing daggers
Vena Cava Design
Corset making, web site. Stocks busks, bones, spiral wires, laces, bias binding, fabrics and suspendersas well as corsets!
Velvet Glove Costume
George's online costume shop for all your LARP, Re-enactment or Historical costume requirements
.
Vollers Corsets
Another commercial corset maker
Wendy Klein Masks
US mask site... very pretty
Westair Reproductions
Historic gifts & accessories, good for ideas
Submit a link here
Back to resources

Updated 04.02.04

Site Created April 2001

Copyright © Amanda Closier except where stated

Design by Quietsiren