Historical accuracy vs Historical Fantasy: the magic behind Ren Faire costumes and fashion

It's Ren Faire season, which means the annual debate: should ren faire costumes be historically accurate, or is historical fantasy a legit style? Ren fair events blend medieval, renaissance, and fantasy costumes, and so can you. Thank you Birch Living for sponsoring! Click here http://birchliving.com/SnappyDragon to get 20% off your Birch mattress (plus two free Eco-Rest pillows!). #birchliving We love fashion history research, but there's more to historical costuming than just historical accuracy! Good Renaissance Faire costumes should be FUN, which means the freedom to play with everything from historical sewing techniques to fantasy cosplay, even if you end up in a fairy costume. Historical fantasy is a beloved genre of media and it's one of our greatest inspirations for how to make costumes! Fantasy costume design in tv shows, movies, and books takes inspiration from medieval fashion and renaissance fashion, creating an amazing aesthetic known as fantasycore, historical fantasy, rennaisance cosplay, or simply Ren Faire aesthetic. It's closely related to historybounding, because it mixes historically accurate elements with other kinds of fashion. Sure, it's not historically accurate, but who said it had to be? Not me! I love seeing fashion history worked into my favorite media, including beloved fantasy novels like the Rook and Rose books by M.A. Carrick. So, how to make costumes inspired by historical fantasy? Ren fest costumes and medieval costumes for events need to b