I go to a lot of LARPs, and I usually have a unique costume for each one because I essentially live for the costume making. I know a lot of people who do the same, but they don't necessarily have the time or money to make a unique costume each time, or simply can't bear to wear a costume only once. With this in mind, I have been thinking about ways to make costumes affordable and multi-use to allow to create different characters with the same pieces. A few years ago I made a reversible corset for this purpose, with one side black and the other a weathered brown, which served for a vampire or for a forest witch, and friends have told me I could continue in that logic to create versatile costume pieces that you cvan mix and match to create different characters.

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So here was my thinking. A costume is usually made up of a base layer in fabric, a dress or a shirt and trousers. These can be very simple and in a plain color. Then you dress this up with a belt, corset, vest, harness or any other layer. Finally, you add accessories: armor, hats, pouches, weapons, etc. You can add many of these for a rich character, or few and weather-beaten ones for a poorer character. So the formula is simple enough, and the complexity usually depends on how much you procrastinate on putting your costume together (or is that just me?...)

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So based on this, I offer to my fellow LARP, Ren faire, or History bounding friends: my new line of affordable, versatile costume pieces that are made for layering in all sorts of ways! Here are some elements, but I'm still working on more:

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Layer 1: Shae Dress, Aponia Dress, Firdan Tunic, Killick Shirt

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Layer 2: Marie Corset, Philipa Harness, Hestia Cincher Belt

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Layer 3: Gorget

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