So you’ve been coming to Faire for a while, and you’ve decided that you’d like to wear something more historical than what you have. You spent a lot of money on your outfit. You can’t just throw it all out and buy new stuff! Is there anything you can do?Yup! Here’s five little things you [...]

You may not always see Cherie Moore at faire but you see her work all the time. She is the costumer that some of the best dressed and most fastidious at faire go to for accurate, historical representations of what their characters wore in the 16th century, including Deirdre Sargent, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth I [...]

I was struck by the post regarding principles for making documentaries, especially the element of finding your conflict. I started thinking that we need to start recording all of our ideas regarding the conflict that we can think of or that we might find as we enter this arena. These ideas are just the first [...]

The Bristol Renaissance Faire is filled with the most creative costumers and actors. We were struck by the commitment and passion of every participant, both paid and unpaid. The faire hosts over 200,000 patrons, or visitors each season and upwards of 400 performers each day. We learned from our interviews that a majority of the [...]

The Renaissance faire costumes hold a unique place in the realm of costume communities. While the Ren Faire can be categorized as reenactors, their rules and visions is distinctly different from many groups of this type. For many reenactors, the authenticity of the uniforms and clothes is of primary value. The era which the characters [...]