Accessories: How to Get the More Medieval Look with Your Clothes!

No matter what kind of event you're planning to attend to, there's always room for improvement in terms of your medieval clothes. If you make your own clothes, you can always add new styles, maybe a cut or two or embroidered gold here or there but if you already have medieval clothes bought off the rack, you might want to go for accessorising your wardrobe.
When you accessorize your wardrobe, don't forget that the fall into our top ten of best accessories to use:
1. Necklaces
2. Rings
3. Belts
4. Brooches
5. Pouches
6. Earrings
7. Knives
8. Hats
9. Cloaks
10. Hoods
These accessories make you look more realistic and add a certain touch of history to your medieval clothes. Men could also add garters to their hosen; garters could be either woven with some embroidery added to it or leather. A
Hats could also be good accessories added to clothing. There are simple hats such as those worn by peasants from long ago, woven from straw. It would not be unlikely that even men and women of noble ranks once used straw hats. These are easy to buy and would not cost you more than a few dollars. There are also good medieval hats like those black felt hats that are popularly seen to be worn by pilgrims. If you still feel more creative, you could add badges to it.

Women could also go for wearing flower garlands in their hair. These are extremely popular accents among young girls or unmarried women who love the simplicity and yet beautiful accent these flowers give.

Remember that there are alot of accessories one can use to improve their clothing and their over-all appearance. Some are even basic household supplies you can pick-up or get from the local store. But if you're still uncomfortable in making your own, there are alot of shops online that sell really cool accessories or even medieval clothes complete with accessories. That way, you just purchase everything and don't have to worry about anything!


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