Kids' Renaissance and Medieval Costumes
There's not much out there that's cuter than a child's Halloween costume, and these Kids' Renaissance and Medieval Costumes are surely some of the most adorable outfits to be found anywhere. Imagine dressing your child up as a pint-sized knight or little queen - they'll feel like they're living out their fantasy in these realistic and high-quality children's Halloween costumes. Surprise them with their ensemble or enjoy browsing our vast selection with them - however you go about it, you're sure to have a very happy child on your hands.
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Young boys all the way up to teens will be ecstatic to dress up in our Child Size Valiant Knight Costume complete with tunic, hood, gauntlets, boot tops and belt. Is your child putting on a play or giving a report about Christopher Columbus? Help them earn extra credit with a Child's Christopher Columbus Costume with intricate detailing and accessories. Does your little one dream of being an elegant princess living in her own castle? Well, we might not have the castle, but our Child's Deluxe Victorian Rose Princess Costume will certainly make her feel like the royalty she is. If your little one is a prankster at heart, then a Child's Jester Costume available in a variety of colors will suit them perfectly. No matter which costume you and your child choose, you're sure to be thrilled with the quality and craftsmanship of all of our Kids' Renaissance and Medieval Costumes.
Since children's costumes can vary so much in size, we've taken the time to put together custom sizing charts for all of our costumes. All you'll need to do is get your child's measurements and then select the size that matches in our chart, and you'll be all set! If you have any questions during the ordering process, give our helpful customer service team a call and they'll be happy to assist you.
Children's Clothes in the Renaissance
Kids' clothes in the European Renaissance were similar to their parents' clothes, only simpler and sturdier. Girls and boys wore more layers than we are accustomed to today, partly for fashion and partly for warmth. Stone castles with no central heat were pretty chilly!
Both peasant and noble girls wore a chemise (a nightgown-like under dress, usually white), stockings, multiple petticoats, a separate bodice that laced up in front or back, and sometimes a more decorative gown over the top of it all (especially for the upper classes), often with a split skirt to show off a fancy petticoat underneath. The difference in rich and poor was mostly in the quality of the materials and the amount of decoration.
Boys wore a long-sleeved white undershirt; hose (similar to tights); puffy shorts or fitted knee-length breeches; a short, fitted jacket called a doublet that could be sleeveless or have changeable sleeves; and when additional warmth was needed, a sleeveless outer jacket called a jerkin, or for the poorest country folk, a longer, more shapeless coat.
Renaissance People and Characters for School Projects We've been working with parents and students since the early days of our brick and mortar store, Party Makers, to find ways to dress up as various historical characters. One of the most popular eras for school projects is the Middle Ages and Renaissance, when scientists and astronomers made lots of groundbreaking discoveries, explorers introduced new worlds to the European people and famous kings and queens ruled and fought wars. Some of the most famous people of the Renaissance for dress-up projects: |
- Leonardo DaVinci (Italian Renaissance painter and scientist most famous for painting Mona Lisa and The Last Supper)
- Michelangelo (Italian Renaissance sculptor and painter most famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel)
- Raphael (Italian Renaissance painter most famous for his fresco The School of Athens at the Vatican)
- Catherine de Medici (Italian patron of the arts and later Queen of France)
- Savonarola (Italian friar known for being a strict reformer and his campaign to rid Florence of immorality)
- Cesare Borgia (powerful and ruthless Italian nobleman whose father was a pope)
- Lucrezia Borgia (powerful and beautiful Italian noble woman)
- Don Quixote (literary character who believed himself to be a knight on a quest)
- Christopher Columbus (Italian explorer and navigator, whose voyages across the Atlantic led to the first lasting settlements of Europeans in the Americas)
- Francisco Pizarro (Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in Peru)
- Hern�n or Hernando Cort�s (Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico)
- Hernando de Soto (Spanish explorer and conquistador who searched the Southeastern United States for gold and silver)
- Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese explorer whose expedition around South America resulted in the first circumnavigation of the globe)
- Queen Isabella I of Castile (Queen of Spain who funded Christopher Columbus' expeditions)
- King Ferdinand II of Aragon (King of Spain who funded Christopher Columbus' expeditions and was the force behind the Spanish Inquisition)
- Nostradamus (Medieval man who wrote predictions of the future
- Geoffrey Chaucer (Medieval English writer who wrote Canterbury Tales)
- Copernicus (mathematician who proposed Earth revolves around the sun)
- Galileo (improved the telescope and was persecuted for his support of Copernicus' belief that the Earth revolves around the sun)
- William Shakespeare (famous playwright of the Elizabethan era)
- Christopher Marlowe (another famous playwright of the Elizabethan era)
- King Henry VIII of England (Tudor king famous for having - and executing - several wives when they didn't provide him with a male heir)
- Queen Elizabeth I of England (most famous queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII with Anne Boleyn)
- Charlemagne (first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
- King Louis XIV of France (the "Sun King," ruled for 72 years, the longest of any European king)
- Joan of Arc ("The Maid of Orl�ans," a Medieval French girl whose religious visions told her to help the king win the Hundred Years War against the English.)
- King Richard the Lionheart(Medieval English king who led the Crusades to the Holy Land)
- Robin Hood (Medieval legendary figure who robbed the rich and gave to the poor)
- Maid Marian (Robin Hood's legendary love interest)
- Sheriff of Nottingham (baddie from the Robin Hood legend)
- King John I of England (Unpopular Medieval king whose barons revolted and made him sign the Magna Carta, which limited royal rights.)
- Eleanor of Aquitaine (Medieval Queen consort of both France and England, mother of Kings Richard I and John I)
- Guinevere (wife of King Arthur in the Arthurian legends)
- Sir Lancelot (Knight of the Round Table)
- King Arthur (legendary English king)
- Merlin (legendary sorcerer and adviser to King Arthur)
- Sir Gawain (Knight of the Round Table, featured in the famous Medieval legend Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
- Beowulf (Scandinavian hero in a famous Medieval long poem, who defeats the dragon Grendel and later becomes a king)
- Knights Templar (famous Christian military organization that fought in the Crusades and wore white tunics with distinctive red cross)
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