by Raven Fox Capes | Mar 31, 2021 | Dungeon and Dragons
The rich history of the D&D cloak dates back to the earliest days of the game. After all, Dungeon and Dragons got its start as a Lord of the Rings role playing game with dwarfs, elves, trolls, orcs, wizards, sorcerers, and gnomes. Of course, cloaks with hoods, as...
by Raven Fox Capes | Oct 30, 2020 | Costumes and Cloaks
How to Style Your Cloak If you wish to incorporate your modern or medieval cloak into your everyday wardrobe, here some suggestions on how to style it to look contemporary and not like a costume. You’ve probably already realized you can’t pair it with items that are...
by Raven Fox Capes | Oct 23, 2020 | Costumes and Cloaks, Medieval Capes
A True & False Quiz about Renaissance and Medieval costumes. Hooded cloaks and capes were worn during both Medieval and Renaissance times? True and False. Cloaks pre-date Medieval times and were worn during the both Medieval and Renaissance times. The cape and...
by Raven Fox Capes | Oct 18, 2020 | Costumes and Cloaks, Renaissance Cloaks
Congrats on your first Renaissance Faire! You are in for quite a day. I have a few do’s and don’ts to share about costumes for the special occasion. Don’t Buy a Chain Store Halloween Costume DON’T buy a Renaissance Costume or Robin Hood costume of the type sold...
by Raven Fox Capes | Oct 15, 2020 | Medieval Capes
With a Side Order of Medieval, Celtic, Pirate and Dickens’ Faires Unfortunately, Renaissance Faires 2021 remain canceled in CA. However, from what I can see on Instagram, Renaissance Faire’s are taking place in some other US states. In a non-COVID year,...
by Raven Fox Capes | Dec 11, 2019 | Costumes and Cloaks, Harry Potter
Harry Potter Cloaks in The Cursed Child Let’s begin with the women’s cloaks, men’s cloaks, and Harry Potter cloaks in the stage production, The Cursed Child. Costume designer Katrina Lindsay choose cloaks that would move in a certain way to enhance...
by Raven Fox Capes | Oct 1, 2019 | Costumes and Cloaks
Witch costumes are one of the most popular Halloween costumes each year, but when your friend tells you they’re going as a “witch,” that doesn’t tell you as much as you may think. We can identify at least 8 different types of witch costumes (...
by Raven Fox Capes | Aug 14, 2019 | Costumes and Cloaks, Medieval Capes
Wondering where you can wear renaissance cloaks each and every weekend? You’ll want to connect with the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA).Astonishingly, the SCA boasts 60,000 members dedicated to recreating the Middle Ages. Each weekend, members around the...
by Raven Fox Capes | Aug 9, 2019 | Medieval Capes
Goth Fashion is known for raven black mourning clothes, dark eyeliner and the occasional goth velvet cloak. Its also a musical sub-culture. I came of age in the 80’s, so as far as I remember there have been goth people. To my surprise, the origin of goth fashion...
by Raven Fox Capes | Mar 19, 2019 | Medieval Capes
Medieval cloaks typically closed at the neckline. The cloak brooch, pin, or sometimes a tasseled cord, held a cloak closed but also simply held it on! These closures ranged from simple iron or bone to jewel-encrusted brooches. The cloak brooch best known today is the...