Faire Ladies, Faire Lords

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Over the knee OTK socks for faire are restocked!

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Heads up everyone, over the knee OTK socks for faire are restocked! I got a big double box from my pal Jimmy and its full of solid Navy, Solid Brown, and Solid Cream OTK socks in that lovely cotton they use. And, YES I GOT A LOT IN MAGNUM SIZE TOO!

Click here to buy regular size OTK renfaire socks

Click here to buy Magnum Plus Size OTK socks

Over the knee socks are a must-have part of your renaissance costume or reenactor kit, and ours are made for years of wear with proper care. This means wash cool and dry gently. Don’t wear them more than once before cleaning. Be good to your renfaire socks and they will be good to you.

Good quality over the knee OTK socks for faire are not easy to find, I know. Made in the USA of 100% recycled cotton with a tad of lycra at the top to keep them from tumbling down. I buy these in bulk from my pal Jimmy in North Carolina. Its a family business with his son. He and I have been working together for over a decade, and I have checked out other suppliers. Nobody is as consistent and trustworthy. The. Best. Period.

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cotton renaissance socks by faire ladies, faire lordsFaire is in full swing all over, I hope you all take advantage of this timely drop! Use the coupon code PICKUP if you are at a faire where I’m vending and I can bring them to the show for pickup. That’s at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in spring and Northern CA Renaissance Faire in the fall.

Please share this with your friends and family, your guild mates, your cosplay people. And as always if you need help or just want to get in touch, I’m on Facebook and you can email me here.

Going to Northern CA Renaissance Faire

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Its that time again, time to get going to Northern CA Renaissance Faire in Hollister, CA! The faire opens on September 14th and runs weekends through October 20th. There are coupons available online NOW at https://norcalrenfaire.com/ and all sales are via the website, so plan ahead and get your tickets before you go. Yes, it has sold out before and I don’t want that to happen to YOU.

male human wearing a sleeveless jerkin vestfemale human wearing a partletteThe team and I are deep in the build process, and also packing up bins of costume for you, my patrons. Variety is necessary to living well, and I have some returning styles from years past. For the ladies, I have brought back an over-partlette like the picture on the left. For the lords, a sleeveless jerkin SORTA KINDA LIKE THE ONE HERE ON THE RIGHT. These items are not on my website, the faire is where you can see them.

Of course I am bringing all the standard styles for women, men, and children that I create. Overdresses, bodices, shirts and breeches, bloomers, caps, hats, bonnets and more items than I can list. All in linen, and in new colors. Its a lot! Did I mention childrenswear? Little shirts, chemises, dresses, and pants. Good stuff.

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jost amman woodcut of The TailorFor my patrons that want to secure their purchase before they get to faire, I have a special deal. Its a coupon code PICKUP. It will remove all shipping and handling charges and direct me to pull the product and bring it to faire where you can pick it up. This applies to any piece in my website shop – especially handy for items that are not sold at faire like Socks and these pockets and these bodices. Yes, buy them online and I can have you pick them up from the booth.

That’s all for now. Its always my pleasure to share these fun things with you. Please share this with your friends and family, your guild mates, your cosplay people. And as always if you need help or just want to get in touch, I’m on Facebook and you can email me here.

Fall Renaissance Faire in Northern California

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Its time, its time! The fall renaissance faire in Northern California is about to begin at Casa de Fruta! The booth is built, fixtures are in place, and the only things still to prepare are the last minute details. Faire Ladies, Faire Lords is ready. Faire Ladies, Faire Lord shop

This year like most years, I have a few changes and also returning rockstars. A new booth worker Anda. She’s a lovely lass and so very smart too. Ezekiel is back in the booth working Saturdays only, because Sunday is for Rocket Science. And, at long last my dear Sweet Patrick is coming to faire to assist with all the merchandising and load in/load outs and I couldn’t be happier!

There are kid’s shirts and pants added to the line. Also planned (but cannot promise) are Irish Dresses for young girls. I’m bringing a batch of plaid Irish Dresses (kirtles) to faire, and there are new colors in almost all the regular inventory from skirts to breeches to doublets and a small selection of bodices too.

Der Baron und Mein SitskaThe one thing I am not allowed to sell at faire are OVER THE KNEE SOCKS. Which is difficult for the customers and participants who need good quality socks for faire. And doubly difficult for customers who need socks that fit a wide calf. I can however, sell them on my website and will ship and/or deliver in hand if we happen to meet up. Like at a faire. Use a coupon code PICKUP and its should erase the shipping charges from your order. If its wonky, I can refund you, just write a note with your order. Let’s make sure you get the socks you deserve!!!

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Its the end of summer and I’ll be at the fall Northern California Renaissance Faire every weekend starting September 16th, on Clothier’s Row. Look for the red/yellow striped roof and my RenLady logo signage. Meantime, you can find me here via email, on Facebook, and more blog posts.

Sneak Peeks

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Hello everyone! This blog post is to give you a bit of a costuming sneak peek to pique your interest (haha did you see what I did there?) in the coming spring faire season. Lets talk about new fabrics and new designs for 2022 at Faire Ladies, Faire Lords.

First are the lovely lilac stripes you see in the picture. This sneak peek is all about bloomers. Yes, the linen bloomers are back I am planning them in 3 colors – grape, lilac and ivory stripe, and ivory. That stripe fabric is so sweet, its a linen/cotton blend and a nice lightweight too. Imagine wearing those lovely bloomers with a lilac or ivory color half chemise.

Next sneak peek is a new dark grey in my mid-weight linen blend, pictured below. I’m planning its first style for the menfolks and Venetian Breeches is a nice choice. I envision color blocking with an offwhite shirt, the dark grey breeches. It is a neutral palette which gives a lot of leeway for adding other colors to a man’s costume. Also a bonus, the dark grey is easy to keep looking nice and cleans easily in case of misadventure. LOL

Third sneak peek is a Pirate Jerkin for the menfolks. It is a deep scarlet color and features a Vneck with no collar. This is an experimental style, and like everything I create is about the line and cut of the garment, not so much about trims and fussy details. I’m hoping it catches on. If so, there will be other colors in future seasons. Sorry, no photos yet.

Recap

4 bolts of fabricThis spring season will see a lot of neutral colors and spring colors for women and men’s costume. I’m building inventory in new-ish styles like short Chemises, and the new Jerkin. There are plans for more styles, stripes, and surprises. Like all plans I make they are not certain until everything comes together; time, fabric, sewing and the million other details that are part of the development process.

Finally, for those who are fans of the over the knee socks I carry – at this time they are now available only online. I am not juried to carry them at Southern so be sure to get them in my online costume store early. I don’t want you to be without.

Yes –  Faire Ladies, Faire Lords will be at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, CA. You should be there too. New booth, new staff, new designs, and as always lots of fun. I’m hoping for Sunday Lunch With Friends to become a tradition.

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