Ring Belt

You tighten your Ring Belt another notch, frowning at the watered-down soup over the fire. It’s been a long winter, and you and your family aren’t sure you’re going to have enough food. As you consider ways you might be able to afford some meat--maybe you can do some work for a merchant in town?--there’s an anxious knock on the door.

“Raiders!” shouts the messenger on your doorstep. “Raiders are coming! Every able person is being called to fight!”

Suddenly an empty belly is the least of your worries.

DETAILS

Epic Armoury’s Ring Belt is a long leather belt made from 3 mm thick full-grain buffalo leather. Strong and durable, this belt is also extremely practical with its various D-ring hangers and leather straps for attaching equipment. With a rounded belt-tongue and 10 punched holes, adjust this belt to a large range of sizes to fit your unique body. Secure the belt using its solid brass belt buckle.

The Ring Belt is handsome and clean, making it a perfect fit for almost any character in any setting you care to play.

HISTORY

• Belts have been documented for male clothing since the Bronze Age between 3200–600 B.C.
• More commonly a male fashion item, with the exception of the Middle Ages

You’ve been told that it’s not what’s on the outside that counts, but the inside. A beautiful lady in all her elegant skirts and jewelry is only as lovely as her personality. Despite her beauty, she could truly be a rotten core, putrid and a blemish on society.

As you consider yourself and your newest gown in the mirror, the only ‘inside’ you’re concerned with is the inside of the dress’ scratchy wool. Thankfully your Astrid Shift is doing a rather impeccable job keeping you comfortable and itch-free. Perhaps it really is all about what is on the inside that counts.

DETAILS

Epic Armoury's Shift Astrid is a simple and loose fitting slip-on underdress. Made from light and breathable cotton, this dress is designed to be a base layer for your costume. This shift will help keep your more elaborate, detailed outer layers clean while also moderating body temperature. The dress reaches from the shoulders to the ankles and has a wide gusseted skirt with plenty of room, making movement easy.

The roomy, drop shoulder sleeves are long and tied at the wrist with a cotton drawstring in order to keep them out of the way. The Shift Astrid is a simple, but classic design that will suit many LARPers, cosplayers, and reenactors comfortably--whether it be for fantasy or period perfection!

HISTORY

• Historically worn as a women’s undergarment
• Gussets--the triangular piece of fabric added to the skirt--were traditionally used at the hems of chemises to shape the garment to the body

THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN COURAGE AND RESPECT OF LIFE

Whether you are a common thief or an honourable Samurai, Epic Armoury's Beruto is the belt for your complete LARP outfit. This light belt is made from two connected, black leather pieces fastened to an underlayer of black, textured cotton. The back features a spacer to give an extra option for customization and perfect fit and is locked in place at the front by a rounded brass belt buckle with a Samurai inspired pattern. Fully compatible with Epic Armoury's other Asian styled fighter clothes, the Beruto is a great basis for almost any warrior-inspired LARP character you wish to make.

Deadly Elegance

Although you are skilled in close quarters fighting and Martial Arts, your elven heritage still shines thrown in your sense of fashion. While some races would see it as opulent and somewhat needlessly complex, you see intricate patterns and history woven into the very fabric that you wear, a declaration of your deferrence to the past. Made from brown leather with sharp edges, that are more prominent with Dark elven design and an ornate fully cast brass buckle, the belt is fastened by using unique loops, that you hook the fully cast brass buckle onto, creating a double loop of the belt before using the lock mechanism of the buckle to fasten the belt . This belt is a graceful yet strong high-fantasy statement; an absolute essential when crafting your LARP kit! Available in three different sizes.

INSPIRATION

Elves are originally a creation of Germanic mythology and folklore

Has been considered to be a magical creature with supernatural beauty, but this definition has varied throughout history

J.R.R. Tolkien’s 20th century writings on the “Middle Earth Elf” has influenced how elves are seen today in the high-fantasy genre.

"And so I said to Olaf, I said, now with this belt I no longer have to worry about all the ethical issues of animal skins. I just don't have to worry about cruelty to animals at all while I'm off on my raids. It's such a relief I can tell you."

A basic simulacrum of leather, 160cm long, with a pattern sutiable for any modern viking stamped into it.

DETAILS

The Hunter Belt – Suede captures all of the functional aspects of a medieval belt, and takes the extra step of adding a soft and evolved touch. It is an accessory that will not compete for attention, but adds a characterful detail to your overall outfit — the small variations that will make an outfit feel more authentic as a whole.

The leather for the belt is real suede leather, so it has weight for a thick leather, but it also has flexibility. Suede has a matte surface, which helps it immediately stand out amongst polished leather. The cut makes it wide enough to add presence for wearing over tunics, coats, or gambesons, and it won't tweak or slide while you move; we employed a double-buckle closure to allow more secure fitting, so that if you're running, sparring, or hauling your gear, you will not have to worry if it will slide beyond where you want it to be.