HOMELEX / GUIDES

COSTUME GUIDES

What each piece is actually called, how to pick the right one, and what's in the box.

Five dress forms in a row showing cloak and cape types by coverage: full-length hooded cloak, hoodless cloak, hooded capelet, shoulder capelet, triangular shawl

Featured story

September 19, 2026

Cloak and Cape Types: Every Shape, and What Each One Is Called

A plain-language reference to the eight shapes sold as cloaks, capes, capelets, mantles, ponchos and shawls — what each one is called, how to tell them apart in a photo, and which part of the body each one actually covers.

Read article

One person's worth of renaissance faire clothing laid out on a trestle table and hay bale at sunrise: two-piece dress, fringed shawl, tricorn hat, hooded cloak and belt

September 18, 2026

Plus Size Ren Faire Outfit: What to Wear and How to Layer It

A whole day at a renaissance faire, dressed from nothing: which layer has to fit, which layer does not, three...

Read article

Four costume witch hats on wooden blocks: straight cone, bent tip, drooping crown and tattered

September 18, 2026

Witch Hat Types: Every Shape, and What Each One Is Called

A plain reference to the pointed hat: the crown shapes, the brim shapes, the trims that get attached to them,...

Read article

Three white hooded Halloween capes on a porch rail at night: one lit all over, one lit only at the collar, one unlit and nearly invisible

September 17, 2026

Ghost and Light-Up Capes: Where the Light Comes From

A white cape is not a visible cape after dark. Eight adult ghost and LED capes sorted by where the...

Read article

Two costume outer layers from behind: a belted sleeveless tabard with bare arms, and a sealed hooded poncho

September 16, 2026

Sleeveless Tunics, Tabards & Ponchos: Four Garments, One Label

Nine of these fifteen are two panels and a belt. Three have no side seams at all. The word tunic...

Read article

A single burgundy velvet hooded cloak over a wooden chair beside an empty tailor's dress form

September 15, 2026

Medieval Cloaks: What Is Actually in the Box

Every cloak listing photographs a complete outfit. Most boxes contain one layer of it. Twenty-one adult hooded cloaks sorted by...

Read article

Back of a plaster milliner's head showing the black elastic band that holds a feathered masquerade mask on

September 14, 2026

Masquerade Mask Fit: What Is Actually Holding It On

You cannot fix a masquerade mask by tightening the strap. Whether it fits was decided by which part of you...

Read article

Overhead flat-lay comparing a dense opaque black feather collar with a see-through pale blue sheer mesh feather collar on dark velvet

September 13, 2026

Feather Shoulder Collars: Sheer Mesh or Solid Feather?

Colour is the obvious filter and the wrong place to start. What actually changes how a feather collar behaves is...

Read article

Five adults photographed from behind in a row at dusk, each wearing a different carnival head piece: a crown, a halo of rays, horns, a feather fan and a novelty plush topper

September 12, 2026

Carnival Headpieces: Crown, Halo, Horns or Fan?

A white feather crown and a white feather fan cost the same and are made of the same bird, but...

Read article

Get inspired by HOMELEX

New styling ideas, seasonal inspiration, and exclusive offers—straight to your inbox.

Item added to your cart

COSTUME GUIDES

Cloak and Cape Types: Every Shape, and What Each One Is Called

Plus Size Ren Faire Outfit: What to Wear and How to Layer It

Witch Hat Types: Every Shape, and What Each One Is Called

Ghost and Light-Up Capes: Where the Light Comes From

Sleeveless Tunics, Tabards & Ponchos: Four Garments, One Label

Medieval Cloaks: What Is Actually in the Box

Masquerade Mask Fit: What Is Actually Holding It On

Feather Shoulder Collars: Sheer Mesh or Solid Feather?

Carnival Headpieces: Crown, Halo, Horns or Fan?

Get inspired by HOMELEX

Country/region

Country/region

COSTUME GUIDES

Get inspired by HOMELEX

Subscribe to our emails