This costume is a recreation from the 1980’s Dungeons and Dragons cartoon. My friends and I are all fans of the series, and thought it would be a lot of fun to dress as the characters at our local Renaissance Faire. I created all of the costumes, and my good friend Brian Healy created all of the props and weapons. This Dungeon Master costume is made of several layers of different shades of red. I was careful to select fabrics that looked “period”, yet “fantasy”, to bring credibility to the overall effect. I think there’s a fine line between realistic and cartoon-y when creating costumes based on animations. The under robe is made of faux linen, with cotton puffy pants underneath. The tabard is upholstery velvet, with gold trim and a cotton lining. The over robe is made of heavy bridal satin, so it is slightly shiny, and flows well due to the weight of it. I made all of the gold trim on the over robe from a fabric that resembles gold leafing. The mantle is made of the same upholstery velvet as the tabard, and is trimmed with gold cording, which I made from the same fabric as the gold trim on the over robe.