As a newcomer to the world of historical and fantasy costumes, it can be tricky to know where to start when putting together your outfit. The costs can also add up pretty quickly if you still need to buy everything, especially if you don't have any existing items to work with.
For this reason, we're presenting three basic options for a Viking woman outfit in this blog. While buying your first outfit is always an investment, we've made sure all looks stay under €200, so the costs remain manageable. We've chosen not to recommend specific shoes for these looks, because shoes often take a big bite out of your budget and can be more easily replaced with a modern alternative. A simple pair of boots or shoes from a thrift store or budget shoe shop can be enough to get you started, leaving you room to save for the investment in authentic shoes at a later time.
All the clothing items we've used in these looks are available in different colours. This makes it possible to mix and match items from different outfits or choose a different colour scheme.
Viking woman look 1
In our first Viking look, we use the Valdis dress as a basic. This dress is a simple design and can therefore be styled in many different ways.
To pull the outfit more towards a real Viking look, we've chosen a hangeroc over the basic dress. This hangeroc has some nice details in the form of colour blocks and embroidery.
It's always nice to add a few accessories. This way you can give your outfit a personal touch.
In this outfit, we've chosen a leather belt with Viking-style buckle. We've also added turtle brooches, which were historically necessary to be able to wear a hangeroc.
Look 2
For the second outfit, we've chosen another simple basic dress. This time the Elisa dress, in green. Like the dress from the first look, this model works well in a
variety of outfits.
Because the hangeroc was truly a common garment for Viking women, we've also used a hangeroc in this look. This hangeroc is simpler than the one from the first look, but it is a flattering design.
The accessories we've added to this outfit are similar to the first look, but just a little different.
Instead of a leather belt, this time we've chosen a woven belt. This type of belt was also worn frequently by Vikings.
We've also used turtle brooches again to decorate the hangeroc.
Look 3
Like the first two looks, we started with a simple basic dress for the last look. In this case, we've chosen the Freya dress. This dress has a slightly different neckline. This dress is also great for combining with a variety of clothing and accessories. It's available in many different colours.
For this last look, we didn't want to work with a hangeroc again, to show another option. In this outfit, we've combined the dress with a coif.
Because this look doesn't include a hangeroc, we could also use a different option for accessories.
Of course, this look also has a belt, as these were very common in Viking clothing. We've hung a pouch and a drinking horn in holder from the belt this time.
Additional options
If you have a larger budget available, you can enhance this look with shoes or extra accessories.
