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Step into the world of Renaissance Faires—where fashion, performance, and rebellion collide. Huzzah! This video explores how the very first Renaissance Pleasure Faire in 1963 wasn’t just about turkey legs and jousting—it was a radical act of defiance against McCarthyism and cultural conformity. Inspired by Rachel Lee Rubin’s book, Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture, Kara uncovers how these festivals became a safe haven for artists, “theater kids,” non-conformers—offering freedom of expression when the rest of America demanded silence. 🎭 In this video, we’ll explore: • How the first Renaissance Faire was born in response to McCarthy-era censorship • Why fashion and costume became tools of protest and self-liberation • How Renaissance Faires evolved into spaces of queer joy, creativity, and inclusion • The parallels between Cold War repression and today’s political attacks on free speech 🕰️ From handmade corsets to knightly armor, the Faire is more than nostalgia—it’s a living, breathing act of cultural resistance. 👑 Join me as I uncover how one costume-filled weekend became a blueprint for freedom, identity, and rebellion that still resonates today. ________________________________________ RESOURCES: The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fair by Gillian Bagwell, Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor... Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture by Rachel Lee Rubin https://www.betterworldbooks.com/prod... Fairest Of The Faire: The 1963 Renaissance Pleasure Faire & May Market    • Fairest Of The Faire: The 1963 Renaissance...   OUTFITS Purple mini dress: Vintage Free People, purchased secondhand Black boots: Frye, purchased secondhand Burgundy Chemise: ‪@french.meadows‬ Wing shawl: Shovava (https://shovava.com/) Belt: Urban Outfitters Jewelry: Regal Rose Button down white shirt: thrifted Vest: La Femme en Noir Dress: Selkie REFERENCES Clip from The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965) https://archive.org/details/TheBeachG... Clips from A Day with Frank Zappa (1971 documentary) https://archive.org/details/zappa-on-... Clips from Red Nightmare (1962) https://archive.org/details/RedMenace Clip of Doris Karnes from The Twilight Zone, The Lateness of the Hour (1960) Clip of Robert Karnes from The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Change of Address (1964) Clip from U.S. Films Fight Reds (1947) https://archive.org/details/1947-10-2... Photos of Phyllis, Ron & original poster artwork from https://fairehistory.org/index.html Good Neighbors Awards 04 (Reel 2), from Prelinger Archives https://archive.org/details/200352_Go... Cosplay crowd in NYC Photo by Connor Gan on Unsplash Rebecca Yarros photo by Fuzheado - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Renaissance by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/ DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. 🔍 Renaissance Faire history, Rachel Lee Rubin Well Met, Renaissance Faires and counterculture, McCarthyism and free speech, fashion as protest, LGBTQ Renaissance Faire, queer history and costume, non-binary fashion, American counterculture, 1960s rebellion, Phyllis Patterson Renaissance Faire, theater kids safe haven, cosplay origins, freedom of expression, anti-conformity fashion, historical reenactment culture, handmade crafts movement, queer performance spaces, countercultural art movements. 00:00 Intro 00:26 Origins of the Ren Faires 04:36 Birth of Fandom 06:42 Let's NOT get Medieval 10:03 Pride at the Ren Fest 12:29 Revisiting the Ren Faire outfit ideas, peter pan collar, tiktok fashion trends, tumblr aesthetic, size inclusive, selkie, vixen by micheline pitt, retrolicious, fall outfit inspo, trying new aesthetic, fashion video, mod fashion, retro fashion, fashion cycle, thrifted outfits, style trends, vintage fashion, thrifted fashion, trying aesthetics, secondhand fashion, niche aesthetics, quirky style, vintage style, quirky aesthetic, outfit inspiration, retro style, outfit inspo, style over 30, style over 40, style over 50, fashion over 30, fashion over 40, fashion over 50, age appropriate fashion, unique fashion, size 20, unique style over 30, unique style over 40, size inclusive style, size inclusive fashion, size 14, size 16, size 18, size 20