Whats with the funny clothes?
As part of our experience in the S.C.A., we make our own clothes (called garb) in the styles they would have worn in the Middle Ages. In the past, we had to depend on pictures for ideas and create our own patterns for the clothing, but now there are several modern pattern companies with fairly decent patterns for everything from peasant garb to Elizabethan styles. If you can not sew, there are people that are more than willing to teach you to sew, or perhaps even make it for you for a reasonable sum. Just ask!