Crazy Einar's Garb Tips
There are numerous light trousers and pajama bottoms in cotton, available cheap. This can actually be used to accent your wardrobe--I have some that look block printed and batiqued, which would mean for my persona they were imported from INDIA. And they're COTTON. Voila. Upper class Viking era pants for $15 a pair. Plain ones can be cheaper.
The Norse did wear collarless jackets, and their standard cloak was basically a large wool blanket pinned at the shoulder. A penannular brooch can be hammered easily from annealed brass or welding rod, or twisted from iron in a vise.
Tunics will take some work, but sleeveless overtunics can easily be cut from oversized pillow cases--slice the top seam for your head, relief cut the front a bit and slice it lengthwise a few inches for more space. Open it up where your shoulders go. A friend with a machine can hem those holes and even add sleeves from a matching case rather quickly.
I'm sure I will offend a lot of people, but those ring-buckled belts are NOT PERIOD! Nothing like them ever existed for the simple reason that they DON'T WORK. Standard leather belts with standard or center-bar buckles in brass or iron have existed for about 3000 years. Roller buckles existed in late period. Just burn the chrome plating off one with a torch, or the acrylic off brass, and let it patina with age. A standard buckle can be bent in a vise with a propane torch in a few minutes. Look at an existing buckle. It's quite self explanatory how it's put together. If you want to make your own belt and don't have leather punches, holes can be drilled. You can probably find someone with the tools to punch it or rivet it for a couple of bucks.
Slipper moccasins won't last many events outdoors, but work fine for indoor events and will pass muster even if not totally period.
Late period shoes can be cut from standard military style low quarters.
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