Ah, the "Renaissance" Festival

Let's just start with an example of something that would be totally acceptable and of the correct time period for a festival celebrating the cultural rebirth of the Western world in the 14th century.
And now let's move on to some of the more, shall we say, inappropriate costumes of the day...

Nothing says Renaissance like a bandana and dog collar.

Aaargh, matey.

Jack the Ripper? Nope, a few hundred years before his time...

I think the sneakers really just shout "Renaissance", don't you?

Janis Joplin apparently played to some sell-out crowds in Florence...

I honestly didn't know whether to look at the girl or the guy on this one. I mean, the fairy outfit is cute for Halloween I guess, but what in the world does it have to do with the Renaissance???

Check out the guy on the left. He apparently traded in the rest of his knight suit for a pair of cargo shorts, some black socks and sneaks. Interesting.

We'll just use this as an example of what not to do.