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Get the look: wood elf

The fantasy genre is very broad in world building, races and characters. Pretty much everything is possible. Still there are a lot of recurring races in fantasy of which elves are one. Elves come in many varieties, such as dark elves, high elves and wood elves. For this Get the Look blog, we’re going to show you one of the many ways you can create a wood elf look.

Cloak

A must-have item for fantasy looks is the cloak. It’s a versatile piece of clothing that can be used for many different types of fantasy characters. It’s not only a practical item to have, but it can also add a bit more drama or impact to a look.

This cape has crossed strips on the chest, which give it an elven feel, and arm slits to allow freedom of movement

Cloak Morpheus, brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/cloak-morpheus-brown.html

Other cloak options

Cotton cloak Ellyn, brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/cotton-cloak-ellyn-brown.html

Embroidered cloak Damia, brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/embroidered-cloak-damia-brown.html

Cloak Hibernus, brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/cloak-hibernus-brown.html

Top

For the top we felt that a blouse wouldn’t quite read Wood Elf. When you make a Wood Elf outfit with trousers as bottoms, a tunic would be a great option. But a tunic with a shorter skirt doesn’t really work. For this outfit, we created a bandeau top out of a scarf, which works great.

Scarf Emil, brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/scarf-emil-brown.html

More options

Brown women’s vest Marian: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/brown-womens-vest-marian.html

Leather top Jetta, dark brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/leather-top-jetta-dark-brown.html

Skirt

Wood elves are often depicted as more ranger-like elves. They don’t usually wear long, flowy dresses (unless it’s for a feast) but clothing that’s more practical and easy to move around in. This suede leather skirt has some nice, stitched detailing. This, together with the shape and colour, makes it a perfect option for a wood elf look. If you prefer to have your legs covered, you could also easily style this over a pair of leggings or tight trousers.

Leather skirt Nuala, green: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/leather-skirt-nuala-green.html

Alternatives

Leather skirt Nuala, light brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/leather-skirt-nuala-light-brown.html

Skirt Tharya, brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/skirt-tharya-brown.html

Ladies trousers Skjoldehamm, olive green: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/ladies-trousers-skjoldehamm-olive-green.html

Belt

Elven are known to have accessories with beautiful, elegant details. It can be hard to find the right belt for an elven look. This belt has a gorgeous shape buckle, but might come across as a bit too gothic medieval. By experimenting with how you wear a belt, you can hide some of the less elvish details, while still showing the elegant shape of the buckle. For example by tucking the belt end away, underneath the belt itself or into the skirt.

Gothic belt with belt end: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/gothic-belt-with-belt-end.html

More belts

Celtic belt Fionn, light brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/celtic-belt-fionn-light-brown.html

Brown leather belt 2 cm: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/brown-leather-belt-2-cm-68681609.html

Renaissance belt Ambrose, brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/renaissance-belt-ambrose-brown.html

Greaves

As mentioned before, Wood elves are generally depicted as rangers. This means they move around the woods a lot and might encounter a battle on occasion. By adding some leather armour to the lower legs you can emphasise the ranger vibe in an outfit. Ofcourse, you can also use other or more leather armour as you see fit.

Pair of leather greaves Fighter, brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/pair-of-greaves-fighter-brown.html

Alternatives

RFB leather Viking greaves, brown, pair: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/rfb-leather-viking-greaves-brown-pair.html

Greaves Squire, pair L:

https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/greaves-squire-brown-pair.html

Dagger

Elves, and especially Wood elves, are stereotypically archers. However, you also can use other weapons for an elven look. Daggers are a great alternative for when you don’t want to (or can’t) carry around a bow all day.

Dark short seax: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/dark-short-seax.html

Other daggers

Viking seax Jarlshof: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/viking-seax-jarlshof.html

Long seax Ingvar: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/long-seax-ingvar.html

Sax British museum: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/deepeeka-sax-british-museum.html

Are you looking for a LARP character? Check out these alternatives:

LARP Scramaseax: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/larp-scramaseax.html

Throwing Knife Hunter, LARP Weapon: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/throwing-knife-hunter-larp-weapon.html

Spear

A weapon less commonly associated with elves is the spear. However, it is definitely a wonderful weapon to use for an elven look. The spears used on the pictures in this blog are actually handmade, and thus not for sale. But there are plenty of options for spears, both in LARP weapons and made from wood and steel.

Leaf-Shaped Winged Spearhead approx. 43.5cm: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/leaf-shaped-winged-spearhead-approx-435-cm.html

Viking Thrusting Spearhead, ornate socket: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/viking-thrusting-spearhead-ornate-socket.html

Rosewood shaft: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/rosewood-shaft.html

A good LARP alternative would be: LARP Sentinel Spear: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/larp-sentinel-spear.html

Antlers

Wood elves, obviously, live in the woods and forest. There are many, many ways to show that connection to nature and woodland in an outfit. The right materials and colours can already set the forest-y vibe, but you can also add some accessories that are associated with the woods. Antlers can be used in different ways in a Wood elf look. In this case, they are tied to her belt, but they can also be worn as a necklace, hair accessory, etc.

Set of 2 antlers: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/set-of-2-antlers.html

Some other belt accessories

Elven bag brown: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/elven-bag-brown.html

Holder for LARP dark elven throwing knives incl. Knife: https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/holder-for-larp-dark-elven-throwing-knives-incl-kn.html