Embrace Your Inner Tribal Alien Steampunk Viking Pastie Wearing Self with Organic Armor

On my way back from Natty Haunters I swung by one of my favorite little shindigs – the 2010 May Day Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm in Glen Rock, PA. While there I chanced upon a vendor selling costume armor that stood out from just about every other thing offered for sale there. In fact Organic Armor’s wares seemed more suited to Natty Haunters line up than the Fairie Fest, but I’ll be darned if I didn’t see several folks wearing various pieces around the festival grounds.

Here’s a bit about Organic Armor from their site, “Organic Armor creates costumes for tribal fairy punks, video game priestesses, alien viking warriors and circus divas, among other things. All the pieces are handmade and one-of-a-kind. They look like antique metal or leather but are actually soft, light, reinforced rubber. They are durable, flexible, comfortable and can be worn for many hours through active movement, making them suitable for performance, clubs, ritual or the backyard.”

Organic Armor is another example of the photos not doing the product justice. On the surface these pieces look like metal, but they are in fact latex over a soft foamy reinforced frame. They hold their shape nicely, but flex and move with you as you wear them – at least the hats I tried on did – and are much lighter than real metal.

Also their painting protects them from the ravages of sunlight, which notoriously destroys latex, so you can wear them at inside functions like a con or ball or outside at Ren fairs or fairy festivals.

With that in mind I have to really endorse the product that I saw on more than one young lady. Ahem. How sad though that I saw none of these walking about, but I suppose Spoutwood runs a family show. I’m betting Burning Man might be a different story.

Do head over and check out all the galleries as well as the Organic Armor shop.

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