Break out the togas, folks! It’s Julius Caesar’s birthday! On the official calendar of ancient Rome, the old man turns 2018 today!
(If, that is, you believe that he was born in 100 BC. Others, who maintain that he was born in 102 BC, will be celebrating his 2020th birthday today. Whatever.)
It’s going to be a year of Caesarian fun here in Rome, as a huge exhibition dedicated solely to Caesar will be opening in the Cloister of Bramante on 24 October and will remain on exhibit until 5 April 2009.
But, here at the eCool Compound we just can’t wait to Caesar the Day, so we’re planning a imperial-scale birthday party and dictating that our guests show up in ancient Roman garb. Of course, that means we’d better have some amazing ancient threads ourselves, so we’ve spent a bit of time investigating the costumes for sale online and thought we’d share the results with you, our faithful readers.
Though we’ve browsed through costume sites before, we’ll readily admit that never before have we so delved deeply into the Costume Craze website, which offers a vast assortment of ancient Roman outfits and accessories.
In the category of Julius Caesar (see top photo), we show you just a few of the possibilities, including (from left to right) a Plus Size Julius Caesar costume ($36.95), the Caesar-as-Orator outfit which is based on a look sported by Caesar in HBO’s ROME series and includes some totally sexy wrist cuffs ($51.95), an adult Julius Caesar costume ($36.95), and the Deluxe Julius Caesar Look ($129.95). Children’s sizes are also available.
If you’re not willing to go all out and have your hair cut in the Caesarian fringe, you might also want to invest in the Caesar wig (above), which comes in both black and brown (what color was his hair anyway?) and will run you an additional $17.95.
And for the women? Costume Craze carries a Wife of Caesar outfit that’s a bit too staid and stiff for our taste, so we’ve concentrated our energies on the Cleopatra costumes. If you’re already in possession of an elegant Egyptian evening gown, then you might want to invest in the headdress alone (above). There’s a whole variety of Cleopatra coiffures available on Costume Craze. The extra-regal Asp Beaded Headdress we show you above runs a mere $17.95, while the more generic and everyday Mesh Cleopatra Costume Headdress is $19.95.
Need the whole look? In this department too, Costume Craze has a great deal of choice, from the children’s Cleo costume to the Plus Size Queen of the Nile outfit. We show you four of our favorites below, from left to right: the Adult Super Deluxe Cleopatra Costume ($129.95), the Cleopatra Queen of the Nile Outfit ($41.95), the Adult Cleopatra Costume ($31.95), and best of all, the Adult Sexy Cleopatra Costume ($39.95).
