BBC Robin Hood Characters Costume Study Part 1- Alan-a-Dale

Alan-a-Dale Costume Study
Robin Hood Season One

I've decided to feed my obsession of the costumes in the BBC Robin Hood and so I'm going to slowly work my way through the costumes and study as many of them as I can until I get tired of it. :) I'll mostly be studying the guys costumes as Amanda Beth has already done an amazing job on Maid Marian's Wardrobe. But don't worry, I'll post some girly things in-between!

I thought I'd start with Alan-a-Dale (played by Joe Armstrong) as he's the first person you see in the series and happens to be one of my favorites. (slippery, though he is) Okay...I'll be honest...they're all my favorite. I honestly can't pick a favorite. But his costume is pretty awesome. :)

Alan is a poacher, when we first meet him, thus his clothes are very tight fitting so he can slip in and out of trees with out anything catching and the colors camouflage in with his surroundings.

Alan wears the same outfit throughout the entire series, except for a disguise or two.

~BASIC OUTFIT~

Shirt

Alan's shirt is a basic pullover peasant shirt, I'm not certain of the fabric...in some pictures it almost looks like it could be a knit. But sometimes it doesn't seem like knit either...so who knows?

But the cool part is the sleeves, there is a strip of fabric that attatches at the shoulder and is wound around the arm. You'll see later on that most of Robin's shirts are like this.

It looks like the edge of the sleeve is unhemmed:
Here you can see the edge of the fabric strip which appears to just be the same fabric as the sleeve torn in a strip:

Jerkin

The jerkin is worn over the peasant shirt and looks as thought it's made of canvas or some other kind of durable fabric.

Buckles down the front:

Almost drop shoulder:

The back is plain and pretty stright:

Hooded Cape/Cloak

Alan's cape appears to be made of the same, or similar fabric as his jerkin. Fastens with a strip of leather and a metal buckle.

The hood is nice and full:

He's really not into hemming, I like the frayed edges:

Not quite full length but nice and long:Waterproof? Looks like it might be treated with some kind of oil to keep the rain off.

Guard Disguise

"Look, I'm not being funny, but..."

These helmets are genius! :)

Accessories

Most important accessory for any of Robin's men, the tag to show who your with. Worn around the neck with what could be hemp or jute cord.

Alan wears a pale green scarf made of roughly woven fabric:

Leather belt holds his sword and his sheath looks as though it's made of a few leather belts woven together. He often uses a bow but doesn't seem to carry arrows on his back like Robin. Maybe only the leaders are allowed to carry quivers? ;)

Out of all the trinkets he could have chosen from Lucky George's stash, he grabs up the pearls: :D haha

Well, that's it for Alan. I hope I didn't miss any bits, but I think his costume basically stays the same through Season One. Season Two we'll get to see a whole new look!