Rubie's Child's Gladiator Costume

I didnt think it actually comes with the red shirt and pants/boot covers. So we re getting the full picture but the sword. Pretty cool, i think i grabbed one size larger for my son but it sits great: maybe a larger kid could wear it too, it s just the loose fit that lets it look ok. We love the whole look!

My sone loves it. He's on the smaller size for a 7 year old and it fits him well. I put it in the dryer for about 5 min to get out all the wrinkles. That got it looking perfect. It's made out of a thin foam(the top part).

My son had to dress up like Scipio, the Roman General, for a school project. I found this online and it worked out great! Please note, the sword does not come with the outfit. I ordered the child's size large and it was a bit too big, but always err on the side of larger! My son is 12 years old and on the small side and I probably could have ordered the medium, but glad I got the large. The "boots" attached to the pants are great! My son is thrilled and can't wait to wear it again for Halloween!

My son chose this for his Halloween costume. It fit as described. The only reason it is 4 stars and not 5 stars are parts of the costume didn't lay quite right and made it look cheap. The way the shoulders were cut made the strips by the shoulders just sort of stick out.I liked that it included the pants portion with the boots and the golden coloring on the designs looked nice as well.

This is a fine, simple costume. The quality is decent and for $12, well worth the money. It's not especially authentic, but it does the job for a young boy's Halloween costume.

As a frequent buyer from Amazon, I rely heavily on reviews (and appreciate them). This item I purchased with NO reviews, other than the review for the "Large" one. I have an 8 year old boy, that is very tall, and the medium fits him nicely, he is 70 lbs about 4'7/4'8 I fear the large would have been too large. The quality is great. I like that the leggings are attached to the boots, so you don't have to worry about the boots falling down. Very nice quality. The tunic is separate (red), the pants/boots, and the third piece is the armour, which ties under the arms. We're using this for an Alexander the Great costume to complete his biography of him.

We needed two costumes that were simple to put together, relatively inexpensive and, most importantly, instantly recognizable by adults and children without being too scary. Our sons were invited to a costume birthday party the week before Halloween, a `Trunk or Treat' event at our church the weekend before Halloween, and, finally, they visited residents of assisted living homes and did some light trick-or-treating around the neighborhood and my office on Halloween itself.The gladiator costume was much more durable than I had anticipated. I appreciated that the costume allowed my son complete freedom of movement as well.Thankfully, both costumes were as easy to assemble as they were to remove. I posted a picture of their completed costumes on this page.SIDE NOTES:My eight-year old son, Kou, was enthralled with the The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, a celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, which was simulcast live worldwide on Oct 2, 2011.And while his older brother Kai has not yet watched Russell Crowe's performance in Gladiator, he is learning about the Roman Empire in school, thus his interest in a gladiator costume. We chose not to equip him with a prop sword or knife though, as it is difficult for a 10-year old not to whack something or someone once he's equipped.In summary, I recommend Rubie's Costume Company and, specifically, their Kids Gladiator costume as a great value.Rating: Four stars.

The costume is cheaply made which was expected for the price the top piece is foam which was disappointing to my son h,e was hoping it was a leathery type of fabric.but that is not why I gave it a low score. I gave it a low score because one of the ties on the side that hold the top piece on is missing. It had never been sown on. I called to tell the company. They were very nice and said they would send out a replacement. It should take about 10 business days. That was about a month ago I have not seen a replacement.