Disneybounding, the act of dressing in Disney character inspired outfits, came from an adult wanting to show their love at Disney in the parks. This likely inspired the term Historybounding, which is wearing historically inspired garments in everyday wear, though you’re not actually going to history, so the bounding is not fully accurate. I suspect one of these trends had influence in the creation of the Birka Garb Challenge, though I struggled to find documentation. Combine this with many people’s joy in playing dress up, especially children, and there is a way to encourage kids wearing different clothes.
The concept is that for children who enjoy playing dress up that garb could be made that resembles characters they enjoy. This would encourage the wearing of unfamiliar garments and also provide more use before they outgrow it - playing dress up at home. This can be furthered along if the garments made can be styled for everyday wear as well as SCA wear.
Examples:
I once saw a kid in an Anna from Frozen inspired Viking Apron dress. The dress could also be worn with a plain t-shirt as a jumper dress.
A blue side laced dress (there will be a post on the flexibility of the design eventually) with a chemise (or peasant blouse) and apron to be Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Even a button-down shirt in white could work as a partlet...
Leggings and a tunic could form a Kaley from Quest for Camelot outfit, and leggings are a good modern staple.
For characters that are more color scheme than design, such as Hulk or Batman, try a tunic with reverse facing (facing on the outside, often a contrasting color)
If you can find trim or ribbon with the character logo then you could use that as trim on any garment. My mother once used a wide wired ribbon, after removing the wire, as trim.
Most animated characters can be translated if you’re creative enough, and kids aren’t always as discerning as adults so it might not be as difficult as you may think.
