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How to Look Like a Pirate
Do It Yourself Pirate Costumes for the Whole Family
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Adult Man
Avast, landlubber. To join me crew, ye need ta step lively!
- A peasant shirt (check a thrift shop); a collared white shirt with long sleeves; or use a white sweatshirt, make a 4 inch cut extending down from the neckline in the center front, then fold and pin the flaps back to form a collar.
- Black vest or leather vest
- Long dark colored pants, red or dark colored sweat pants, hiked up with elastic to create a knickers-look just below the knee
- Black/dark colored wide belt with a gold buckle, worn over the vest.
- High black boots, or using the shoelaces attach a square cardboard buckle covered in aluminum foil to the top front of black shoes.
- Red bandana wrapped around head over forehead, and tied at the side
- Eye Patch
- Black Pirate hat
- Black goatee and mustache
- A hook can be made using a large styrofoam, or paper cup (an oat meal can also works), with a slit cut in the bottom; cut a hook out of a piece of cardboard, cover it with aluminum foil, and pulled through the slit.
- Other nice touches: red/white horizontally striped socks; one loop earring
- Other accessories: toy/cardboard sword; telescope (made from a paper towel roll and covered in black); pirate-style toy pistol; rolled treasure map on parchment paper with a big X at the treasure site.
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Adult Woman
There's always room for a handsome wench and a pretty face, arrrrrr!
- Peasant style shirt or blouse with long full sleeves. (Check a thrift store.) Or, use a white sweatshirt, make a 4-inch cut extending down from the neckline in the center front, then fold and pin the flaps back to form a collar.
- Long black or dark skirt, gathered up on one side to reveal one leg, or a dark colored mini skirt.
- Wide black belt with gold buckle
- Red bandana, folded and wrapped around head over the forehead, and tied at the side.
- High black boots
- Red striped fabric or triangle scarf tied around waste and over the hips.
- Black ribbon choker worn as a necklace, or a necklace of several gold chains.
- Hoop earrings
- Other touches: Eye patch; a toy or cardboard sword.
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Teen Boy
OK me Buckoo, run up the Jolly Roger!
- Vertical striped pajama bottoms, dark colored or red sweat pants, or black pants with legs rolled inside and held with elastic to look like knickers
- White collared shirt, worn unbuttoned at the top, or a white sweatshirt with 4" cut at neckline in the center front.
- Dark colored or leather vest
- Wide black belt with gold square buckle worn over vest
- High dark colored boots
- Red bandana or rolled fabric wrapped around head over forehead, and tied at the side.
- A hook can be made using a large styrofoam, or paper cup (an oat meal can also works), with a slit cut in the bottom; cut a hook out of a piece of cardboard, cover it with aluminum foil, and pulled through the slit.
- Finish the look with a pirate hat, eye patch, mustache and goatee, sword, and one earring (optional)
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Teen Girl
Come aboard lass, and fetch me spyglass!
- Mid-calf length black skirt with the bottom cut jagged, or dark short skirt
- Peasant blouse with full sleeves (Check a thrift store.)
- Black vest with a laced front, if possible
- Black tights
- Black boots
- Red or red striped triangle scarf or fabric wrapped around hips and tied at the side.
- Black ribbon choker worn around neck as a necklace.
- Hoop earrings
- Eye patch and toy/cardboard sword
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Child Boy
So, ye want to be a Pirate do ya!
- Vertically striped pajama bottoms or black pants hiked up with elastic to look like knickers
- White collared shirt, worn unbuttoned at the top, or white sweatshirt with a 3 inch cut at center front neckline.
- Dark colored or leather vest
- Wide black belt with gold square buckle worn over vest
- High dark colored boots, or attach a square cardboard buckle covered in aluminum foil to the top front of black shoes.
- Red bandana or rolled fabric wrapped around head over forehead, and tied at the side.
- Red/white horizontally striped socks, worn if black/dark pants are used
- Finish the look with an eye patch, a pirate hat with skull and crossbones, mustache and goatee, and a plastic sword (optional)
- A hook can be made using a large styrofoam, or paper cup, with a slit cut in the bottom; cut a hook out of a piece of cardboard, cover it with aluminum foil, and pulled through the slit.
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Child Girl
A young lassie melts me black harrt!
- Black skirt
- Peasant blouse with full sleeves (May be able to find at a thrift store.)
- Black/dark colored vest
- Black tights
- High black/dark boots
- Wide black belt with gold buckle worn over vest
- Red or red striped triangle scarf or fabric wrapped around hips, over the skirt, and tied at the side
- Hoop earrings
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Toddler
Blimey! Look what's climbing me gangplank!
- Vertically striped or pajama bottoms
- White, collared shirt
- Black/dark vest
- Wide, black/dark belt with gold buckle worn over vest or shirt
- Black/dark boots/shoes
- Red bandana/fabric wrapped around head over forehead, and tied on the side
- Painted goatee and mustache (optional)
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Baby
Arrrrr! Yar place is on the poop deck!
- Red bandana wrapped around head over forehead, and tied on the side
- Painted goatee and mustache
- Red (or red striped) sleeper pajamas
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