Sep 05
2008How To Design Your Own Pirate Halloween Costume
Filed Under (Holidays) by Phil Sikes on 05-09-2008
Tagged Under : Holidays
Whether it is for you or one of your children, making a personalized pirate costume for Halloween does not have to be a long or difficult process at all. In fact, in can be quite enjoyable. The most important thing you will need is a good imagination. The majority of the actual materials you will need are probably lying around your home already, just waiting to be used. And whatever odds and ends you need that are not in the house will be easy to find and cheap to buy. Keep reading to find some great ideas about how to make a great outfit modeled after whichever famous pirate you choose, be it Jack Sparrow, Black Beard, or Long John Silver.
The basic pieces of this pirate Halloween costume are a pair of old black pants that are of no use any longer, and a colorful blouse, preferably gold or red (something flashy). The pants we’ll be cutting a bit, sort of making the bottoms shorter as well as fringing them up a tad. A colorful scarf can serve as a belt that any self-respecting high seas marauder would be proud of!
The blouse that you will need can probably be found somewhere in your closet. Find an old one that is shiny. It should also be a little too big for the person who will be wearing the costume since they will need to be able to move around freely.
Your pirate will automatically get promoted to captain if you add a hat to the costume. Making your own pirate hat is not a difficult thing to do. You can make one out of felt and cardboard. Adding a red bandana to the costume will make your pirate exceptionally authentic.
You can also fashion a hook for a hand with cardboard and some craft paints, and you can also come up with various weaponry this way. Be careful to make your broadswords non-lethal. Tin foil over stiff cardboard should do the trick nicely with a few added painted touches.
All of the best pirates were obsessed with gold and treasure, so yours should be too. That means that you should wear some big, gaudy, gold costume jewelry, which is easy to find at local thrift stores. An earring will also give your pirate costume an authentic feel.
An eye patch is easily fashioned with some elastic and black material, and a little face makeup can add some dramatic touches as well. Perhaps blacking out a tooth or a black beard is called for. You can even add a fake bird toy your outfit if you happen to have one around. Be sure and affix the bird securely to the shoulder.
Coming up with a fantastic pirate Halloween costume doesn’t have to be time-consuming or expensive. Scour your closets and you’ll find most of what you need, with the rest available for only a few dollars.
