August 28th, 2010
Today’s great love of the pirate costume derived from the notoriety of the pirates. Pirates loved to attack other ships on the high seas. But many had special jobs to carry out on board their own vessels. Listed below are a few of these tasks.
The captain clearly was in control of his unruly crew. The best way for him to keep his authority was to be far more frightening than anyone of lesser rank. He had to be quite different from the rest of the crew, because life at sea was tough enough without an inexperienced captain making it worse. He was chosen as a head of this rogue’s democracy and would have already gained respect for his leadership and navigation abilities. He would also be level-headed under pressure with crew members in the midst of battles at sea.
The navigator studied the sea charts to guide the ship on its adventures. As such, he was probably the smartest person on board.
Deck scrubbers had to clean up all sorts of mess. That included salty sea water, pirate spit and blood from previous battles.
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August 21st, 2010
Pirates are people who attack and steal from people on the high seas.They are not only desperate thieves but cruel murderers. In ancient history, Greek pirates used to attack ship sin the Mediterranean Sea more than 2,000 years ago. And 1,000 years ago pirates from Norway called Vikings, performed similar actions in the North Sea.
The ones history recalls the most recently lived in the 1600’s and 1700’s.
The Corsair pirate costume was distinctly Arabic in nature with a turban and broad waist band and baggy pants, similar to the thief of Baghdad. They whipped their slaves who rowed their ships.
In 95 BC Caesar himself was captured by pirates from Turkey and held for ransom until the ancient Romans paid up.Privateers lived in the 16th century and were sent by their respective governments to steal from enemy ships when they were are war.Le Clerc a well known privateer, had a wooden leg and became knows as Jambe de Bois meaning wooden leg.
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June 1st, 2010
We all love scary movies and horror film costumes are a fantastic way to dress up for Halloween. Everyone has their favourite horror movie and you can dress up as a character from your own favourite. Whether you are a Zombie freak, a Frankenstein fanatic or fan of Dracula, there are some great and unique movie themed Halloween costumes to choose from. We tend to think of the “baddies” as being male characters, but there are also plenty of wicked female characters featured in horror films and which are great for women’s fancy dress.
You could dress up as the mysterious and creepy Morticia Addams of the Addams family. You can wear a skin-tight black hobble gown with “tentacles” at the bottom. Add blood red lipstick, the palest make-up you can find, thick black eyeliner and a long black wig and you will look the part of the famous wife of Gomez. The Addams family is surely one of the most famous and notorious fictional families ever. They are strange, rich and eccentric, delighting in all things macabre.
Another great female Halloween costume to choose is Catwoman. Black vinyl cat suits are available in the shops or you can order one off the web and you can find accessories such as matching black masks, belts and gloves. You can even buy yellow cat’s eyes contact lenses, which work brilliantly with feline costumes and also add a cat-like twist to a Batwoman or witch costume. Catwoman is a super villainess that everyone loves to hate. She is a main character in the Batman series of movies and starred in a spin-off series of her own. There is another version of Catwoman’s outfit, consisting of a skintight purple catsuit, although this can be difficult to get hold of, as it was more popular in the 1990s. The costume was subsequently changed to a black PVC catsuit when Michelle Pfeiffer took over the role of Catwoman.
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