Posts Tagged ‘Female Pirates’

Women can charm with a sexy halloween costume

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Pirate costumes for women will often have very high leather boots which, when worn with something short, will guarantee to make you the centre of attention amongst the party’s male guests. The only thing about these types of boots is that they can be very expensive… Fortunately there are many fancy dress outlets that hire out pirate costumes as well as selling them.

So, as you can now see, to look sexy at a fancy dress costumes party, it is not necessary to dress up in a saucy nurse’s outfit (unless of course your boyfriend likes the idea of it…). Pirate costumes are a great way to look sexy and a little bit different to all of the other guests. You can be as demure or risque as you want to and still stand out from everyone else. After all, what fun would it be for a girl to dress up as just another French maid or sexy vampires?

This direction of approaching the market is so far away from our original female pirates who actually existed and lived an adventurous life plundering treasure and risking their lives in order to become rich. Today out standard of living is generally higher and so we no longer need to steal from merchant ships. Instead we buy low cost product from China and use that to satisfy our need for costumes and dressing up in our celebration of ancient customs.

Famous female pirates on the high seas

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Current depictions of history tell us men were the only pirates.Not so. The real story is that lady pirates also sailed the seas seeking treasure. So if you fancy recreating this forgotten past you could choose to wear a women’s pirate costume this halloween.

It is easy enough to recall past figures such as Long John Silver and Blackbeard. But we struggle to find a well know woman pirate. Although they practiced the same trade as men, it was trickier because they were not allowed to sail on pirate ships because the might arouse the passion of the male crew members, to put it politely.Life was also very tough on board and not like the gentle life usually associated with domesticated women of the time.

In fact studying the records you will discover 2 female pirate of standing.They were Ann Bonny and Mary Read.Ann was from Cork bonr in 1697 to a lawyer father. Her story took her from an american plantation where her father first took her. She later fell in love with a pirate called Jack Rackman while married to another man. But the appeal of adventure was too strong for her and she left with Jack to start her life as a pirate. She dressed as a man and learned to steal like a man. As time went by she met another woman called Mary Read. Marys mother had also dressed her as a boy so she could persuade the family to give them money. In this guise she acted as a boy servant to a wealthy family before truning to the high seas.She was captued by Jack Rackman however, and this is how she came to meet up with Ann Bonny.

Pirate costumes are exclusively based around the golden age of pirates. Much of the events of this time occurred in the Caribbean, the eastern coastlines of the American continents wher our 2 spiruted ladies live their lives. The pirates were usually British, Dutch and French. Victims were mostly Spanish galleons on thier way home form the new world with treasure. But any ship was game and the target was to relieve the crew of their ship rather than the cargo.

Think of these adventurous women when next you look at the fabulous pirate costumes and what romance and legend you are tapping into should you choose to dress up in the full regalia. For xample there is a waistcoat dress with its short skirt to which you could add long boots and a sword.

pirates fancy dress costumes and accessories

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Pirates have sailed our 7 seas for hundreds of years and through time their dress code has been adapted and used in our books,stories and films. No wonder children and adults alike are now borrowing the theme for their partries and celebrations.

Pirates offer us many choices of style for our parties. Foir exampler there is the evil Captin Hook or poerhaps Captain Jack Sparrow. Whatever you like you will find a range of sizes complete with cutlasses to make you outfit complete.

On the other hand you may be an outfit creator. Just get together some basics like baggy black clothing with red or purple beads from the toy store. Gather plenty of frills on the sleeves and big baggy trousers with a large buckle belt. Big buckles are in fashion just now and are perfect.

For footwear, long black leather boots are perfect. If you are willing, a long curly wig will make your outfit complete. Go for dreadlocks or long black hair. For female pirates choose instead, a gypsy skirt.

There are, of course, numerous obvious accessories that make the look that little more authentic. Add a bandana, an eye patch, a sword, jewellery and of course a pirate hat. If you want to go the whole mile then add thick black eyeliner, a parrot, a peg leg or fake tan, as pirates are usually portrayed as quite sun baked. All of this will add to your look and have you winning best costume in no time. Most costume shops will have an assortment of costumes and extra bits so it is easy to get hold of everything you need for the perfect pirates fancy dress.

Body language is as important as the clothes themselves. Develop the saunter and practice it. Speak in a Cornish accent and remember those phrases “Aye matey” and “ahoy” instead of hello. It all adds to the authenticity of your protrayal in your pirates fancy dress outfit.

You can easily pick up the lingo by watching films or searching the internet. You also have to obtain the mindset of a pirate. You need to act confident, arrogant and rebellious by speaking loudly as well as standing tall or you can lean more towards the intoxicated, less clever type, in which case you need to act a little clumsy and throw in some “yo ho ho’s”.

So for which ever fancy dress occasion you attend in your pirates fancy dress, remember to find an over the top costume with all the extras and practice how to walk, talk and act pirate.