Posts Tagged ‘pirate costume’
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
The latest on the most popular costumes for Halloween 2011
From across many retailers in the US pirate theme is very popular this season.Kids however have a slightly larger preference
with fairies and butterflies, and princesses being top of the list.
Grown ups usually pick the black-and-white costumes.
A new trend this time round with infants and toddlers are dinosaurs and lions furry outfits. Boys,on the other hand, prefer GI Joe and transformers.
Although women initially look for witch costumes, we are now seeing pirate costumes for both men and women being picked.
Zombies also seem to be a national trend according to one major survey.Usually such a trend is down to a new tv show and the hit series “The Walking Dead” could be the market driver.
Up to 2.5 million people have said they will wear zombie costumes this Halloween.
Nevertheless, previously established characters such as Captain Jack Sparrow in his various pirate costumes are perennially popular and we expect this to become more and more established, particularly as the styles associated continue to be re created with exciting interpretations appearing constantly on the retail scene.
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
As a parent you will know what it is like with your kids getting all excited about Halloween which is coming up soon. My way with my kids is just to let them dress up as the characters of their choice rather than me telling them what they are going to be. So my son has again chosen Star wars and my daughter a disney princess. Maybe you have heard of Lava Girl from the movie Shark boy. The trouble is I can’t find a Lava Girl costume anywhere. Except if I want to pay well over $100.
Anyway to help give you ideas I have formed a list of 5 different outfits for girls that are not run of the mill.
- Lava Girl . She has the power and strength to help all mankind. This one is going to require you to make the costume yourself, based on researching images on the internet.
- Anne of Green Gables. So here my idea is to seek characters from the world of literature. Again You dont necessarily find them in ordinary costumes shops, but can you images how much this costume could stand out at a party? You have them images from various dramatisations on t.v. All you have to do is put some pieces together to form the outfit.
- Hermione Grainger from Harry Potter– This one is more commercial because of the longevity of the film series. The outfit is stocked at Target and your local costume shop. Your daughter can become a smart witch for Halloween.
- Pirate costume–A forgotten character here is Elisabeth Swann from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. You could swap in a strong Pirate girl costume for the role. Or borrow from history and make your pirate Anne Bonny , a very real tough , female pirate from long ago.What a pleasant change to have a well known female pirate as opposed to Jack sparrow, who we never stop hearing about or seeing.
- Princess Leia of Star Wars – If your child is into Star Wars, take it on board fully. She could become a Jedi if she wants to.
Superhero – Perhaps it is time to revisit the characters we grew up with as kids ourselves. So lets leave the princesses behind for a moment and pick up these old comic books. You will remember Batwoman, Superwoman and Wonderwoman. Great characters from the past.
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Pirates News and Info
If you choose a career as a pirate you can do what you want when you want, and what’s more, no one is going to tell you not to do it !
You can dress up in a really striking and fearsome pirate costume, and go looking for vessels to plunder.
Only problem is if you get caught you might get hanged.
A couple of one liners for the pirates amongst you.
What do strong pirates eat fro dinner?
Mussels.
What do you call a happy, good looking and well-mannered pirate?
A total failure
An article in the Pirate Times
Harold Hooks a Huge Haddock
Harold the Moaner caught an enormous haddock fish, while he was dangling his hook out of the porthole of his cabin.
“I was trying a different from of fishing” he said.
Medical corner for pirates
The bad news is we removed your good leg in error.
The good news is your false leg is healing faster.
Letters corner
Last month i read your article about about how i lost my arm in a scuffle with a crocodile.
I am afraid it is such an old story that Long John Silver still had both his legs when it first was published.
Actually i lost it in a fight with a fairy called Tinkerbell.
Yours sincerely
Captain John Hook
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