Anyone who has ever been to a fancy dress party will have seen people wearing pirates’ costumes. They have always been and will probably be for the future, a first choice fro party people. Just as you will always get the obligatory monsters, robots, clowns and vampires you will see people dressed up as swashbucklers. Some outfits have a timeless appeal.

Throughout the ages pirates’ costumes have held a certain romance about them. The buried treasure, the beautiful women (albeit usually kidnapped) and the exciting sword fights. If you are planning to go to a fancy dress party using this theme for your outfit then it is good to know that pirates costumes are not only instantly recognisable but are easily obtained from a wide variety of fancy dress companies. If you have at look on the internet then it will not take very long for you to find a great selection of pirates’ costumes. You can keep your attire relatively simple or you can really go to town with it.

Certain elements, however, are a msut when getting prepared; for example the hat or bandana (with or without a ‘Jolly Roger’) and the eye patch. If you use these as a starting point then you cannot go far wrong. There are, of course, other items of clothing that immediately come to mind with pirates’ costumes such as a black and white stripey top, a big leather belt with a huge buckle and leather boots. Waistcoats are worn in many films over the years.