Making a Personalized Pirate Costume for Halloween
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.
To start off with, you will need the two most basic pieces of any good pirate costume: a pair of old black pants and a bright colorful blouse that is flashy and attention getting. A gold or red blouse is usually your best bet. An interesting scarf will work well as a belt for your adventurous pirate. The black pants will eventually be cut off and fringed to match the character better.
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.
If your pirate is fortunate enough to be the captain of this heinous bunch of high seas bandits, then you’ll have to come up with a hat of some sort. Felt and cardboard can do wonders with a makeshift pirate’s hat, and if your pirate is simply a common cutthroat, then a flashy, (probably red) bandana will do just fine.
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.
Some other accessories that can truly liven up your pirate costume this Halloween are an eye patch and well applied face makeup. You might choose to give your pirate a black beard, a blacked out tooth, or a plastic bird attached 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.
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