Pirate Fancy Dress Costume

There has certainly been a timeless appeal about pirates down the ages and they make great subjects for fancy dress whether male or female. If you're ever invited to any fancy dress event it's good to know you can get easy access to a variety of ready made Pirate fancy dress costumes.

Men are obviously not stuck to just one choice of Johnny Depp's camp pirate costume as Captain Jack Sparrow. There are other pirates you can imitate like the traditional pantomime Captain Hook style, complete with hook hand of course, or the sinister pirate from Peter Pan. For women the idea of the sexy pirate adds a new dimension and there are plenty of pirate fancy dress costumes with a risque flavour. If you'd rather be less provocative then the addition of a gypsy style skirt and head scarf or three cornered had still gives the look whilst being more 'family friendly'.

It is easy to get inspiration from the films and books but if you don't want to assume the role of a ready made pirate character then you may want to start from scratch and create your own. You can begin with baggy style clothes in bright red, purple, black or white then add boots and belt with large buckles. In this way you can get a unique pirate style. you cannot be Johnny Depp from Pirates of the Caribbean without his signature dread locks or his rustic hat. The same goes for Harry Potter. He would not look quite right without his wand and his coke bottle sized glasses.

Although it's kind of traditional, I wouldn't recommend the peg leg. It can get pretty uncomfortable and it's not that good for dancing the night away.

There is a large pool of typical pirate accessories available for Fancy dress pirate costumes suitable for any gender and age. You can add a parrot (not the real one though!) on the shoulder, a swash buckling sword or pistol (be careful if you take this on the bus to the party!), stick-on mustaches and the odd item of treasure in the pockets all for extra fun.

To pull it off at the party, you not only need a stylish Pirate costume but also need to talk the talk. A spot of "AAARR Jim Lad", "Yo ho ho" and greeting others with "Ahoy matey" is a good start. There's plenty of other traditional pirate lingo which can help you to get in the pirate character. Of course you'll need to adopt a piratical air too. A bit of friendly arrogance, a swagger in the walk and a voice that's just a little too loud to be polite would all mix in to the pot.

As the theme is so popular there are plenty of ready made fancy dress pirate costumes to be bought online at very small cost. Just make it loud and over the top and you'll be sure to be a hit at any fancy dress party.

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