taeja71 said:
Blackunicorn, or any other costume officianatos, is there a difference between the Renn. and POTC era costumes? I did some costume surfing on Ebay and the www and am wondering how different/similar these two period costumes are. Logan, do you know?
Here's the most current pirate costume thread from the cruise forum.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1062839
You know, I would love to wear that red dress costume from the POTC ride. She's the one being auctioned off while the others are crying. That would be a fun dress and hat to wear.
Where is every one? Are you all taking a vacation from posting?
LOL Don't ask me questions like this, I'm bound to talk until you want to cry. I'll try to keep my comments brief. Renaissance Festival costumes, when they're historically accurate, are about 200 years earlier than authentic costumes from the Golden Age of Piracy. However, the fashions for the lower classes (i.e. peasants) didn't tend to change as much as the fashions for the upper classes. So, you could probably get away with the same outfit for a Renaissance Festival (which usually depict the English renaissance) and a pirate festival (I think there are such things in Florida) if you're playing one of the lower classes. If you were playing someone rich, however, there's no way you could use the same costume for both. I love the red dress, too.
However, if I don't get my husband's frock coat started soon, there will be no time to make my own costume pieces, and you all will get to see some of my Ren Fest costume pieces--which is sad, because I don't have a bodice that I'm fond of right now. I did, however, get my tricorne the other weekend, and not a bad price. My husband got a leather tricorne for his birthday last year--it was the only thing he wanted, poor thing.
Logan--right now, my son is going to be wearing pieces from his Ren Fest costume closet. We have a (cheezy) pirate coat that I've offered to him, but he'd rather do his own thing. I had to forbid him to bring a scary skull mask, because he wanted to be a scary undead pirate. (I will *not* be the parent of the boy who makes all the younger kids cry.) If I get time, I'll make him something as a compromise, but I've got to admit, it's not looking good.
I have, so far, a couple of what I consider nice outfits, a skirt and a pair of velvet gaucho pants. Other than that, I'm going to pack normal clothes because we'll be at WDW after the cruise for another week. As for shoes, I intend to bring one pair of sneakers and one pair of
crocs for each family member. The crocs can be used as sandals, they're *excellent* on the beach, and I like ugly shoes. I *might* bring a nice pair of shoes, because my sneakers are so hideously plain, but I haven't got a clue what they would be right now.
my costume is going to be a put-together kind of thing, using different stuff to make it. Ive been looking since the year countdown to the cruise for some kind of cool ideas to add to mine. 
Good luck with your costume! 
Any suggestions would be great.
at work.
I go through periods where I need a Disney "fix" 
and other times when it's not so strong. With the cruise approaching, there are more times where I need the "fix" than not. We have a couple of weekend WDW trips planned so that will help but the anticipation is definitely building for the cruise. My only concern is for the weather. I don't really focus on it but it's always in the back of my mind that a hurricane could ruin everything. After the past few years where we've really felt the effects of what can happen, it's more "real" to me. For the most part though, I try to push those concerns away and enjoy the anticipation. 
Here's some pixie dust to keep those storms away!
I am off to volunteer at DD's school. 
