I need help with a "homemade" pirate costume

[MainStMandy]

I am going to a renaissance festival this weekend and it's PIRATE weekend! My mom and brother and I are going to dress up.

I don't want to spend a fortune and I don't want to buy a premade costume.

I am going to the mall and a costume store (for accessories).

Any ideas on what I can buy to kinda of piece this together myself? I may have a skirt I can use....

What shoes though?

 

[lecach]

I made my son a homemade pirate costume for Halloween without a pattern. I got red and white striped fabric from Walmart and stiched up some loose pants and then cut the bottom of them in a ragged design. You could make a skirt with the same type fabric and cut.

He wore a white tshirt and I made a vest out of black suedelike fabric. You could tie a head scarf on with scraps of the fabric.

 

[sdarwkcabemanmy]

For shoes, I would go to a thrift store or the Salvation Army store and see if they have those high-topped leather boots that were fairly popular back in the 80's.

Or big stompy boots, either one.

Too bad you don't live closer or I'd lend you the bodice from my pirate costume. I handmade the chemise, skirt and apron and got the bodice at a garage sale for a song. All I had to do was alter it slightly so it would fit properly (and I could breathe).

 

[MainStMandy]

For shoes, I would go to a thrift store or the Salvation Army store and see if they have those high-topped leather boots that were fairly popular back in the 80's.

Or big stompy boots, either one.

Too bad you don't live closer or I'd lend you the bodice from my pirate costume. I handmade the chemise, skirt and apron and got the bodice at a garage sale for a song. All I had to do was alter it slightly so it would fit properly (and I could breathe).

Lol yea too bad...I didn't know we were going Pirate weekend or I would have been more prepared.

Thanks though

 

[marlynnp]

We made ours for the pirate & princess party.

Husband and I both got white dress shirts a size or two too big. I cut off the collars and cuffs and sewed the edges under - made the sleeves about mid-forearm length. Then I had a few yards of some dark red silk so I cut strips about 7 or 8 inches wide and we wrapped those around our waists. I wore a pair of wide tan capris and my husband wore a pair of dark brown knits pants (from the Walmart ladies dept - he's such a trooper, lol). Did basically the same for my daughter but she had a pair of brown gaucho pants.

We looked better than the people in the store bought cheapo costumes and spent less money!

oh, and don't forget black eyeliner for everyone!

 

[sdarwkcabemanmy]

Check around and see if your local dollar stores (or heck even WalMart) might have some big, gold-looking hoop earrings. I know one of our local HobbyLobby's already has Halloween stuff out, so check out the craft stores and see if you could pick up maybe a hat too.

 

[MainStMandy]

Check around and see if your local dollar stores (or heck even WalMart) might have some big, gold-looking hoop earrings. I know one of our local HobbyLobby's already has Halloween stuff out, so check out the craft stores and see if you could pick up maybe a hat too.

Lol jewelry is not a problem..i got that covered. We are going shopping tonight to see what we can piece together.

 

[MainStMandy]

We made ours for the pirate & princess party.

Husband and I both got white dress shirts a size or two too big. I cut off the collars and cuffs and sewed the edges under - made the sleeves about mid-forearm length. Then I had a few yards of some dark red silk so I cut strips about 7 or 8 inches wide and we wrapped those around our waists. I wore a pair of wide tan capris and my husband wore a pair of dark brown knits pants (from the Walmart ladies dept - he's such a trooper, lol). Did basically the same for my daughter but she had a pair of brown gaucho pants.

We looked better than the people in the store bought cheapo costumes and spent less money!

oh, and don't forget black eyeliner for everyone!

Wow that sounds great!

 

[kangareaux]

Just wanted to add that our goodwill has TONS of vests. I used one from there last year for a piirate costume. Paired it with a couple of long skirts. A black *flowy* gauze like shirt. (The vest covered all the important parts and it was in the summer, so the gauzy fabric worked great!) I had ankle boots which I took off after a few mnutes cause the aprty was at my house. So technically I was a barefoot pirate.