Great Adult Pirate Costumes Ideas

If you are attending a Halloween party, a bachelor’s party, a Book Day party, or any other party that calls for creative costumes, you will never go wrong with pirate costumes. When buying pants, black is the best color, but the choice should revolve around the rest of your outfit. The best pants for both men and women are tight pants. If you are not into tight pants or you do not have the body for them, you could wear baggy cut-offs (with the cut-offs just below the knees). You could cut uneven or zigzag patterns to give the pants an aged feel. If you opt for a skirt, go for a short, sexy skirt or one in a long peasant-style. As is the case with pants, you can make the skirt feel tattered and old by cutting an uneven or zigzag pattern.

Go for a long-sleeved ‘blousy’ shirt (like that worn by Captain Jack Sparrow) or for a peasant style shirt. The shirt should be baggy and it should have large scuffs or ruffles. The vest could be black or red and it could have vertical stripes. Ensure that the vest has a tattered and aged look. You should complement pirate costumes with such accessories as a hooked hand, big black (or brown) boots, a wide sash or belt (which goes well with tight pants), a pirate hat, and a sword (go for a plastic sword for safety reasons). You could also wear hoop earrings, skull-and-crossbones or skull jewelry, a black or dark brown wig, and beads.

You could get great ideas for pirate costumes from movies and TV. Popular male pirates include Captain Jack Sparrow and Long John Silver and popular female pirates include Mary Read, Grace O’Malley, and Anne Bonney. Some were real pirates while others are make-believe characters. You could also go online for pirate costume ideas. There are websites that are dedicated to costumes that you could visit. Going online is advantageous in that you get to choose from a lot more options, meaning you are likely to get exactly what you want, you get low prices, and you get to shop anonymously and conveniently.