How to Dress As Adam Ant (Pirate/Highway Man Era)

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start with a shirt

   The style should be more 18th Century than modern day, with long sleeves and a ruffle collar and cuffs.
   
   Tuck the shirt into the trousers.
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   Step 2: which can be either black or white.

   Stitch gold piping down the length of the outside seam, imitating formal military dress.
   
   Or, you could try black leather trousers, or silver spandex, or wet look leggings. , These can be either lace up or pull on.
   
   Feel free to tie a gold scarf or ribbon around the top of one
   - RE the Stand And Deliver music video. , Wear one or two (if two, one can be studded).
   
   Tie square scarves to one side of the belt, in either red, white or black. , These can be very hard to find, and are usually expensive, but it is possible to get copies, or low quality versions from fancy dress, or second hand shops (Adam Ant's own "Prince Charming" jacket was on long term loan). , Wear one small, gold hooped earring, in the left ear, with a skull shaped charm hanging from it.
   
   Wear silver chains of various lengths around the neck, with crosses and skulls ect hanging from them. , Wear a fluffy white feather in the brim on the hat. , Wear a wide, baby blue plastic belt around your waist. ,, This is easy to replicate with a wash-in-wash-out hair dye, and a small size curling iron.
   
   You can get Adam Ant style wigs, but these are often horrible quality. ,, For the iconic Adam Ant look, use good quality, pure white face paint, to draw a stripe across your face, from the top of one cheekbone, across your nose, to the other.
   
   Use black eye liner to outline the eyes and no not smudge it.
   
   The line should be stark, right around with a slight flick at the inner and outer corners.
   
   Use the same eyeliner to draw lines, starting in the hollow between your cheekbone and jaw, and fading inwards to just above the mouth, on either side of your face.
   
   Optional
   - use a touch of purple eye shadow on your eyelids, and a little clear, or peach colored lip gloss.
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   Step 3: The trousers should be tight

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   Step 4: the most basic being black skinny jeans.

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   Step 5: For shoes

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   Step 6: preferably knee

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   Step 7: or thigh high black boots

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   Step 8: with a wide top

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   Step 9: with a flat heel.

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    Step 10: Wear wide

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    Step 11: leather belts

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    Step 12: with chunky gold or silver buckles - either square

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    Step 13: or possibly skull shaped.

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    Step 14: Try to find a formal military jacket

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    Step 15: the type with a lot of gold striping and epaulets

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    Step 16: either waist length

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    Step 17: or longer in the back.

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    Step 18: Wear a lot of jewelry

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    Step 19: big silver skull shaped rings

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    Step 20: for example.

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    Step 21: If you want to copy the "Stand and Deliver" outfit

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    Step 22: try to find a wide strapped white

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    Step 23: or peach colored waistcoat (the style is known as a Regency waistcoat)

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    Step 24: with embroidery

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    Step 25: along with a black tri-corn hat

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    Step 26: and plain black eye mask.

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    Step 27: To copy the "Prince Charming" music video

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    Step 28: button the shirt up to the top

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    Step 29: and tie a red

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    Step 30: white and green stripped scarf around your neck in a floppy bow

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    Step 31: which can be tucked into the jacket.

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    Step 32: Paint your nails either black

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    Step 33: or purple with a gold stripe down the center.

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    Step 34: Adam Ant has very dark hair

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    Step 35: which is naturally very curly.

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    Step 36: Use very thin red

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    Step 37: gold and green ribbon to create tiny plaits

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    Step 38: one hanging onto your forehead

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    Step 39: and several either side of your face.

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    Step 40: Get the right makeup.

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