How to Be a Pirate Girl

Wear a lot of bandanas!, Choose appropriate colors., Select a suitable fabric and design., Wear "gold" jewelry.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Wear a lot of bandanas!

    Especially ones with skull and crossbones designs or red and black ones.

    When not wearing a bandana, make your hair a bit messy.

    You can also use an eye patch; get one at your local costume store. , White, ivory, beige, cream and tan peasant shirts are great for the look.

    Skull t-shirts are also great.

    Plain black, white or beige shirts with cut-off sleeves are a great addition to your wardrobe.

    Brightly colored long sleeve button ups are piratey.

    Just make sure they are loose, not stiff like a shirt a corporate executive might wear to the office.

    And make sure you leave all of it untucked but the very front, creating a sagging look (regardless of how it's finished) and unbutton the top few buttons. , Capris, capris, capris or large cotton harem pants.

    These are incredibly piratey if they have the right knicker-looking characteristics! Avoid denim and other recent additions in fabrics.

    Stick to hemp, cotton, wool and other natural fabrics.

    Keep them in brown and natural colors.

    It's a good idea to tear of the hem to make them look a bit more tough, but also keep them baggy, because they would have been real knickers, stolen from men.

    If you live in a cooler climate, you should probably wear long, flowing pants in the winter.

    Avoid short skirts.

    You could wear calf length skirts with harem pants and tall boots. , Costume jewelry is perfect for this--what would you have pilfered from another ship?
  2. Step 2: Choose appropriate colors.

  3. Step 3: Select a suitable fabric and design.

  4. Step 4: Wear "gold" jewelry.

Detailed Guide

Especially ones with skull and crossbones designs or red and black ones.

When not wearing a bandana, make your hair a bit messy.

You can also use an eye patch; get one at your local costume store. , White, ivory, beige, cream and tan peasant shirts are great for the look.

Skull t-shirts are also great.

Plain black, white or beige shirts with cut-off sleeves are a great addition to your wardrobe.

Brightly colored long sleeve button ups are piratey.

Just make sure they are loose, not stiff like a shirt a corporate executive might wear to the office.

And make sure you leave all of it untucked but the very front, creating a sagging look (regardless of how it's finished) and unbutton the top few buttons. , Capris, capris, capris or large cotton harem pants.

These are incredibly piratey if they have the right knicker-looking characteristics! Avoid denim and other recent additions in fabrics.

Stick to hemp, cotton, wool and other natural fabrics.

Keep them in brown and natural colors.

It's a good idea to tear of the hem to make them look a bit more tough, but also keep them baggy, because they would have been real knickers, stolen from men.

If you live in a cooler climate, you should probably wear long, flowing pants in the winter.

Avoid short skirts.

You could wear calf length skirts with harem pants and tall boots. , Costume jewelry is perfect for this--what would you have pilfered from another ship?

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