How to Be a Pirate Girl
Wear a lot of bandanas!, Choose appropriate colors., Select a suitable fabric and design., Wear "gold" jewelry.
Step-by-Step Guide
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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? -
Step 2: Choose appropriate colors.
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Step 3: Select a suitable fabric and design.
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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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