Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Fun! The History of the Pirate ( Costume)

Pirates  have been sailing the seven seas for time immemorial. Probably as long as there have been ships. As more than one classical scholar has joked...The first ship ever built was a merchant ship and the second ship ever built was a pirate ship. Ha Ha H...

OK moving on. 

Most of us aren't really into Classical Mediterranean, Greek or Roman Piracy. Snooooooze.

When I said, ...as a family we should dress up like pirates this year...

  No boring ol classical piracy for us, It's the "Golden Age" or nothin!    
           
If popular books...

 

T.V...
 

Black Sails: Starz. S'pretty good show, I didn't realize the F-word was used as a second language during the late 17th century

Movies...

 



 







 

Festivals...                                            

Fresno! Is there anything you can't do?!

This is my 248th Festival this Month

and Halloween costumes, are any indication of our love of all things pirate...and I think it is! Then yes, there is a definite attraction to the Golden Age of Piracy.

The "Pirate Costume" in all it's forms, can, and will vary from year to year depending on popular culture. But in it's core nucleus. "The Pirate Costume" In and of its self... has infinite possibilities. There's traditional Pirate, sexy Pirate, good Pirate, bad Pirate. The Captain, the crew, the captive, the wench, the Pirate King, the Pirate Queen. And on and on and on.

There are even Pirate costumes for kids, babies, dogs, and cats...Yes I know...kitties love Pirate costumes. They LOVE them! 









So Ladies lace up those bustles and head out to your favorite Halloween hangout. 
But remember when the clock strikes Midnight, 

and your with him...

 
But you think your with him...

It may be time to put down the rum and call it a night....Until next year, Happy Halloween everyone!