Pirate Halloween Costumes - You Can't Go Wrong With These Costume Ideas

You could team the old cut off black trousers with a white shirt half tucked in with waistcoat over this if need be. Male pirate outfits would look good with stripey or white long socks and a pair of very pointy boots or shoes. If you have a bandana then use this but if not you can make one from an old piece of fabric.

There are more options if you are female. You could either wear the trousers outfit or you could go for something more feminine such as a dress or skirt and top. Whichever you pick ensure the bottom of the skirt is jagged or a handkerchief hemline for an older effect and you could also get away with a boned top.

The black paint or dark brown can be smeared around for an authentic pirate look. For adults you can adopt the same type of costume as for children, just use the same principles when it comes to finding old clothes to wear. If you don't have old clothes, all you would need to buy would be a pair of black cotton trousers, a baggy white shirt, a waistcoat is optional, most people have these in their wardrobes.

For adult women a costume could consist of a jagged edge or a skirt cut on the bias, in shiny red fabric or black if you prefer the all black look. A bustier type top would go with this or a well fitting vest top. For accessories you could improvise and see if you could find a toy stuffed parrot to sit on your shoulder!

Whichever type of pirate costumes you decide to wear you could have lots of fun designing it and making it. Lots of fabric shops will happily help with choosing and measuring how much fabric you need if you want to make you own skirt or entire outfit. Go to town on dressing it all up with eye patches and parrots and enjoy yourself!

About the author: David Lawson shares his ideas and recommendations about pirate costumes and other Halloween topics at Shop Compare Costumes. Check out his Halloween costume price comparison site for more about pirate Halloween costumes.