Fun Facts about Historical Pirates
Posted by MRL on Jul 25th 2018
Pirate costumes are bold and fun, just as colorful as the historical pirates are portrayed in cinema and television. However, were buccaneers really that exciting? If you look at history, pirate life revolved around the R's - Raid, Ransack, Rob, Repeat. Not so cheery, eh? However, their lives were still full of adventure, which cannot be doubted. And these adventurous lives gave rise to many stories and legends. Let's try and separate some intere...
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Pirate Costumes: Fashion on high seas
Posted by MRL on Mar 30th 2016
Pirates and pirate costumes are both equally soaked in the romance of adventures on choppy waters and high seas. Pirate costumes play a huge part in bringing to life the drama and characters from some of the most classic pirate tales infested with treasures, escapades, treachery & double-crossing. Early maritime fashion (11th and 12th century) was actually quite vanilla and nothing much to write home about - simple shirts, pants, and shoes. A...
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