My Almost Completed Pirate Costume!

[Captain McAnen]

I've posted these photos over at KTTC but thought I'd go ahead and repost here as well.

This is my costume for my original pirate character, Captain McAnen. Originally I wanted to put together a Jack Sparrow costume but this was back in '06 when people were just starting to sell Jack Sparrow costume pieces of quality and it was gonna be a bit too pricey for me at the time. So I decided to go a different route, and 5 years and several hundred dollars later I have the finished result. The fun part is I have several different pieces that I can mix and match, and there's plenty of room for tinkering since I'm not trying to be accurate to a preexisting character. After several years of research I am currently in the outline phase of what will be my first novel (Book 1 of a planned trilogy) about the character.
The book will be a fun adventure unto itself, but for now I am having a ton of fun with the costume. It will change and evolve, but I had the sad realization a few weeks ago that short of a frock coat and a couple of rings I'd like to get the costume is essentially finished. Now there is only a bit of tweaking I can do here and there, but the original goal of creating the character's look is complete. This has lead me to go back to my original goal and build a Jack Sparrow costume as so many of you here have done, and I'm glad to have your guidance as I take on this challenge. I just purchased an emerald skull ring from ACME Brand that I am calling my first official piece in the journey to create a highly accurate DMC/AWE outfit!
Now on to the photos:

The "first pass" McAnen costume I put together for Halloween and Texas Renfest back in 2008. I still use the hat, sash, and breeches, but everything else has changed.


What we'll call the "second pass" as I started to rebuild and come up with the costume back in April.


And then there is the finished product last month. I have a new belt on the way that I am going to switch to, but here the costume is essentially complete.



One fun thing to do is give the character a couple of different looks (and since I'm writing a trilogy it makes since to me that there would be a few different versions of the costume) so I have this alternative version for when I want to change things up. As I tweak it here and there and add new pieces I will basically create various looks to represent different parts of the story. This is what I'm calling my Book 3 version of the costume.


And lastly, here's me clowning around with my first mate, Scurvy Steve. We're trying to get a little business going as pirate entertainers for parties and events. I did a birthday back in April which was a lot of fun and I made a bit of coin, so it seems like a reasonable enterprise and good excuse for having bought all this gear!

[Mojo Turbo]

looks great! - welcome aboard