Some costumes happen to do more than just dress a character. It tops up to become symbols. Cultural touchstones. And most ...

Fencing booty is the most underappreciated problem of historical pirate logistics. Myths and stories about “going on the account” (as high-seas piracy was known during its late–seventeenth- and ...

With his stylish clothes and powdered wig, Stede Bonnet (in a c. 1725 woodcut) stood out among the bearded, unkempt, ill-mannered pirates with whom he sailed. Corbis Stede Bonnet's career as the ...

Thrift stores such as Goodwill and Plato’s Closet are great places to start when looking for costume basics. For more unique ...

TAMPA, Fla. — For all everyone planning on taking over the streets of downtown Tampa for Gasparilla 2023, there is still time to pick up your pirate costumes and outfits before Jan. 28. Whether you ...

Sept. 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. According to The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex in Fayetteville, North Carolina's coast was a popular home for pirates and a frequent ...