Pirate costume ideas on an almost non-existent budget?
I know its a bit early to be starting to think about Halloween costumes, but since I pretty much don’t have any money to spend on my costumes it takes a good amount of time to decide what I can through together.
This year I want to be a pirate. I have this pair of red pajama pants they have a little string thing, but I can always tuck that underneath. I’ve got a stud belt that I figured I’d wear sort of sideways if I can (pants have no loops, dunno what I’ll be capable of doing yet) and put a chain of somesort on it. Probably a plain black t-shirt and I dunno what to wear around my neck, and of course I’d have to buy a pirate hat. I kind of am thinking of maybe buying a black skirt to go over the pants but I’m not sure. I only have sneakers and I can’t buy like pirate boots lol.
I know that sounds really bad right now, so can you guys give me some suggestions on improving this costume idea? I’m older so I need to make it look like a actually put some effort into my costume so I don’t piss people off that I’m still out trick or treating at 17
Thanks ![]()
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If you need a cheap pirate costume then check this http://www.halloweengirls.net/pirate-halloween-costumes it starts at $22 and looks pretty cool.
You will probably hear this a lot but you should check out salvation army and goodwill. Love those places! Since you cant get the boots maybe just go barefoot and wrap your feet in flesh tone athletic bandages since walking around all night can be really unforgiving on the feet! Also you can tear and rip the clothing to make it seem a bit more detailed. Fabric paint can be used to add some details such as skulls and can be found for around a dollar at walmart. Try out some halloween makeup too! You can find special effects makeup with grease paint in cheap sets at halloween stores. A good bleeding wound makes anything fun!
Best of luck!
For accessories you can go to the dollar store they usually sell pirate accessories around Halloween time. Including hats.