Links

Here are some useful links which may not be listed elsewhere on this site.

Informational web sites

http://www.elizabethancostume.net Elizabethan Costuming: Quite a lot of information.

http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History Descriptions and photos of traditional costumes of many eras.

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/pirate-clothing.htm Information about actual pirate clothing.

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk Elizabethan Era. (Parent site for the site above.)

http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com Information about pirates, especially actual pirate clothing.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mission/real-pirates National Geographic: Information about real pirates.

http://www.wikipedia.org The on-line free encyclopedia. See my “Useful Sources of Information” page for a list of important pirate topics.

http://www.thepirateking.com Rob Ossian’s Pirate’s Cove: Pirate history, biographies, lyrics to pirate songs, knots, etc.

http://www.bonaventure.org.uk/ed/piratemythtory.htm Pirate Mythtory: The grey area where fiction meets fact, and romance meets history. Has a page about pirate clothing.

http://www.bonaventure.org.uk Bonaventure: Re-enacting Maritime History 1560-1660. (Parent site for the site above.)

http://www.hmsrichmond.org Information about clothing, vendors and some patterns.

http://www.cindyvallar.com/pirates.html Pirates and Privateers: The History of Maritime Piracy. Has articles about “Women and the Jolly Roger” and “Pirates and Their Clothes.”

http://www.osfcostumerentals.org Oregon Shakespeare Festival costume rentals: Many colorful photographs of period clothing and accessories.

http://thegoodwyfe.blogspot.com/2011/01/montero-cap.html A web page to improve the kit and clothes of a UK seventeenth century Civil War reenactment group. The montero cap is described and is available to order.

Clothing and accessory vendors (I do not recommend everything advertised by these vendors but I list them here because each site has at least some items that are of high quality and worthwhile.)

http://www.by-the-sword.com and http://www.bytheswordinc.com By The Sword: Medieval and Renaissance clothing, armor, etc. E.g. velvet pants, bucket-top boots, suede pouches, baldrics, frogs, sheathes.

http://www.mistythicket.com Misty Thicket Clothing: Hand-made period clothing and accessories from Celtic, Medieval and Renaissance Europe. E.g. poet shirt with ruffled jabot.

http://myworld.ebay.com/pauliepoos1 Jack Sparrow pirate (crewman) shirt. An excellent crewman shirt available in muslin and linen. Paulette makes minor customizations at no additional charge.

http://www.pirates-cave.com Pirates Cave (Netherlands): Captains’ coats and waistcoats.

http://www.ejoyce.com Joyce Trimming: Metal belt buckles.

http://www.berkeleyhat.com Berkeley Hat Company: Nearly all kinds of hats.

http://www.villagehatshop.com The Village Hat Shop: Hats, Caps and Berets. Nearly all kinds of hats.

http://www.pyrate.org Pyrate Trading Company: Standard felt tricorne hat.

http://www.ostrich.com Ostrich feathers. Expensive! Look at them on this site to see what is available and what they look like. Then buy them on eBay.

http://www.rei.com REI: Outdoor gear, equipment and clothing. E.g. wool socks, wool caps.

http://www.verymerryseamstress.com Frock coats, renaissance, medieval, Elizabethan and tudor clothing.

http://www.thequartermastergeneral.com 17th, 18th, 19th century clothing, 18th century Monmouth caps, buckles, patterns for sale.

Leather craft

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com Tandy Leather Factory

http://www.hidecrafter.com HideCrafter Leather Company: An alternate to Tandy.

http://www.eleathersupply.com eLeather Supply: An alternate to Tandy.

eBay

http://www.ebay.com On-line auction and shopping web site. If an item is available here, it is usually much less expensive than elsewhere. E.g. finger rings, ostrich feathers, bandanas.

Juggling props (e.g. juggling knives, which make impressive pirate scimitars)

http://www.dube.com

http://www.renegadejuggling.com

http://www.beard.co.uk

Theatrical makeup

http://www.fxsupply.com Special Effect Supply Corporation: makeup, prosthetics, facial hair, etc.

http://www.fxwarehouse.info FX Warehouse Inc.: makeup, prosthetics, facial hair, etc.

http://www.aradanicostumes.com Aradani Studios Costumes: Prosthetics and some makeup.

http://www.graftobian.com Graftobian Makeup Company: Makeup, tutorials, e.g. beard-laying.

http://www.kryolan.com Kryolan Professional Make-up: Makeup, accessories, special effects, etc.

Miscellaneous supplies

http://www.encoreonstage.com Encore Theatrical Supply

http://www.richardsartsandcrafts.com Richard’s Arts and Crafts: Sashes.

http://www.joann.com Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft

The Wig Factory (no web site), 3020 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, (415)282-4939

http://www.giantvintage.com Giant Vintage sunglasses.

Do it yourself tutorials

http://www.ehow.com Various tutorials in specific crafts, e.g. leather craft, prosthetic makeup.

http://www.wikihow.com Various tutorials in specific crafts, e.g. braiding hair.

Patterns (I am not certain of the quality of these)

http://www.hmsrichmond.org A few free patterns for sailor’s slops.

http://www.thequartermastergeneral.com Many 16th - 19th century patterns for sale.

http://www.yvettes.net/PirateCoatConstruction.html Yvette’s costume page: Justaucorps pattern and much information about men’s early eighteenth century ensemble.

Custom Work (if you want all or part of your costume made by a professional)

http://www.the-magic-wardrobe.com Magic Wardrobe: High end costumes, high quality, fine detail.

Costume Events

http://www.peers.org Period Events & Entertainments Re-creation Society (PEERS), S.F. Bay Area, CA.

http://www.gbacg.org Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (GBACG), S.F. Bay Area, CA.

http://www.norcalpiratefestival.com Northern California Pirate Festival, Vallejo, CA.

http://piratecon.info PirateCon.info: A long list of periodic pirate events.

Miscellaneous

http://jacksparrowcostuming.wikispaces.com If you feel that you must dress as Jack Sparrow, this web site is an excellent resource and seems to cover everything.