How To Make Or Buy A Captain Jack Sparrow Pirate Costume, Part 2

REFERENCE PHOTOS

If you want to get started on your POTC 3 costume, here's a sneak peak.

FOR SALE

Would-be pirates who don't have much money or time will be best served by simply buying Disney's officially licensed Jack Sparrow costume. This includes a shirt with attached vest, sash, belt, baldric (sword holder with integrated scabbard) and boot toppers. It comes in adult, teen and child sizes. A hat with attached bandana, beads and wig is available separately. POTC (Pirates of the Caribbean) costumes are selling out fast, so we'll list a number of different merchants:

Joker's Masquerade (UK)

If you're observant, you've already noticed that the Disney costume is lacking in many ways. For example, the vest doesn't have any buttons, the sash doesn't have any stripes, and the boot tops are too dark. If you find this unacceptable, you can replace certain pieces of the costume with better ones (which we'll tell you about further along in this tutorial), or you can buy a more accurate complete ensemble.

For those willing to spend whatever it takes to get a costume that even the most obsessive 'Pirates' fan will be unable to criticize, email Sithcamaro and see what he can do.

Other handmade Jack Sparrow costumes:

This Halloween season will be a busy one for professional costumers. If none of the seamstresses or tailors listed above can meet your needs, try these:

Jessamyn Reeves-Brown

The Mad Modiste

Karen Melville

MAKE YOUR OWN

The cheapest way to become Jack is to forget about the details. People will still know who you're supposed to be, and it's unlikely that you'll run into the "Jack police". You'll need:

Any white, long-sleeved shirt that can show a bit of chest
Any dark pants
Any vest (the longer, the better)
A bandana, scarf or fabric remnant with some red in it
A long sash or long piece of fabric
A belt to wear over the sash
Eye pencil to apply under and over each eye, then smear
A beard & mustache, or draw them on
Long hair or a wig
Boot tops or boots

If you'd like something closer to the real thing, Simplicity has a pattern that includes shirt, vest, sash, pants and coat:

Denver Fabrics

Simplicity

Habithat (UK)

For even greater authenticity, or to create the pieces not covered by the pattern (boots, hat, belt...), read on...

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