Plus Size Pirate Costumes
Pirates have always been a popular choice for Halloween costumes. But Johnny Depp and his Jack Sparrow interpretation in Pirates of the Caribbean have made them even more popular. And sexy too.
Keira Knightley was not the first woman to grace the film screen as a buccaneer. Geena Davis played swashbuckling pirate Morgan Adams in Cutthroat Island (1995).
My Favorite Buccaneer Movies
Want to add a few pirate movies to your library? Here are five classic films that are also my favorites for action, fun, and great characters. Watching a few pirate movies will help get you into character.
Chronological order:
- Nate and Hayes (1983)
- The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
- The Ice Pirates (1984)
- Cutthroat Island (1995)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Of all the female pirates I have seen, Geena Davis is my favorite.
Where to Find Costumes
Buy Costumes — They claim to be one of the largest costume providers on the internet. I do not doubt it. Read the sizing information carefully. Some “plus” sizes only fit a chest 42″to 44″ and a waist of 35″ to 38″ while others went up to 18 to 22. The prices vary from $25 to well over $100. They ship to the United States and Canada within a week. They have at least thirteen different styles of plus size women pirates costumes to choose from.
Costume Craze — Read sizing carefully. Some of their plus or “full” sizes are 12 to 14 and others are 16 to 24. The prices range from affordable to expensive, $30 to $140. They have a nice flat shipping rate in the U.S. but also ship to Canada and internationally. They have at least nine different styles of plus size women pirates costumes to choose from.
Your Pirate Name
Every pirate has to have a name. You can use this handy pirate name generator or you can make up your own pirate name by using an anagram of your real name.
Mine is Reewanu Doom!
The Best Filibuster Boots
In the fall, Torrid always has a great pair of boots that could be worn with a pirate costume and long after the costume is tucked away. There are usually three to five different styles to choose from. What you see above are past offerings. These are all under $70.
Shiver Me Timbers!
Take some time ou’ o’ yer busy schedule an’ sign me comment section. Ya lily livered scurvy cur!
But first sin’ a tune wi’ me, why dasn’t you:
Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
The mate was fixed by the bosun’s pike
The bosun brained with a marlinspike
And cookey’s throat was marked belike
It had been gripped by fingers ten;
And there they lay, all good dead men
Like break o’day in a boozing ken
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.