With so many different costumes at DragonCon it’s hard to stand out from the crowd. There are many things to consider however, when choosing a costume and one of my main points is ease of use. It’s tough going to the bathroom in that Batman costume, so I chose a Pirate as one of my main costumes for CON. Having made that decision, I went about finding the best sites on the internet to build the perfect Pirate costume. Keep in mind that there are many types of pirates, including the famous to the infamous and, of course the swabby.

Building a pirate costume requires lots of choices and a good amount of time to complete. If your crafty with the sewing machine, you can make a lot of what you’ll need yourself. For those of us, myself included, who are tailor-challenged, then cobbling together a costume from bought items is the only way to go. You want to purchase stuff that will stand up to the rigors of CON*life, so make sure you shop around and get the highest quality for the best price. Also, many of the pirate type costume pants and coats DO NOT HAVE POCKETS, so you’ll want to get a belt bag or pouch to carry your stuff in.

Here is my collection of excellent sites that sell pirate gear. I have purchased items from many of these sellers and I can tell you, these are the best-of-the-best! If you have any links that you would like to share, email me at webtodd@hotmail.com and I’ll share them with the community.

http://www.sodhoppers.com/
http://www.pendragoncostumes.com/
http://www.armory.net/Clothing_Header.cfm/SectionId/clothing_men/start/25.htm
http://www.kristismart.com/index.php
http://www.twinrosesdesigns.com/index.html
http://www.caboots.com/
http://tobeapirate.com/
http://www.topnotchcostumes.com/index.html
http://tudorshoppe.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT
http://www.bestbuyswords.com/movieproducts.html
http://www.dearbloodymary.com/goth_products.html
http://majesticvelvets.com/index.html
http://stores.ebay.com/ALTERED-EGO-COSTUMES_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm
http://www.authenticwardrobe.com/Pirate/pirate.html
http://jas-townsend.com/index.php

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the links! (Please note that this was originally written in October of 2008. It is part of my article re-gentrification program bringing back my old articles from the static site so they don’t get lost in the shuffle.)