Cheap leather goods

[skots13]

Me Pop's a retired state trooper and i ended up with lots of his old stuff.

I found that a policemans duty belt works well for a pirate.

Look for your local uniform or police supply store. They sell used gun (duty) belts and other leather goods.

You can get a thick leather belt in black or brown that is about 4 inches wide for about $5.00.

Most come with a nice copper or silver buckle!

Another cheap way to go is head to yer local GoodWill Store (thrift store) and look in the dress racks.

Find a womens chemise (dress-like garment that hangs from the shoulder). Find the right size and with a little trimming and stitching.......Bang!

Ye gots a waist coat fer $2.00 and some change. I just made one.

I'll post a photo as soon as I figure out how!

[Zorg]

Ah,. the goodwill, source of most costuming, far as Im concerned.

Lowes (and probably others of the home improvement store types) is selling leather work belts up to 3 1/2 inches for between $9 and $16 bucks. They're really solidly made, riveted and stitched, very dark brown/black leather. Only concession to commercialism is a small cloth logo stitched to the back which I had off in two seconds with my swiss army knife.