Silkie McDonough Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 basically when justifying plunder... ...I saw, I liked, I bought it! Don't it look grand?
Fox Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Or how about my favourite petticoat breeches Pat? Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk
kass Posted March 13, 2006 Author Posted March 13, 2006 Ed, is your cocked hat straw? Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time!
JoshuaRed Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Oh boy LOTS of Jas. Townsend straw cocked hats on Blackbeard last night! Even Israel Hands had one.
Fox Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 That particular one is yes. I have three or four cocked hats. These days I tend not to wear cocked hats much at all except with my posh gear. Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk
JoshuaRed Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Wow so we have our very own genuine UK Posh Spice! 'cept you're clearly not as good lookin' as Ms. Victoria......
greenighs Posted March 14, 2006 Posted March 14, 2006 I think this topic should be moved to "I Stole it From a Drag Pirate"
Patrick Hand Posted March 14, 2006 Posted March 14, 2006 "I Stole it From a Drag Pirate" Nah.... that topic has already been done in Plunder with the thigh high size 13 sexy boots....... OK... I know that pink is a period color for men..... the post this morning was basicaly how many Pyrate reenactors would want to wear it..... ( I wanted to post something joking about pink being more correct than black.... but I'm still snickering about Foxe's pink slops....... ) Hopefully tomarrow morning I won't be posting such silly stuff.......... nah......
Silkie McDonough Posted March 14, 2006 Posted March 14, 2006 Patrick! Nil b'changin yer posts! Yer sense o'humor brightens my far t'long days! (M spendin' many hours alone not bein able t'work tees dayz)
Gentleman of Fortune Posted March 14, 2006 Posted March 14, 2006 Well.... i would think that pink would be more "period" than black.... I used to do enviromental work for the air force. The black paint they put on stealth aircraft is very expensive. It doesn't have to be black... I am not sure what the most stealthy color is, but I WISH it would have been pink... Can you imagine a pink stealth bomber?? GoF Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression!
hitman Posted March 14, 2006 Posted March 14, 2006 The origanal Have blue (F-117 prototype) was painted in pastel colors some that bordered on pink. Oh and some of the desert camo the Germans put on ME-109's was pinkish. Off topic I know but hey I know a little somethng about this time frame lol THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET
Barber-surgeon Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Reminds me of a line created for "Roll the Old Chariot Along..." that stopped the crew sing-along in it's tracks--especially the manly man who sang the line... "And some pink frilly curtains wouldn't do us any harm No, some pink frilly curtains wouldn't do us any harm Some pink frilly curtains wouldn't do us any harm And we'll all hang on behind....." Cheers! :angry: "Don't worry, it's not My Blood!"
Daniel Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Here's a small item of evidence I stumbled across regarding pirates stealing clothing. In Johnson's General History of the Pirates, Captain Anstis's crew is described plundering clothes. About the Middle of June, these Pyrates met with one Captain Marston, between Hispaniola and Jamaica, bound on a Voyage to New-York; from whom they took all the wearing Apparel they could find.
Gentleman of Fortune Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Interesting.... and thanks for posting the link to Johnson online! Too bad we can only speculate what clothes they took..... GoF Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression!
Rumba Rue Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Reminds me of a line created for "Roll the Old Chariot Along..." that stopped the crew sing-along in it's tracks--especially the manly man who sang the line... "And some pink frilly curtains wouldn't do us any harm No, some pink frilly curtains wouldn't do us any harm Some pink frilly curtains wouldn't do us any harm And we'll all hang on behind....." Cheers! I know the person who made up those lines....to the fact I actually made pink frilly curtians for the bar in PRP.
greenighs Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 Okay, back from the Baltimore Pirate Invasion, and I have to say, NOW I GET IT. I have never seen so many yards of crushed velvet, skull-print polyester blend, and uphulstory fabric in one place! The folks were GREAT and we had a blast, but I tell ya, there was more than one Elizabethan/Cavalier/Robin Hood impersonator there. Even found a mariachi pirate complete with accordian and parrot! A few goth cowboy sailors, I think, too. And a terrific, fun devil/faun pirate with skull beads in his beard, gotta find the pic ... Will post pics in the Raids section soon. But anyway, here I was all worried that my kit isn't authentic. I think I could have added a few yards of gold rickrack and fringe to my tricorn and blended into the crowd just fine. :) Had a blast, will definately go again!
JoshuaRed Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 and I have to say, NOW I GET IT. It's an enlightening experience, eh?
Patrick Hand Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 But anyway, here I was all worried that my kit isn't authentic. I think I could have added a few yards of gold rickrack and fringe to my tricorn and blended into the crowd just fine Now you can see the difference between “Hollywood” and “Authentic” Pyrates….. But you will also notice that both get along together……. So you can choose which one you wanna do….
Fairfax Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 The origanal Have blue (F-117 prototype) was painted in pastel colors some that bordered on pink. Oh and some of the desert camo the Germans put on ME-109's was pinkish. Off topic I know but hey I know a little somethng about this time frame lol The Land Rovers driven by SAS in the Mideast desert were pink. There was a very, very good reason for it, though I cannot remember it at the moment. Kass's Husband, who forgot his old username so he re-registered.
kass Posted March 28, 2006 Author Posted March 28, 2006 I think I remember why they were pink, darling. Apparently pink blends in better with the sand when viewed from a place above. So pink is a good colour for camophlage in the Sahara. Congrats, Greenighs, and welcome to the club! Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time!
Patrick Hand Posted March 29, 2006 Posted March 29, 2006 The Land Rovers driven by SAS in the Mideast desert were pink. There was a very, very good reason for it I think the reason they painted them pink was to cause the enemy to miss the target because they were laughing so much….
Daniel Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 But as for "fancy" clothing... I am not seeing it. I peeled off all the jackets clothes, pants, and breeches from the list, and here is what we get:1 coat (worn) 1 doublet (worn) 2 pairs breeches (worn) 2 Jasto Corps (justaucorps) 4 stuffe coats for men 2 stuffe vests for boys 2 boys' little coats 2 children's coats 2 scarlet parragon (double camlet) coats 2 children's parragon coats 1 boy's coat 5 coats and breeches for men 2 men's cloaks From Sea chests 1 demity waist coat 1 old shirt 1 coat 1 pair breeches 1 pair breeches, waistcoat and jacket 1 waistcoat and jacket more 6 men's coats 1 stuffe pair breeches and doublet 3 pairs cloth breeches 1 old doublet 1 pair fustian breeches Now I am not seeing anything here that shouts (or even whispers) fancy or middle class clothing. It all appears to be the day to day kinds of clothing that we would expects denizens of the late 17th century to have. I was reading Samuel Pepys' diary and stumbled across relevant evidence that those four double camlet coats were indeed rich clothing, possibly richer than the two justaucorps. This morning came home my fine Camlett cloak,1 with gold buttons, and a silk suit, which cost me much money, and I pray God to make me able to pay for it.- - Diary of Samuel Pepys, 1 July 1660. The annotation mentions that "Camlet was a mixed stuff of wool and silk. It was very expensive, and later Pepys gave 24l. for a suit. (See June 1st, 1664.) " 24 pounds wasn't chump change. At the very least, a pirate can justify wearing a rich camlet coat, though doubtless such wear would have been reserved for shore visits.
MadMike Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Plenty of GAOP clothing references in "A General History of the Pyrates", "Captured by Pirates", and Cordingly's book "Under the Black Flag"... Yours, Mike Try these for starters- "A General History of the Pyrates" edited by Manuel Schonhorn, "Captured by Pirates" by John Richard Stephens, and "The Buccaneers of America" by Alexander Exquemelin.
Patrick Hand Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 The part I'm wondering about..... I just "aquired (however)" a coat that is very fine...... really fine..... dang.... courtly...... Do I wear it..... Or Do I sell it..... If I showed up in a town in a coat "way above my means" don't you think the magistraites ( th' cops) would notice..... and want to "ask " me where I got it..... Dang... quick way to the gallows..... On the other hand.... I sell it... get the money in my pocket... (OK and then drink it all up...) But I live longer that way............. OK... alla that is pure speculation........ I can' prove any of it..... but I think I will go fer th' Rum........ my liver going out sounds a heck of a lot better than my neck getting longer (really quick )
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