Avast: Pirate Chic Returns – And it Frightens Me

Posted on June 30th, 2009 in Commentary

2Avast: Pirate Chic Returns – BlackBook.

There’s a right way to do pirate fashion, and there’s a wrong way. Wanna guess which one Vivienne Westwood chose? The wrong way – definitely the wrong way. But now that I think on it, most ways I’ve seen on the runways have been the wrong way. Jean Paul Gaultier back in 2007 had a mixed bag, and Gwen Stefani with her Rich Girl video struck several high points, but most of the stuff out there has been sorely misguided – and that goes double for mens’ wear. Why, oh why does no one design awesome modern clothing for the heterosexual, non-demented guy pirate? The answer, of course, is that straight, sane guy pirates pay no attention to fashion whatsoever, and buy most of their modern clothing at yard sales and side-show gift shops.

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  1. WTF???

    Tad

    30 Jun 09 at 12:13 pm

  2. So- you’re sayin’ we won’t be seein’ ya in your tighty whities wi’ an eyepatch, anytime soon , there, Bilge?

    Gunpowder Gertie

    30 Jun 09 at 4:39 pm

  3. Eyepatch and tighty whities – never.

    Eyepatch and boxers – just a typical night in the hallway of the PyrateCon hotel.

    Bilge

    30 Jun 09 at 4:51 pm

  4. Why? Can some one please tell me why-oh-why?

    Nate

    30 Jun 09 at 6:23 pm

  5. Fresh from the “Cabin Boy” Collection. YEECH!

    Dave Nichols

    1 Jul 09 at 12:20 am

  6. Thats just plan wrong

    D.man

    1 Jul 09 at 4:47 am

  7. my god…. why? WHY?!

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

    Doglock Hawk

    1 Jul 09 at 12:20 pm

  8. Most of these pieces are actually pretty genius. Just needing to paired with more simple attire to bring out the pirate effect better. Why does no one design awesome modern clothing for the heterosexual, non-demented guy pirate? Simple. He doesn’t exist. Think about it…what is ‘non-demented’ about wanting to dress like a pirate? Its at the very least…a little crazy. And that’s okay. Accept it an move on. If you don’t like Westwood’s stuff that’s okay too. Besides, few people have the disposable income to be able to afford her genius creations anyway. And even fewer people have the balls to wear it, or the bodies for that matter. Cheers!

    Westwood's Bitch

    31 Jan 11 at 7:07 pm

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