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[threadwalker]

I need a "cabin boy" outfit for a Saturday night tavern event having to do with pirates... suggestions?

What does a cabin boy wear?

Hair/hat suggestions?

And it's Wednesday - we leave Friday. I have tonight and tomorrow night to "make some magic".

Forecast: no sleep.

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[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

good info. I did some poking around at lunch. Looks like they were ragged-muffins wearing everyone else's cast offs. I think the tavern gathering is focus'd on 17th c, but as a cabin boy it looks like I don't need a coat or vest. Just pants, shirt, maybe something covering my hair, maybe a cloth belt.

tho.. I will be in a public establishment so I can't go barefoot. But I have some sandals that lace up.. they might be least offensive footwear I have. I doubt anyone else will notice.

And you have to realize... I'm probably the ONLY one who will put much effort beyond visiting a Halloween costume store. But I'm going to bang out a man's shirt out of 100% linen tonight. No one will care but me, but I'm my own biggest critic. Tomorrow night I'll do the finish work and make a pair of long, loose pants. Will i have the guts to fray the ends? or stain them? oh gawd.. the OCD will HATE me for staining the pants. I won't be able to "stain" the linen shirt .... I would cry... o man.. I suck at this "costume" thing... *sob* ... I may need to rethink the linen - if I'm going to rub gravy and dirt into it, maybe it needs to be muslin... (banging head on table)...