The New Year's carnival is good because it reigns with an atmosphere of jokes, fun, and practical jokes. Witches and sorceresses do not inspire fear, pirates invite you to dance the fervent "Apple", the Snow Queen does not threaten to freeze someone, and hares and wolves together dance around a discharged Christmas tree!
Getting ready for the matinee
The pirate costume is perhaps one of the most popular among both boys and girls, from the garden age to the average teenage. With a minimum of required funds, it provides ample opportunities for your imagination. And you can do this outfit with your child! What is offered in this article is just one option out of a huge variety of possibilities. Imagine and dare!
So what do we need? Firstly, a vest. Of course, it is difficult to find a real marine, and even a suitable size. No problem. You can make a pirate costume if you buy a striped shirt, turtleneck, t-shirt. The color of the stripes can be different: white and black, white and blue, black and red ... There is no need to follow traditions, the main thing is to preserve the style itself. All this can be easily found on any clothing market, or maybe even in your child’s wardrobe. On the vest, wash several picturesque patches - this will give the future a highlight as well. And if instead of a vest you use a silk blouse or a shirt of bright colors - red, yellow - your pirate costume will acquire a dandy shade in the spirit of Jack Sparrow!
Secondly, a vest. Its color depends on the color of the previous costume item. Material - shiny, for example, silk. Red, black, dark blue - if there is something, then use it, most importantly, so that it does not merge with a shirt or vest. To make sure that this is a pirate costume, you can make a traditional print on your back - skull and crossbones. If you do not feel sorry for the vest, apply the picture with silver paint. But it’s easier to draw contours and sheathe them with a Christmas tree rain or to paste over with shiny confetti. Small matching emblems can also be placed on the front lapels.
Thirdly, the pirate's carnival costume is complemented by such details as a wide leather belt, with rivets and a large buckle, and maybe a piece of fabric, preferably bright red, which should be wrapped around the waist. A neckerchief is also suitable - also bright, stylish. You can tie your head with a bandana. Put a couple of pistols in your belt (borrow from acquaintances who have children, or even look among your old stocks) and a dagger cut out of cardboard or plywood and, accordingly, painted.
Next, the pants. If the suit is for a girl, then tight-fitting breeches or leggings, jeans cut to the middle of the calf will do. You can also put pirate signs on them, laying them out of the glitter of confetti, or you can just tear the fabric in some places. By the way, holes on jeans are a special decorative element, and many things are sold in this form. With tight pants, girls can wear blouses, shirts or vests. Another option - trousers, flared down or with frills, shuttlecocks (wash them yourself). Girls can replace their pants with short
black skirts on a yoke with ruffles, pleated, or straight jeans. It will turn out fresh, original, stylish.
New Year's pirate costume looks good with boots, boots. In their absence, any ankle boots and boots are suitable.
Accessories
And now we will complete our warlike image with details that emphasize that the costume is still festive. Insert a large clip imitating silver or gold into your ear. On my fingers are several rings from my mother’s jewelry. It’s great if there is a large chain of “gold” or “silver”, also from my mother’s jewelry stores. And a blindfold - you can buy it in a store in the gift department or make it yourself. On the cheek, with shadows and cosmetic pencils, draw an anchor, over the lips - snatchy tendrils. And your wonderful gentleman of marine fortune is ready to plow the expanses of the New Year's holiday!