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scarves, sashes ect: As mentioned above pirates and buccaneers loved bright colours and personal display. Nearly every pirate wore a waist sash of silk, taffeta or even just cotton or calico, red was the most common colour, and in the next century a red sash became the acknowledged badge of a pirate, but other colours were not uncommon, patterned and printed silk were widely used as well. Most pirates would also wear a brightly coloured neckercheif around their neck as well.
Jewellery. Many sailors at this time would have worn a single gold earring, but any other jewellery would have been rare, as any captured would have gone into the communal loot to be sold and divided up later.
Womens kit. Womens clothing in the Caribbean would be much the same as 1640s European clothing, but with adaptations for the heat. Much of the heavy woollen cloth would be replaced by lighter materials such as cotton or calico, striped cotton skirts were quite popular. Also any woman wearing male kit need not necessarily disguise herself as a man, as there were many instances of female pirates who wore breeches for convenience.
Wooden legs, eye patches, hooks etc: If you have any of these items, and they are well made and look the part then by all means use them. However for safety reasons we recommend that you do not wear more than one eye patch at a time, also if you are wearing a hook do not attempt to rub your eyes or else you could end up wearing an eye patch for real.
Parrots. We must insist that only totally authentic South American breeds of parrot may be used, definitely no Norwegian blues.
Accents. Unless you can do an authentic Robert Newton style mummerset accent, we suggest you stick to your normal way of speaking, however you could throw in a few nautical expressions such as: Avast there, Damn yer eyes, Damn'ee, Look'ee, Wi a curse, Shiver me timbers etc:

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