It be the start of a new year n' the world largest pirate event.  So we have extended Tampa's largest pirate store from arrrrr traditional Fri to Sun hours.  We have expanded arrrrr parking lot, but it best to come down the back alley way to enter the shop. 

Avast lubbers, if ye had not been to Pirate Fashions store in Tampa fer a while, it has been update to double the amount of plunder that can be stored in the hull.  We had to do this to take care of the Gasparilla rush this year. Since opening last year, we have increase arrrr inventory by double in most departments.  So take a the Store Tour of the world's largest physical and on-line pirate store arrrrgh! We also knocked the building down next door, so we have 3 time more parking as well.

Pirate Fashions is be in its 6th year of operation.  When we started this website there be no shell phones looking at it, but now that a third of the traffic be on those magical devices, we have completed sunk the old website (GoLive) to dave jones locker.  This new responsive website (Shopify) automatically changes how it display based on the size of the viewing window.  

We will be adding lot of new features with time.  As with any major switch over there be bug n' mistakes, please sent us e-mail to notify us of any we have missed.

Tampa has welcome Pirate Fashions more in 2 months that St Augustine has in 4 years. Tampa Bay Times ran a half page article features on the front of the local section on Jan 12, 2013. The article by Susan Thurston "Retailers cash in on Pirate Mania" covered 3 different business, Pirate Fashions recieved first billing as well as a huge photo featuring Tiger Lee.

Two days before Gasparilla, Charley Belcher from Fox Channel 13 News, did a live newcast from the store. There be three 3 minute news interview segments on arrrrr website.

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This be arrrr 27th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Feb 2013. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

Opening Day be Dec 15, 2012. Hours of operation arrrr Friday, Saturday N' Sundays from 11am to 6pm. Other hours by appointment only. There be plent of free parking in the back.

Many a folk wonder why I be moving. It not because I not makin' any money. St Augustine has been the perfect place to move my business in 2008 from San Diego, CA to the East Coast. I transform my business from a mobile Dress Like a Pirate Photo Booth following the Pirate N' Renaissance Faire circuit on the Pacific Coast to a permanent full time store that sold pirate wares and takes pirate photos for the tourist market.

Avast all ye loyal readers of this fine newsletter. The rumours be true that Pirate Fashions be movin' the entire operations to Tampa, Florida in Dec.

In 2009 my store sat in a 300 sq foot mall space, in 2010 we moved into a 1200 sq foot 130 year old historical building. In 2011, we added a 1000 sq foot space fer pirate clothing and leather production. This year I attempted to purchase a 2400 sq foot historical building to combined both the retail store and production facility together. The 8 month in the making deal when to Dave Jones Locker. I had already given notice to move n' when I told them I be plannin' on staying, they told me they not be renewing the lease. So I be cursed.

I studied the charts n' figured out the best pyrating town in the New World be the home of the rich krewes of Gasparilla in Tampa Bay. I found a 4000 sq feet building on 1711 W. Kennedy Blvd near the University of Tampa, that I be in the process of converting to be the grandest pyrate store in the seven seas. I will be able to combined the store with the production facility to produce more custom pirate garb, accoutrements n' weapons.

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This be arrrr 25th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Dec 2012. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

Avast me harties, after a year n' a half in my new location, called the Cerveau House, a grand 130 year buildin' owned by the State of Florida as a Historical Property, on 26 Cuna Street, I have moved all my storage area n' residents 100 feet down the road to the Benet House, another historical property. This allowed me to expand my store by 30 percent with a TeeShirt N Costume Room as well as a Leather N Armoury Room.

I have done most of the work from refinishing the floors to making the cabinets n' fixtures myself. That's why this newsletter be a little late matie. So drop by my newly expanded store, I'm sure ye will find some booty to plunder before Halloween.

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This be arrrr 11th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Oct 2011. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.