Tiger finally got to leave the port of Tampa to adventure north to Long Island to attend his niece's graduation in Nautical Engineering. Sorry I had to miss out of the last Cocoa Beach Pirate Fest.  Got to NYC garment district to plunder some brocade fabric n' metal shank buttons.  Went up to Connecticut to visit my mate Newport Jack, who show me Mystic Seaport to learn about wooden whaling ships.  We also voyaged to the Whydah Pirate Museum up in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts; which be crazy busy with families escaping the plague fer some fun.  It be great to get out fer some adventuring out in the New England seaside.

Hoist yar Colours! Burgundy be a deep reddish brown shade inspired by the wine from the French region called Burdeaux. This be arrr grand collection of pirate garb in the color burgundy, oxblood n' maroon. Next to black n' red, burgundy be the next most popular colour fer pyrates!

Burgundy be associated with higher class society n' signifies sophistication, ambition n' power. As you can see we have a boat load of pirate n' wench garb in burgundy to make a costume of all burgundy or with burgundy accents.

In 1695, the pirate ship Fancy, commanded by Capt Every, plundered the Indian Emperor Aurangzeb's ship, the Ganj-i-Sawai.  The pirates tortured the men n' raped the women while plundering tens of millions of dollars' worth of gold n' silver.  The English Kind William III put up a large bounty on their heads, which lead to the first worldwide manhunt.

Jim Bailey, a prison security analyst by trade, be a treasure hunter on the side.  In 2014, he discovered the first coin in Sweet Berry Farm in Middletown.  Research confirmed the Arabic coins was minted in 1693 in Yemen.  At that time no American colonists traveled tot he Middle East until decades later.  Since that time they have discovered 15 additional coins from the same era in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.  It proves that some of Every's men settled in the colonials, to escape capture.

https://apnews.com/article/ancient-coins-may-solve-mystery-1600s-pirate-f5a6151b74e0dcf96de585eab451f90c

What's Behind Me? with Jessica Alba on May 6, 2021 of The Tonight Show staring Jimmy Fallon, Season 8 Episode 137.  We were excited to receive an order from the Tonight Show for a pirate outfit.  We didn't have the burgundy waistcoat instock, so they ended ordering a horrible coat from someone else.  They didn't ask arrr help in coordinating the outfit, as we would of done better.  The phase was a Pirate Shampooing his hair with Nacho Cheese, which they got.

https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/whats-behind-me-with-jessica-alba/4357584

Hoist yar Colours!Brown be the color of earth, wood n' home.  During the 17th n' 18th century brown was the color of the masses, or working class. The word brown comes from the Mediterranean word for coffee. There be many hues of brown, like bronze, chocolate, taupe, n' walnut.  Brown is made by combining red, black n' yellow together n' be popular with the military, as was easy to keep clean. The color be associated with stability, warmth, n' honesty.

https://piratefashions.com/collections/brown-pirate-collection

Aye, aye I do spend a lot more effort on the inside of the building vs the outside. After 4 year at arrr new warehouse store, the front finally got a facelift.  After the wind battered the canvas top, the wasp ate away at the wooden guard railing and the sun faded the front banner.  So I put in a new steel guard rail, a metal awning, and made a new sign with arrr cnc machine.  

Last month I had a lovely couple come by who I got the chance to dress up as pirates.  I discovered that they be from a Caribbean island called Saint Martin, a half Dutch, half French island.  They just opened up a place called The Rusty Parrot.

They told me that arrived on the island 8 years n' imagined what life was like during the Golden Age.  Their goal originally was to build a Pirate Museum, but it evolved into a immersive multi-media experience that tells the story of Jack Rackham.  They be very brave souls opening up this venture during the black plague, so if ye be in the area, go board them!

The WWE contacted Pirate Fashions to dress up their two top stars as pirates.  Last year WrestleMania 36 got taken away from Tampa, due to the Black Plague.  Last minute they switched it to TV only show from Orlando.  WrestleMania 37 was suppose to be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, but California wasn't allowing for any large public events, so they switch it to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.  The WWE built a second pirate ship in the Tampa Stadium.  The day before they call us up to dress up their two host up as pirates.  Hulk Hogan n' Titus O'Neil both be large guys, but we had no trouble fitting them out from arrr large selection, as we have fitted out Tampa Bay Football Players as well.

On night two of WrestleMaina, Hulk n' Titus open the show wearing are garb. It was great seeing them in pirate outfit as it tied into the buccaneer theme. Hulk Hogan got booed while on stage, not because he dress like a pirate, but because some fans still dislike him for the racial comments he made on video in 2015, which got him kicked out of the WWE for 3 years. I guess there alway be a few that hate pirates.

Hoist yar Colours!

Yellow is associated with brightness, enlightenment n' the sun.  It also be the color of envy, disease n' quarantine.  Gold is the metal the the Spanish made dulboon coins that Pirate's loves so much.  We carry a boat load of Yellow, Saffron, Gold n' Bronze pirate & wench garb n' accessories. Historically, yellow was first made with Saffron dyes, n' it would take 1000 tiny Saffron flowers to product just one ounce of saffron dye.  This made it a luxury item n' popular in the royal courts. Ships used a lot of brass n' bronze because it didn't rust or corrode like steel n' iron.

View Gold Collection

Just finished watching the 6 episodes of Netflix's documentary, The Lost Pirate Kingdom.  It focuses on the port of Nassau and the famous pirate that surrounded it during the Golden Age of Pirates.  It was very much based on the book "Republic of Pirates" by Colin Woodard.  Of all the documentaries about piracy, this would be the best I have seen, it be longer and better predicted than any other.  It has great pacing, as you never get bored.  They have way more recreation vs expert commentary, which is the reverse of most documentaries, as Netflix's has a bigger budget than most.  This is no Hollywood big hundred million dollar A list movie, but it be a good few nights entertainment.  The story is clear and the actors did a good performance.

The thing I didn't like the most the cheesy pirate ship, especially how the sails flap in the wind is very unrealistic.  It's good to see that use the smaller sloop, instead of just larger frigates and galleons. The didn't go into the ships, weapons or tactic used by pirates, because they focused on personalities and politics.  They used cheap Denix non-firing replica pistols instead of real black powder pistols. The first half of the series was great, but the second half as not so good as when they put computer graphics firework sprinklers in Blackbeard's beard instead of slow match. The tale of Blackbeard's Demise was pretty inaccurate.  I don't believe that Anne Bonny sleep with Hornigold or Teach.  Captain Vain's pirate coat had lapels didn't come in fashions for another 50 years - of course I am going to notice as I make pirate garb for a living.  They did repeat scene a few time was annoying. Lot of little deal they got wrong, but overall the major things they got mostly correct.