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Santa Pirate (Boys)

So, we're thinking Christmas and we're thinking Pirate, so let's start at the top, with a festive red leather captain's tricorne hat! It'll be a bright red, with a very thin suede white fur trim. I'll put in code for an eyepatch too, though that's optional... if it's activated, though, it'll come in black leather, with a small crossbones on it, and the skull will be wearing a little Santa hat! Any Pirate Santa should have a great big white beard, of course, but I guess I can't make the outfit actually give a beard to anyone without, can I? Oh, but if you do have a beard, this'll make it bushy and white, just like Santa!

So, there's a high-collar short-cape, that fastens around the shoulders. It's water-proofed on the outer side, like a weather-breaker, but the inside is crimson velvet, crushed, with the same style of ultra-thin white fur trimming on the outer edges. Enough to give it a bit of a ruff, but nothing that'll look overboard. Under that, there's the main coat, which is Christmas red, and flat velvet too. It's got a simple upper cut, and you can wear it open or closed, down to the belt. If it's open, there's a simple white shirt with a ruffle front that you can wear open as well, if, you know, it's too hot, or you want to show off your chest... Anyway, ah, the coat has long sleeves, that end in large, nautical style turned-back cuffs, so that it doesn't get in the way of your hands or anything. The trim is white fur everywhere on the coat, but it's fluffier on the main body, and thinner on the extremities.

The belt at the middle is thick and black, with a great big square silver buckle on it and it breaks up the long stretch of fabric, because the coat goes down to the knees, right? Even if it's done up at the top, above the belt, it'll be open below the belt, by design - you can close it up all the way for cold weather and stuff, but you'll have to do it manually. Underneath, there's black trouser with don't hug too much, and lead into high-top black boots with silver trimming and buckles. They've got turn-down cuffs at the top, too, and it shows off the comfy white fur inner lining on them.

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Santa Pirate (Girls)

So, for girls, they should wear this one instead! It has the same hat and eye-patch design as the boys' one, but no beard stuff, obviously. The short cape is narrower and a bit shorter, too, so it's not really visible from the front, except where it fastens, and it only comes down to just below the shoulders, rather than halfway down the back.

Now for the changes... Rather than a full coat, we'll go for a dress that suggests it instead! The upper shoulder straps will be black, but they'll have a larger faux-collar that stands up around the neck, while the dress itself won't begin until quite low, creating the impression of bare shoulders even though they aren't. The false collar has to be black with silver trim, to break up the red and white, because that'll be the main part of the dress... So, the body of the dress will be red, with a flat-cut top that lets the wearer show off some cleavage, depending on how it fits. Flirty, but not saucy, you know? There'll be white ruffle trimming at the top, which links out to false sleeve cuffs, making white ruffled bands around the upper arms, but leaving the shoulders and the rest of the arms bare.

The red body of the dress can be broken up by having black for the cross ties, which go all the way from the top down to the waist. There should be white lining at the edges, and visible beneath the black ties, too, with some false silver buttoning on each side, about halfway out. That way it'll give the impression of a button coat, without being one, you know? The belt at the waist should be thinner that the male costume, but still highly visible, with a large square silver buckle too.

Below the belt, it fans out to a short dress with enough stiffness to keep shape and stand out a bit, without being rigid or anything. Make it... mid thigh length, I guess, with white a petticoat under layer and a black and silver lower hem. Should it be bare legs, or stockings... leave it bare legs, under the dress, then the wearer can put extra stockings on after if they want. That's a thing you can do, right? I think so. Anyway... Bare legs under the dress, down to the same black high boots, white lining with turn-down tops and silver buckles. There, done!