Pirates

[frualeydis]

emoni is turning 30 in January and is planning to have a pirate themed party (yes, she's such a youngster; heck - I feel very young when I hang out with my work mates, at forty you seem young and inexperienced).
Now I have to decide a) how much work to put in this project and b) what I'm going to put all that work in.
There are several options:

1. The obvious: late 17th/early 18th century clothing. We have none, but it would be fun to make. We could of course dress as sailors too, but I happen to like fancy clothing. Can be made with a local touch too, since we have a famous local privateer who turned very rich from his piratical endeavours, plus smuggling.
2. The cinematic: 18th century and frequent showing of underwear. Means a new outfit for hubby and new 18th century stays for me.
3. The boring: Vikings. Since we already have viking clothing this means little work.
4. The extremely obscure: To go as the archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim, Norway) and the mother-in-law of the danish nobleman and representative of the danish crown in Norway: Vincent Lunge; who both were accused of piracy on several occasions in the 1520s. This has the advantage that the clothing could be used in the SCA, but the disadvantage that we may not be easily recognizable as pirates. And of course I have no idea what archbishops in 16th century Norway wore when engaged in piracy. Nor elderly ladies.
5. The silly, yet historical: Spanish Pirates, as seen in the movie Elizabeth - I'm not sure if I want to wear a ship around me a whole party though.