On Adapting Styles

How you can dress like a pirate, or otherwise, without actually dressing as a pirate. This is currently in the ideation phase, and is unfinished.

Introduction

People dress lame these days, and it contributes to a less romantic and characterful world. But, one can't just go into work dressed as Blackbeard or the Fantastic Mr. Fox. So, I would like to explore what can be done.

What if I Did?

Suppose I really like pirates (I don't,) but suppose I did. If I walked into the office, casual formal-like, but with a tricorn, I would be rightfully scorned and ostracised. Now imagine the same but I go all the way, peg-leg and parrot, breeches and a sea-worthy jacket. It would be treated as an impressive commitment to the bit, but wouldn't be tolerated in the long-term. So, what can I do?

If I found out that all pirates actually wore button-up shirts with chinos, doing the same wouldn't make me feel like a pirate, because it's not about dressing the same as they did. This being the first principle, that replicating their outfit is not what we want to do. Instead, and this is the second principle, we find ways to incorporate that style. To do this we must cleverly extract the motifs and spirit of our targets.

Motifs

Black hat, peg-leg, sea-worn, naval

Spirit

Free, loose, sea-worthy, travelled, naval