Crowsnest "Cree" Pirate Crevatte and Head Wrap

Pirates were never known for their advanced taste in clothing; most fashion was dictated by chance of plunder more than aesthetics. Moreover, the sea air was notoriously corrosive to natural fibers, so that even the toughest leathers and linens were eventually given up to ruin. As a result, your average buccaneer often went barefoot on deck (for good footing), wore loose, button-up pants that came to just below the knee, and as many layers of linen or stout cotton as they could get against the cold. Captains favored the buckled, hard leather shoes and striped socks favored by nobility and often chose jabots over crevattes. Our pirate crevatte is adapted from the late seventeenth century in an Atlantic region legendary for its piracy: the Carribean.

No pirate would be caught dead without their crevatte. The crevatte has a curious and long reaching history as the de facto standard neckware for sailors around the world. It was worn as a basic scarf against cold weather drafts, was used as a handkerchief, and even ended up as a makeshift biggins to ward off the hot sun. We show it wrapping the head to keep all those dirty, lice-infested dreadlocks in place. Measuring 44 x 44 inches, it can hardly be called a crevatte, but can easily be wound into a longer necktie. Worn either way it is indispensible to a pirate and is available in your choice of color in 100% cotton.

Admittedly, the candy striped linen sash shown on our scalawag is more about style than authenticity. Only the hardest and least fortunate pirates would have resorted to keeping their clothing tied in such a sash. Most men favored a wide leather belt with a heavy leather baldric crossing the chest to hang guns and swords from. However stylized the sash may be, it is striking, and fits the dashing image of a swashbuckling pirate. The linen sash shown is available along with several other useful accessories to you at an additional cost.

*For 100% linen, contact us for prices and color availability.

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