Pirate Fashions — Local services in Tampa

I love this place 🤩😍! I've been following them online for years (I'm from Louisiana) through their website and their YouTube channel! I recently visited their physical location for an internship in their sewing department. This place is even better in person than online 🤩! The people are so friendly and inviting and very helpful! The service is top notch!

I also love how easy they make it to get into the pirate hobby. They have everything from affordable entry level garb all the way up to fancy garb for a formal pirate ball and anything in between! Not to mention all the accessories like baldrics and belts and props like steel swords, flintlock replicas, and even plastic swords and flintlocks 😊!

They have something for almost every level of pirate enthusiast! Are you just dipping your toe into the scene and don't have any cash? Just get a bandanna, and maybe a sash. Want to fully look the part without breaking the bank? Get yourself a shirt and a pair of pants/breeches/slops for a basic deckhand look! Ready to up you game a bit and look more like an officer? Get a vest/waistcoat/weskit! Ready to go all the way to captain status? Get yourself a coat and hat and maybe a baldric, sword and gun!

And that's just for the men; women have many options of corsets, blouses, skirts, dresses, and coats/jackets--and even pants, shirts, and vests for lasses who want to dress like a man, but still look feminine! Naturally women have the same entry level to super fancy options to choose from as well 😉!

The only issue I might have with the store is the lack of a super premium line; they have an affordable beginner line, and premium line that is certainly worth the price, but personally I'd love a super premium line made in linen with armhole gussets and other specifics from historical sewing patterns. This would fill a gap between super expensive hand-stitched historical garments and the machine-stitched offerings of this store. Currently, I'm not aware of such a beginner level of garb for historical reenactors/enthusiasts.

The other two lines, out of necessity, cater to modern sensibilities, but the option for more hardcore historical reenactors/enthusiasts would definitely be welcome, as well 😉. But if such specifics don't interest you, then you won't even notice the difference 😉! The other two lines are perfect for the overwhelming majority of customers 😁!

But this is not enough to dock even a partial star, in my book. Even if it were, everything else about this store, from the environment, to the service, to the wide variety of products, would bump them up past 5 stars to 6 or 7 stars 🤩!

My time there was so much fun that I simply cannot wait to return and, hopefully, work with them as an official member of...

If I could actually give negative stars, I would! I was really excited to buy a new pirate costume, and a new pirate costume for my husband. However, when I went to pirate fashions, I was greeted with what can only be described as some of the rudest customer service I’ve asked ever experienced in my entire life, I was insulted, and in all honesty, I would rather give my money to anyone else, besides this company ever. I find it hard to believe in the city of such as Tampa with beautiful history and amazing people who treat people kindly. The fact that this establishment is still in business baffles me. With service like this hopefully they won’t be around for Gasparilla next year. I would suggest that all krewes and everyone else look for other places to spend their hard earned money. Also to the woman at the door in the spirit of pretty woman, big mistake, and I do mean big mistake! I can happily take my money somewhere else, and I will. Not only will I take my money someplace else I would rather pay extra and have a custom costume built, then spend a dime in this establishment. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever actually been spoken to you so rudely when I was walking into a shop, it...

I’ve always been interested in getting a really good quality pirate outfit but all I could find was really cheesy Walmart quality stuff made of plastic that was designed for one-time use so I held off. Then I found Pirate Fashions. I placed more than seven orders for things ranging from clothes, boots, leather, accessories, a sword and a blunderbuss. Every single item was made of the highest quality material and their craftsmanship is incredible. Their stuff exceeded my expectations. I had no idea you could get “real stuff”. If you want quality clothes or gear that will last a lifetime get it from Pirate Fashions. Even their ornate custom made items ship within a couple of days. Their customer service is also awesome. Subject matter experts are very easy to reach quickly on the phone. Captain Morgan B. Fiszel from...