Did you know sailor costumes for Halloween are always a good choice at this time of the year and never get old. They give a great alternative to the current themes which are made popular by box office movie hits or video games.

One of the advantages in steering clear of these is you will lessen your chances of turning up at a fancy dress party wearing the same outfit as someone else. It’s almost a deflating feeling after the hard work you put in leading up to the occasion to see someone else stealing your thunder.

The choices are numerous and for the guys, simple sailor outfits are not as intimidating as something which comes with the full “bells and whistles.” Is it true most guys like to dress up in a no fuss manner? Well, the nautical theme will be just perfect.

The ladies probably have a little more choice from the plain outfit to something a little more sexy. And there are no shortage of sexy sailor outfits for ladies at Halloween.

Halloween Sailor Costumes

When heading to a Halloween costume party as a group the most attractive ideas revolve around going as a collective theme. The sailor costumes for Halloween provide the opportunity to achieve this.

For example, think of the most famous sailor who ever lived who was surrounded by some unusual characters. We’re suggesting someone like Popeye the sailor man. As a group, you can have a lot of fun with this theme.

Popeye’s uniform was not complicated. You need a white shirt with a blue and white collar accompanied by blue or white pants and a trademark nautical hat. Then, it’s a matter of getting those padded forearms and you’re good to go. But Popeye wouldn’t be complete without his favorite girl on his arm.

A Sailor Man’s Favorite Girl

That would be Olive Oyl and an outfit like the sailor’s sweetie adult costume will be the ideal choice. A long red top with the trademark long black skirt is a great starting point. There is no doubt you would be one of the most talked about couples at your Halloween party but look out, there is still one more character to fit into the picture.

His arch villain Bluto and without him in the picture, it would be difficult to create an interesting plot. You see, Popeye spent most of his time protecting Olive from the advances of Bluto and creating this scenario at your fancy dress party would certainly make you one of the more lively groups.

These are just some of the ideas you can create around the sailor costumes for Halloween. Of course, you could simply attend as a straight-laced seafaring character but it just wouldn’t have the same impact.

When really great movies come out on dvd, you know you have to own them right away. You want to add them to your video library. You could go to store and buy dvds for $20 each, or you could rip them from a friend who already has them for free. Sound tempting? A lot of people think so. However, burning copies of movies to distribute (otherwise known loosely as sharing) is illegal.

Furthermore, it hurts the producers because they are not making back the money that they invested to make the movie. So while you think you’re enjoying the movie they made by having your own ripped copy, you’re actually just driving good movie makers out of business. So next time you see dvd movies that you really like, why don’t you show the movie maker your support and buy a copy legally? Then they’ll stay in business to make more films that you enjoy watching.

My children (both teenagers) love to watch dvd movies at home. In fact, we only go to the cinema a couple times a year, whereas we often buy or rent dvd movies. For the price you would pay for three cinema tickets, we can rent several movies for the weekend, or buy a few for our home collection.

Also, by making our own popcorn at home, it’s an even bigger savings, which is especially nice with the economy being the way it is. Also, each family member is able to choose one or sometimes even two movies (if we’re renting them) rather than just going to see one movie. I’m thinking about picking up a blue ray dvd player and since everyone has a choice, it’s not like at the cinema where each of us might occasionally go to separate movies, so we’re spending quality family time together.