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Yacht rock outfits, yacht rock outfits 101.

Whether you just discovered the art of smooth or been digging smooth soft rock for a while now, the subject of Yacht Rock Outfits is on your mind. Let me just say, for those about to dock, we salute you. There is an unmistakable moment when Yacht Rock is revealed to you. For me, it happened at a fancy industry party in LA. This fab girl came up and mic dropped it so smoothly to my then 80’s band, Neon Nation , saying “you guys play any yacht rock”? Holy crap, I pretty much spit out my drink and fell to the floor wondering what I was in for.

“You walked in to the party, like you were walking onto a yacht.”

Yachty Attire

The rest is history and I’m now well into 7 years of playing keyboards in a nationally successful yacht rock band, Yachty by Nature . No doubt, I’m living that dream and it goes without saying, I’m deep in the yacht myself. With weekly yacht party after monthly yacht wedding and more, I’m becoming a Yacht Attire expert in thought and practice and already guiding the band and others in this area of fashion.

Truly, if you get the clothing right, enough people with that common goal, just add yacht music and the fun ensues. Truth be told, I’ve watched as a room full of punk rockers that committed to the groovy, eclectic yacht rock dress code transformed like you wouldn’t believe.  They turned a simple celebration with a yacht rock band into a full scale 1978 throwback LOVE FEST and the clothes were off the hook. The energy, the vibe, the clothes, the music became something so magical all its own. Build the yacht and they will sail to it.

So, next time you are having a yacht party or watching your favorite yacht rock band indulge yourself with an epic outfit that will make all it happen. It’s not just the music, the band, the vibe, the look, the energy. It’s the sum of its parts and those smooth outfits have the mighty power to transfix your situation.

The Captain’s Hat…

Yep, you guessed it, the fastest coronation to yacht rock royalty is the Captain’s Hat.  Buy one, make one, bedazzle one or borrow one. In fact, the sky is the limit here so let your creativity reign if you are gonna go for it.  But, just get one somehow, some way and you are on the yacht. In fact, Broner makes a very comfortable, quality, straightforward and good looking hat that fits well.  Additionally, it avoids the cheap fit and look of those basic hats on Amazon. Do yourself a favor, get a hat or dig deep in the vault and find a classic, vintage, or authentic captain’s hat online. Additionally, we’ve seen some pretty cool and unique creations out there, but for simplicity, fit, and value, Broner is the answer.  Lastly, remember what Hefner did for the captains hat!

Yacht Rock Stripes get it done…

No matter what color, stripes will be the 2nd easiest way to begin your yacht fashion transformation. Put on a red and white striped shirt (or blue or black mainly) and you’ll be sailing in no time. In fact, stripes are probably the #1 most sighted outfit at a yacht rock party. Just know that it’s only the start. When you accessorize over the stripes with a complementary pant color or scarf, ascot, belt, and obviously the captain’s hat or more, you’ve earned your captain’s bars quicker than you can say Ship Shape! Don’t forget to keep it simple, too much or conflicting stripes will sink that ship just as fast.

That 70’s look…

Gettin’ Yachty @ Costello’s in Mission Viejo

Due to the strong connection between the silly, the goofy, the fun and the yacht party, going retro will set a course for adventure. Call it the Ron Burgundy effect or just throwing back to the 1977 duds they wore on Midnight Special , this look is uber sexy and may attract the opposite sex faster than any other yacht look. In fact, you don’t have to look too far to find polyester or denim clad jean meat at many yacht rock concerts. Additionally, the fake mustache works wonders whether you go 70’s vintage or any different yachty outfit.  More importantly, get bonus points on your yacht rock outfits if you can get the feathered hair going!  Polyester, print shirts, and for the ladies, buy that disco dress and some fabulous glasses and you’re ready to yacht!

The Yacht Club, Tennis Club, Golf Club…

Think Caddyshack, Marina del Rey, golfing, the harbor, and tennis. Moreso, put a tennis sweater over that polo or even better go up the ladder and put on that navy blue blazer with an ascot and some yellow glasses. Actually, that’s the calling card for us in Yachty by Nature! Pretend that you’re christening the Flying Wasp or dropping anchor with Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack and you’ll be flying indeed. Or even better, watch Caddyshack to get in the mood for your party and let inspiration take hold…and even a few classic movie lines. In fact, if you look around the golf club or yacht club scenes, your creativity is sparked immediately.  The outfits jump right off the screen and wreak of Yacht Club greatness.  Speaking of movies, we’ve even seen a die hard Yachty arrive in the Goldie Hawn outfit from the movie Overboard. Keep your yacht rock outfits classy San Diaaaaaago!

Go Hawaiian on your Yacht Rock outfits…

Get Nauti !

Lastly, this category is a catch all for everything nautical, yachty, and seaworthy.  Use your imagination or stick to the basics.  You can don the captain’s outfit with shoulder bars easily for the Love Boat vibe.  Or, you can just look like Charlie’s Angels coming off a yacht in 1978.  Literally any type of ocean, beach, seaside, or otherwise yachty type of clothing will do.  The scarf around the neck, the boat shorts and the Nantucket red pants and plaid shirt all qualify as supremely yachty fashion.  When in doubt, check yourself by asking, “would I wear this outfit in the summer in Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard?”  Most importantly, if the answer is yes, you are yacht rock camera ready.  In fact, let’s not forget the boat shoes, deck shoes, or Sperry Top Siders all together.

Yacht Rock Outfits Wildcard…

Never forget that there’s really no authority on this subject so you can always just go for it.  Sometimes, the more uniform, standard, and strict we get on the yacht, the more mundane we become.  Therefore, don’t be afraid to dive into the vanity t-shirt, go stripes and ascot, and generally mix it up.  There are no hard and fast rules behind the Yacht Rock outfit, just your creativity and passion for the music.  From experience, we’ll go captain’s outfit one day and crazy boat shirt the next.  Ultimately, we’ve seen it all from the stage and relish the moments when people go wild with it.  In fact, there’s probably even a yacht rock adjacent area for the Pirate Party as well.  Captain Crunch sightings aside, those parties can really bring together the nauti, yachty, knotty by nature and then some.  In the end, go for it and see what happens.  It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eyepatch.  Honestly, it’s all about the fun so get Kraken!!!

As always, let the vibe be your guide.  Thus, for your next yacht rock themed party, concert, or just a Yachty night on the town, get your ensemble going.  Whether you are new to the yacht or an old deck hand, that outfit will crank up the experience.  So, commit to making that statement with your yacht clothing or up your game and improve on the garb you already have.  As we well know, you can never have enough options to mix it up for a fun night with Yachty by Nature or some other occasion.

Happy to be your guide here.  Feel free to comment and add some great ideas on this post or on social media. #yachtrock #yachtrockoutfits #yachtybynature #yachtattire #yachtrockfashion

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Thanks for giving props to Tiki Caliente! I would like to point out that the most proper Hawaiian shirt to wear to a Yacht Rock concert is one that would have been for sale between 1978 and 1983! Think to yourself, would Magnum PI or Pablo Cruise wear this? And if so, bring it on! Most Magnum PI kind of Hawaiian shirts go great with a white jacket and white shorts. Vintage late ‘70s and early ‘80’s Hawaiian shirts can be found Online in Etsy yacht rock shops, and on eBay. Not expensive, and so ”vintage smooth”. Look like a pro, and be “era appropriate”. Girls can find vintage 70’s nautical dresses on Etsy, too!

THIS is everything!!! I love it Carl!!!

Ahoy Jenny! THanks so much for the kind compliment 🙂 As you know, we’re super inspired and love switching up the outfits, attire, clothing, and costumes. Yacht Rock rules!

Awesome show this past weekend at Circa Caliente glad the rain stopped so the show could go on.

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9 Nautical Halloween Costume Ideas for Boaters

Looking for the best nautical Halloween costume ideas? You've come to the right place. For starters, pirate costumes are just so 2003. That’s the year Capt. Jack Sparrow entered our lives with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl , kicking off a multibillion-dollar film franchise and spawning an endless parade of pirate costumes every Halloween.

Here are nine ideas for nautical-themed Halloween costumes that we guarantee nobody else will show up wearing at the dock party.

Nautical-Themed Halloween Costumes

Miami vice agent, yacht club member, the skipper, olympic sailor, martin brody, steelpan player, fly-fisherman.

If you can arrive at the party aboard a go-fast high performance boat , then this one will make you a legend. The classic Sonny Crockett outfit from the 1980s smash-hit TV show is as simple as a white suit with a pastel T-shirt underneath. It doesn’t even have to be a good T-shirt; if the neck hangs a little low from a thousand washings or—even better—if it’s torn, then all the better for showing off some of your chest hair a la Don Johnson in his prime. A cheap-o pair of black sunglasses from the $3 rack at the drugstore completes the look, as does a little sugar in a plastic sandwich bag that you can plant on a friend for a “drug bust.” If you can’t put together the ensemble at home, then you can find decent imitations online for about $30. Start your shopping here .

If you’re willing to invest some serious cash in this year’s costume, then head on over to the hottest jacket-maker in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood and dress yourself up like a yacht club member. Rowing Blazers is the talk of Vogue, GQ and the stylish set, pairing a hip streetwear vibe with the traditional style of blazers from crew clubs at Harvard and Yale universities. The blazers start at $295 for classic yacht-club navy, and if you’re willing to pony up more cash, you can have everything from seersucker to croquet stripe. A much more economical straw boater hat from Zappos will finish off the look.

No, not just any skipper; the skipper, the one and only, from the classic television show Gilligan’s Island. You probably already have most of the pieces that you’ll need for this costume in your closet: a cornflower blue polo shirt and a pair of khaki pants (the bulkier, the better). Add a blue skipper’s hat for less than $10 on Amazon and you’ll be ready to say hello to all your little buddies this Halloween.

Oh yes, you know who this is—he’s just better known as Richard Gere in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. Gere played Zack Mayo, a U.S. Navy aviation officer whose “get the girl” scene with Debra Winger, to this day, remains among the sexiest ever captured on film. Quite a few Halloween stores sell versions of the dress white uniform that Gere wore in the scene; add aviator glasses to this one from HalloweenCostumes.com to complete the look.

With the summer Olympic Games about to ramp up in Tokyo for 2020, there’s a Team USA store online selling all kinds of hats, jackets, pants, shorts, sweatshirts, T-shirts, socks, scarves, gloves and more. The clearance section on the website knocks as much as 65 percent off the original retail prices, which means you can afford to fully gear up in a way that not only will let you pass as an Olympic sailor this Halloween, but that also will make you Superfan No. 1 when it comes time for the opening ceremonies in July 2020.

The best part of this costume is that you get to walk around the Halloween party all night saying, “You're gonna need a bigger boat.” That’s right: It’s Roy Scheider’s character Martin Brody, police chief of Martha’s Vineyard, from the 1975 classic film Jaws. The costume is so easy to make, it’s practically not a costume at all. All you need is a dark blue T-shirt, a pair of jeans or khaki pants and, if you have it, a khaki jacket. (In the film, he takes the jacket off before shooting at the shark from the boat, so you’re good to go either way.) A half-smoked cigarette hanging out of your mouth is a must.

You’ve seen these guys from the boat for generations, making music on the beaches from the Jamaica to Trinidad. With a little bit of practice, you can sound, well, a little bit like them. Amazon sells steelpan instruments with mallets and carrying cases for less than $100; if you want to take the quality up a notch and really learn to play, then head to the Steelpan Store for the good stuff, including lesson books. Add a wig of dreadlocks and a Bob Marley T-shirt, and you’re good to go, mon.

If you don’t already own the gear that forms the basis of this Halloween costume, then you can find it all in the fly-fishing section at Cabela’s . It’s your choice on how deep you want to get into this character; start with the fishing vest full of lures, of course, and if you’re really feeling the vibe, then add the waders. You could carry a fly-fishing pole to complete the look, or go for the trout net—which also makes a handy carrying sack for cold beverages.

If you have ever dressed up as Santa Claus for Christmas, then you already have a key ingredient required for a Halloween costume of Poseidon, the god of the sea. That white beard is half the headgear you’ll need; pair it with a white wig, a crown and a trident, and you’re ready to face any threats that rise from the depths. Need to make the getup from scratch? Party City is one of several online stores that sell versions of the Poseidon look in adult and child versions.

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Forget about ghosts and goblins—Halloween is a great time of year to show the boating spirit! From love boat captains to sailors, fish, and mermaids, you have a lot of options to choose from when coming up with nautical costume ideas—for women, men, and kids alike.

Here are seven of the top boating and nautical costume ideas for Halloween:

• Classic pirate
• Swashbuckling pirate
• Pirate wench
• Boat captain
• Scuba diver

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1. Classic Pirate

Photo Courtesy of Chasing Fireflies.

Oh, the styling of a brocade coat that screams “yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum!” This women’s costume , complete with a black pirate hat and gold hoop earrings, really nails the look. And it comes with a pirate saber, just in case anyone else at the Halloween party has a few too many cups of grog and needs to be put in his place.

2. Swashbuckling Pirate

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This men’s costume   is officially called the Smiffy’s Pirate Deck Mate Captain Sea Ship—but you can call it the “swashbuckling pirate.” The headscarf and belt set the tone, and accessories like a sword, eye patch, and hand hook can complete the look.

3. Pirate Wench

Somebody had to serve grog and rum to all those classic and swashbuckling pirates back in the day. This women’s costume will get you a spot behind any bar, with a corset and head tie to complete the look.

4. Sexy Sailor

Photo Courtesy of HalloweenCostumes.com.

This Seven Seas Sailor costume is a sexy women’s take on a classy Merchant Mariner vibe, with a half-length top and thigh-high shorts that show off nearly every inch of your salty charm. The hat is borderline naughty nurse, but with an anchor decoration to make clear this look is all about the high seas.

5. Kid’s Marine Dress Blue

Photo Courtesy of Fantasy Toyland.

This kid’s costume is a smart-looking getup for any child who wants to give the impression that he or she is ready to take on official duties at the helm . Just be careful with the look of authority, because little Bobby or Bonnie might decide to start giving orders.

6. Sunny Scuba Diver

Photo Courtesy of Amazon.

Learn a few factoids about Jacques Cousteau and the early days of scuba diving, and you’ll be all set to rock this men’s scuba costume that includes a pair of fins and an air tank backpack. Diving goggles complete the look and are shaped in a way that will still let you eat and drink at the neighborhood Halloween party.

7. The Most Famous Sailor of All

Photo Courtesy of Party City.

What kind of Halloween party could be complete without a Popeye costume ? This one has tattooed muscle arm slip-ons (so you can skip eating the spinach to bulk up) and is an officially licensed version of the look from the classic cartoon.

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Russian civilian and military clothing in the 14th-18th centuries

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Alexander Vasilevich Viskovatov was a Russian military historian who lived in the first half of the 19th century.

He was the author of a unique multi-volume book “The historical description of clothing and weapons of Russian troops” with detailed descriptions of the military and civil clothing in Russia from 862 AD until the reign of Emperor Nicholas I.

Russian clothing in the 14th-18th centuries. Shirt.

This book, published in St. Petersburg in 1841-1862, is to this day one of the most popular sources of information about the history of military costume. Let’s look at some examples of Russian civil and military clothes of the 14th-18th centuries. Source: humus .

Russian clothing in the 14th-18th centuries. Azyam, sermyaga and cap.

Kaftan and cap. The town of Torzhok in the early 17th century.

Ferez’ and cap.

Ohoben’ and cap.

Odnoryadka tafiya and cap. The village near the town of Tver in the 17th century.

Russian fur coat and cap.

Tursky coats and gorlatnaya caps. The town of Saratov in the early 17th century.

Polish coat and gorlatnaya cap. The town of Pskov in the 17th century.

Terlik and murmolka cap. The town of Astrakhan in the early 17th century.

Tursky kaftan and murmolka cap. Kolomna Palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.

Zipun, tafya, and cap.

Platno and gorlatnaya cap. Moscow Kremlin and Armory.

Russian armament in the 14th – the second half of the 17th centuries. Men-at-arms in tegilyay and iron caps.

Russian armament in the 14th – the second half of the 17th centuries. Man-at-arms in bakhterets and shishak with yelovets. The town of Novgorod in the 16th century.

Man-at-arms in bakhterets and helm.

Man-at-arms in kolontar’ with barmitsa and paper cap.

Men-at-arms in yushman and shishak.

Man-at-arms in yushman and misyurk.

Man-at-arms in kuyak and copper cap.

Man-at-arms in zertsalo and helm. Moscow Kremlin in the 17th century.

Voivode in two armors and yerihonka. Ancient castle of Neilauzen in Livonia.

Voivode in zertsalo, privoloka and yerihonka.

Mounted zhiltsy in 1678.

Streltsy in 1613. Church of St. Basil and the Kremlin wall in Moscow in the early 17th century.

Streltsy of Lutokhin’s and Ivan Poltev’s Moscow Strelets Regiments in 1674.

Russian harness in the 14th-18th centuries.

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