Description
A kids straw hat pirate set from $81.38 - red top, matching shorts, sash-style waist belt and a straw-style hat, with a captain's cape included in the larger package. Sizes run 110cm to 150cm and the hat is one size at roughly 50cm around.
Manga and anime characters are a genuinely good Book Week choice, because the source is a book and most Australian schools accept that without argument. This is the straw-hat pirate look built as a proper coordinated set rather than a red shirt and a hat that do not match. The fabric is a cotton blend with polyester, which matters more than it sounds: pure costume polyester gets clammy after an hour, and a cotton blend is what makes a full-day school parade comfortable rather than something the child wants out of by recess.
Specifications
| Top and shorts |
Red, cotton blend with polyester |
| Belt |
Sash-style waist tie |
| Hat |
Straw-style, one size, approximately 50cm around |
| Cape |
Captain's cape, included in the 5 piece package |
| Sizes |
110, 120, 130, 140 and 150cm |
| Occasion |
Book Week, anime conventions, Halloween, dress-up |
| Stock location |
Australia |
What's in the Box
| 5 piece set |
Cape, top, shorts, sash belt and straw-style hat |
| 4 piece set |
Top, shorts, sash belt and straw-style hat |
| Only 1pc Hat |
1 x straw-style hat, one size |
Why Choose This Straw Hat Costume
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Cotton blend, not pure polyester - it breathes, which is what decides whether a costume survives a full school day.
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The hat is the whole costume - it is the one piece everyone recognises, and it is sold separately if you already have red clothes.
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Cape optional - buy it for the captain silhouette in photographs, skip it if the child will be running around.
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A manga source - a defensible Book Week choice at schools that ask children to name the book their character comes from.
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Australian stock - dispatched locally within one business day.
Is Anime a Valid Book Week Costume?
At most Australian schools yes, because manga is published as books and children can name the volume. It is worth a quick check with the teacher if you are unsure, since a small number of schools restrict Book Week to titles in the school library. Where it is accepted, an anime costume is often the one the child actually wants to wear, which matters more for the day going well than any other factor. Have the child ready to name the series and the character, because that is the question they will be asked at the front of assembly.
How Do You Keep a Straw Hat On in the Wind?
A length of thin elastic stapled or stitched inside the brim as a chin strap, which takes two minutes and is the only thing that reliably works outdoors. Straw-style costume hats are light and catch wind badly, and an outdoor parade on an oval will send one across the grass. Indoors, two bobby pins through the brim into the hair is enough. If the hat sits loose, a strip of foam or a folded tissue tucked inside the band at the back takes up the gap without showing.
What Should a Child Wear With This Costume?
Bare legs and sandals or plain sneakers in warm weather, and plain navy or black leggings underneath in the cold. The set is shorts-based, so an August parade in Melbourne or Canberra needs a layer underneath, and dark leggings read as part of the outfit rather than an afterthought. A plain singlet under the top adds warmth without being visible. Avoid white sneakers if the parade is on grass, for reasons every parent already knows.
Who Buys These
Parents of anime-obsessed children between about six and twelve, mostly for Book Week, and it is one of the more requested boys costumes that is not a superhero. It also sells to teenagers and young adults for conventions in the larger sizes, and the hat-only option gets bought steadily by people assembling a costume from red clothing they already own.
Pair It With
For a different anime look, the green hooded cloak covers kids and adults. For a classic pirate instead, the captain jacket and hat set suits the same age. Add face paint for the scar detail on the morning.
Frequently Asked Questions
What comes in each package?
The 5 piece set is cape, top, shorts, belt and hat. The 4 piece set is the same without the cape. Only 1pc Hat is the hat by itself.
What sizes are available?
110, 120, 130, 140 and 150cm by height. The hat is one size at roughly 50cm around.
Will the hat fit an older child?
At 50cm around it fits most children across the range. Pad the band with foam if it sits loose.
What is the fabric?
A cotton blend with polyester, chosen so it breathes better than a pure polyester costume.
Is the cape worth buying?
It completes the captain silhouette for photographs, but it is one more thing to manage on an active day.
Can it be washed?
Hand wash cold and hang to dry. Keep the straw-style hat dry and spot-clean it only.
How quickly does it ship?
Stock is held in Australia and orders are prepared within one business day, with express available at checkout.
Fast Australian Shipping
Stocked and shipped from Australia, with delivery to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin as well as regional addresses. Orders are prepared within one business day, and express delivery is available at checkout if the parade is close.
This is an unofficial themed dress-up product and is not affiliated with, licensed by or endorsed by any character, studio, publisher or brand rights holder. Colours may vary slightly from the photographs.
