Meh - you get dolled up in the appropriate naval togs when some gel asks you to a ball. Can't help but think you wouldn't spend a lot of time on clothing when you're out at sea though. You'd wear something comfy, I guess, rather than something itchy which you have to keep adjusting in the middle of a sword fight.
Could make for an interesting addition to the swordfighting though. Every so often you have to push a button or else your pants fall down <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/oops3.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

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Maybe a GTA style wardrobe selection option? The possibility of wearing Pirate Bling and a pimp hat at will would be much better than linking it to how much gold you've plundered, I think. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

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Nope - you were spot on, I should have been paying more attention to what had been said in the thread beforehand. It was just lucky for me that it HADN'T been talked about in this thread in more detail.