<P> Following the film's prologue, Elizabeth Swann is approximately 18 years old, about 5' 7" tall with a slender figure, brown eyes, and dark blonde hair . Having been raised in upper - class society as a governor's daughter, Elizabeth is a refined and elegant young lady . </P> <P> In The Curse of the Black Pearl, she wears a dress style known as a Robe a L'Anglaise . As a young girl, she wears a blue dress in this style, and, eight years later, her father presents her with a gold - colored frock to wear at Commodore Norrington's promotion ceremony . Elizabeth is kidnapped wearing a long, floral cream - colored dressing gown, though Captain Barbossa later insists she wear a red dress, previously owned by another lady; she is forced to return it prior to walking the plank and being marooned on a deserted island, clad only in a long white chemise . After being rescued by Commodore Norrington, Elizabeth is loaned a Royal Navy uniform, the first time she is seen in men's attire . At Jack Sparrow's execution, she is once again fashionably attired, wearing a peach - colored gown and a picture hat . </P> <P> In Dead Man's Chest, as Elizabeth's character and circumstances change, so does her wardrobe . Although she is first seen in an elegant wedding gown and a long lace veil, Elizabeth later disguises herself as a cabin boy, wearing brown breeches, a white shirt, brown boots, a red waistcoat, a black belt, and a brown tricorne hat . She wears this garb throughout the film . Exposure to the sun tans her skin and lightens her hair . </P> <P> In At World's End, Elizabeth first appears in Chinese peasant clothing and a coolie hat while paddling a small boat through Singapore's waters . She is forced to wear only a short robe upon entering Sao Feng's bathhouse . Later, Elizabeth wears a long armored coat while traveling . As a captive aboard Sao Feng's ship, Elizabeth has been dressed in a long red cheongsam, a sleeveless full - length blue overcoat (both probably silk), and a studded turquoise phoenix crown . She later dons Chinese battle dress . During her one - day on the island with Will, she is clad in a black tunic . In the scene set ten years later, she is wearing a long skirt and a double - breasted brocade waistcoat over a white puffy - sleeved shirt, probably cotton or linen . </P>

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