Inferior to elevated fashion, something a pirate has? (3,1,5,2)
I believe the answer is:
not a patch on
'inferior to' is the definition.
(not a patch on someone means inferior to them)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
(Other definitions for not a patch on that I've seen before include "Greatly inferior to" , "Regency lady thus without beauty treatment?" , "Feeble by comparison with" , "what an unrepaired bike tube has?" , "Unfit to be compared with (something)" .)