So, you may remember, or you may not, that it was suggested recently, after my boy dolls emerged, that I make a boy in a suit.

Pinstripes were mentioned.

Well, the idea has churned around in my brain ever since…

I thought about miniature tailoring. I rejected, and then revisited the idea of using felt.

I trawled all the local charity shops for some “suitable” material (see what I did there?!)

It wasn’t that easy… tiny weeny pinstripes are in short supply, apparently.

And then I found a toddler shirt for 25p – and I was all set.

But I’m not one for sober tailoring really. My boys, both the ones I create and in real life, have more of a hippy aesthetic.

So what you see here is the nearest to a suit I decided to go.

He has trousers, of a sort. More like breeches really. And a waistcoat.

And, the finishing touch, a cravat.

It’s not a sober outfit. He reminds me a little of a barge-hand. Or a folk singer.

But, nonetheless, I quite like how he’s turned out. ♥