There are never too many carnival costumes in a child's wardrobe. After all, in the image of your favorite fairy-tale character or a representative of an interesting profession, you can come to a matinee or a school play, a friend's birthday or any other holiday. Let's try to make a sailor costume with our own hands and diversify the child's personal dressing room with a new outfit.
Ocean Conqueror Uniform Base
The most common form of naval troops are dark blue trousers, a white shirt, a peakless cap and a collar. At home, it is not difficult to match a white top and a dark blue / black bottom. It is better to choose classic trousers, a light shirt or turtleneck will suit them. An excellent sailor suit will turn out from a vest. Today on sale you can find stylized children's clothes with a horizontal stripe. A more time-consuming option is to alter a T-shirt for a child from an adult vest bought in a workwear store.
Sailor's Hat: Instructions for Making
The main part of a sea suit is a peakless cap. The headpiece needs to hold its shape, so we need a hard base. The easiest way is to make it fromcardboard. In total, you need 2 parts: a large circle and a strip. We cut out 1 piece from cardboard, and two large circles must be cut out of light-colored fabric. A strip (two identical parts) is cut out of dark material. Next, you need to sew a cardboard part between two rag ones, and the base strip is sewn in the same way. We sew the edges of the rectangular part in such a way that we get a ring. Next, you need to connect the base and the bottom of the peakless cap. The sailor's costume can be supplemented with another headdress. Let it be a cap or a beret. The main thing is to keep the theme - use white and blue / blue colors, themed decorations.
Making sailor costumes for girls
Do not think that the image of a sailor is suitable only for a boy. Girls look no less charming in marine costumes. We will take the rules of the male form as the basis for creating the image: light top, blue or black bottom. For a sailor, it is best to choose a medium-length skirt, about knee-length. Do not be too lazy to make or pick up a suitable headdress. The sailor's carnival costume can be supplemented with a collar, which is also suitable for a men's costume. To make it, take a square piece of blue fabric, outline and process the neck (semicircular neckline) and sew on two symmetrical ties. Next, we decorate the edges of the collar with light stripes of ribbon - three elements arranged in a row will suffice. Sailor costumes for girls may also include a horizontal stripe on a white background, instead of pure lightshade. A top or even a whole dress can be sewn from a vest. But before you take up needlework, carefully study your daughter’s wardrobe, today you can often find outfits in a marine style in ordinary clothing stores. Perhaps you already have a sailor's dress in your closet. If the girl has long hair, choose discreet hair accessories in a suitable color. Forget large hairpins and bows, but a light blue or blue ribbon woven into the hair will perfectly emphasize the image.
Important costume details
Making a sailor costume is actually not so difficult, which is especially nice - this image will suit everyone, without restrictions on gender and age. But what accessories to choose in order to make the image more expressive? It is very good if someone in the family really served in the Navy. In this case, it makes sense to look for a real headdress among the things put away for storage, and some kind of insignia. A belt will be an excellent addition to a men's sailor suit - a real one from a naval uniform or stylized with a themed buckle. Young sailors should choose jewelry in the form of a steering wheel, anchors, sea knots and seagulls. Do not be afraid to fantasize and experiment. In order for the “sailor” costume for children to look complete and whole, try to follow the compatibility of all its elements. In one masquerade dress of this type, 2-3 colors should be used. Do not complicate the costume with an abundance of fabrics of different textures and small details. Let there be not too many decorations, but they will all be brightand effective. This is appropriate when it comes to imitation of a military uniform.
