Master class: how to make a musketeer costume

The brave D'Artagnan, the noble Athos, the ingenious Aramis - heroes of the immortal novels of Dumas, have been captivating the boys' imagination for the second century with their heroic adventures and courageous exploits. So be ready, dear mothers, to the fact that at the next New Year's party your son will want to appear in their image.

Working on a suit

In order to make our costume musketeer elegant, in addition to the basic items of the toilet you need a few bright details:

• Figured Christmas tree "rain" and garlands of golden and silvery colors. They will go to finish the raincoat and decorate the hat;
• Elegant lace collar and cuffs. There are several options. You can pick up a white women's blouse with fluffy sleeves and other necessary details. Perhaps this is found in your wardrobe or your friends. Size is not very important, because She will all be hidden under her cloak, and only the already mentioned pieces of clothing will remain in sight. If you yourself know how to knit, then you can build a chic openwork gate and cuffs for a couple of hours of crocheting, starch, then attach to the shirt that your son will put on - and your musketeer costume will be inimitable. Well, and another option - to buy in the haberdashery department a beautiful lace and sew on the shirt. In principle, all this is solved and simple;
• Trousers and a cloak. Ideally, both objects of the costume should be made of silk, velor or velvet sky-blue. If a child is small - garden or junior school age, sewing them will not be expensive, and time will not take much. The bottom of the pantaloons should be decorated with cuffs and lace, for the splendor to draw in rubber. And if the son moved into adolescence, then it's somewhat more complicated. Of course, you will have to observe the cloak with a cloak. Without it, the costume of a musketeer loses its identification marks, charm and beauty. But instead of trousers, dark trousers will do. The Kaloshin will need to be tightened a little to get a small allowance, and on the lower legs tie with special garters with bows. How to do it remains at your discretion. The main thing is that everything should harmonize and not be knocked out from the general stream;
• Boots with boots and spurs. Here you can think of the following. From the cardboard cut out the boots, paint with watercolors or gouache, pririsovav some patterns. Then attach to the child's boots. The musketeer's costume is complemented with spurs, also made of cardboard, painted, worn on a wire and attached to shoes;
• hat. It's a straw, from the sun. Only the fields are dazzlingly bent, around the crown wrap "rain", instead of feathers or together with them use tinsel. After all, the outfit is still being prepared for the New Year's holiday! And your carnival costume musketeer must match the moment! The hat, by the way, can be painted - in blue or black. You can buy or pick up felt, from the available in the house. Or from a not very dense cardboard to do yourself - who is the most suitable method.

Getting Started

When we sorted out the details, we proceed to the costume itself. Its main subject, of course, is a cloak. It must be really beautiful. It is not difficult to sew it yourself, for the benefit of the Musketeer suit (pattern and details) is easily accessible on the Internet. Only be sure to sew the hem of the cloak and contours of the sleeves with tinsel or "rain" of silvery color. He is in perfect harmony with the blue color of the cloak. And on the cloths of the musketeers crosses from the "stuffed" golden tinsel - it will be elegant, spectacular, great.

Do not forget about the belt with a smart buckle. Here, any belt is suitable, and the accessory can be decorated with foil, making it larger. Well, the sword, the main attribute of musketeer valor. They buy it in a mall, of course, a toy, or make themselves, from improvised means, and then stain with silver.

Yes, on the face of the newly-born Athos, draw a small beard and antennae, so that the child completely entered the image.

That's how the real Musketeer "outfit" turns out!