victorian boys outfit ideas from nothing!

atwitsend_2

My son has a visit to a victorian museum tomorrow, and they all have to attend wearing 'victorian style' clothing.
I should of researched this sooner but it slipped my mind Obviously I don't have time to go shopping, so its a case of using whatever I have in the house, oh and i can't sow anything tonight as I have no needles in the house

So any ideas of what I can dress him in? :j

lickylonglips

white shirt, grey shorts (old school trousers cut off and hemmed), sleeveless jumper, cloth cap?

lickylonglips

wonderwebbed instead of sewn

Paulie'sGirl

Hi,

Poor Victorian children wore hand me downs, so a beaten up shirt of his dad's? Collar's were detatchable, so you could cut it down to collar-less?

PGxx

floss2

Have you got an old waistcoat? The bigger the better! Also long grey socks and cut off some old trousers to look raggy.

Jack's_mummy

My son wore his black school trousers, a white shirt with the collar tucked in so it looked like a "grandad" shirt and a random piece of brown material tied round like a scarf

msb5262

Flat cap if you've got one knocking about?
Trousers tucked into long socks, and lace-up shoes or walking boots?

jollymummy

My boys school had a Victorian day, he wore a white shirt with a woolly scarf knotted round his neck. A pair of black trousers and his flat cap - not many 4 year olds have their own flat cap

atwitsend_2

Thanks everyone! I cut a collar off his shirt this morning, teamed with a pair of black jogging bottoms that got tucked into his socks, he looked the part :j
wish I had spent more time on this and got him a hat though!