Newsie Outfit

I made this little Newsie suit for my son.  These are his 2 year old photos.

Pants:

I used a pair of his more stylish jeans (more straight/ skinny leg) as the pattern.  They are slip on pants with elastic in the back to hold them on.  I sewed a faux zipper fly and tab front to make them look more like trousers, even though they are pretty much just pajama pants with pockets.
Pretty much the same technique as this tutorial, but added the pockets.

VEST:

The vest I used a sleeveless t-shirt as the pattern.  It ended up way too huge, so I wish I'd used a more fitted shirt for my pattern.  I ended up fixing the boxy big vest with darts in the back.

NEWSIE HAT:

I made the newsie hat, based an adult hat I had to adjust for children sizes.  To make the brim stiff, I used a $0.19 foam sheet.

I am actually planning on creating a formal PDF pattern to sell in my etsy shop.  Through the process, I ended up adapting the pattern for a few different head sizes, to finally get it right for his head.  So if you are interested, I'll keep you updated as I get it together and available for purchase.

SUSPENDERS:

The tutorial to make your own suspenders are HERE.

My husband thought this photo made him look like a tough little street newsie.

photography by Jacquel at Moments by Design