White rabbit trousers and reversible waistcoat – 2017

I had had an idea to have a theme for when we went as a family to The Asylum in August 2017. It didn’t come off at all! But I did get my inspiration from Alice through the Looking Glass. I liked lots of Alice’s outfits, but I think my idea was based loosely around this:

I used all sorts of patterns to adapt to what I wanted… a bit of the Simplicity 8114, but I tried to make the trousers wider (I didn’t have enough fabric to make them as wide as Alice’s), a bit of this jacket too, but with a bit of the back of Simplicity 2172, but fuller! And because I couldn’t decide on which fabric to use, I made the waistcoat reversible!!

I virtually finished the reversible waistcoat on New Years Eve, just before our friends came round. These pictures show the lovely colours of the fabric I think. Officially, I think it is lining, but I loved it! I did make the mistake of interfacing BOTH parts of it, so the front is a little bit stiff!!

And then the trousers..with the waistcoat.

Close ups of the trousers.