New Year's party for children is always associated with something fabulous. On this day, children want to be heroes of fairy tales, superheroes from cartoons or their favorite books. Let's imagine that your son is in elementary school and at the New Year's carnival party he got the role of a cowboy. You can make a suit with your own hands, because it is not difficult at all, you just need to: be patient, purchase fabric, accessories, certain accessories, show your imagination.
Before you start creating your masterpiece, you need to decide on a model by which you will be guided.
Cowboy costume elements
First you need to understand the constituent elements of a cowboy's outfit. This suit includes:
Sheriffs and conquerors of the wild west spent most of their time in the saddle. They often had to live in an open field. This is where the features of cowboy clothes came from:
- Practicality. The shepherd's clothes must be strong, because on the prairie there are no conditions to mend his clothes and put patches.
- Convenience. Clothing should be comfortable because the cowboy sleeps in it, rides horses, eats and lives.
- Simplicity of decoration. Real brutal machoes never adorned their clothes. At first, there was no time in the harsh conditions of life. Later - decorative trim was considered unsuitable for their serious image.
Home Wardrobe Cowboy Outfit
If you are on a budget, you can dress your child for the New Year's carnival from the clothes available in your wardrobe. Dress your son jeans, a checkered shirt, low boots, a vest and a hat. Hang a silk scarf around your neck.
You need to start your creativity with the choice of material. Adequate amount of brown, tan, or light brown skin is ideal. Alternatively, suede or leatherette is suitable. You can make the suit completely denim.
Any boy in his closet has a pair of dark trousers that go well with the cowboy look. They can be corduroy pants of black or brown shades... In the absence of such, blue or blue jeans are suitable. Additionally, leather overlays with long fringes are sewn on the sides of each leg.
Cowboy pants
If there are no ready-made pants, then start by sewing the pants. Cut out regular pants from the material of your choice. You will need two parts - left and right from which you need to make 4, cutting from the waist to the bottom along the entire length. This manipulation is needed in order to later insert the fringe, which will decorate and shape the little cowboy's costume, into the sides of the trousers.
Hangers are very simple to make. Take a strip of fabric, leather, suede or leatherette 8 cm wide and equal to the length of the leg. The fringe strips are not cut to the end, this part is then sewn into the sides of the trousers. After the fringe is sewn in, the leg details are sewn together. Then two parts of future trousers are sewn together on top, a belt is attached.
If you do not sew trousers, then you can simply make linings for ordinary jeans. They are separately dressed on the hero's belt. The overlays are like two separate legs. They are attached to the outside of the strap. As with trousers, fringe ribbons are sewn into the sides.
The lower leg can be rounded for a more attractive look.
Young Cowboy Shirt
As already mentioned, the shirt can be picked up in the store or in your wardrobe. ... Plaid fabric is better., but it will not be superfluous and monochromatic, but bright:
- Red.
- Blue.
- Blue.
- Yellow.
You can also sew a shirt with your own hands.
Leather vest
The upper part of the cowboy suit, the vest, is an integral part of the cowboy look. The best option would, of course, be leather or suede, but you can replace it with the fabric from which the lining and fringe of the trousers are made.
To make the suit look really beautiful, you will have to sew a leather vest with your own hands. It will not be difficult to do this. For a pattern, as a sample, you can take a vest or a T-shirt that the boy has and cut the fabric on its basis. There are three main parts: the back and two sticks (the front part). If the material and opportunity permits, then a fringe can be sewn on the back of the vest. To do this, cut the back part in half, sew in a fringe ribbon and re-connect the parts into one whole.
And you can also trim the front parts by dividing them in half, the fringe ribbon is sewn in and the part is connected again. A sheriff's badge made of gold brocade or cardboard covered with foil is sewn onto the chest on one side of the vest.
Cowboy costume for girl
The main items of clothing without which a man could not call himself a cowboy - cowboy hat and boots. Therefore, a girl dressed in a dress made of natural fabrics, but still wearing a hat and boots, will remind you of the Wild West. And if you try, you can make a real cowgirl out of her.
So, baby suit cowboy is not limited to just a hat and boots. For the image you will need:
- a spacious checkered shirt, tied in a knot above the waist, under the chest;
- comfortable skinny jeans or denim shorts, leather or suede trousers are perfect;
- a silk scarf that will protect from dust and the sun;
- leather gloves for riding;
- wide leather belt with a massive plaque.
The main rule of cowgirls is to wear a hat only with boots. Boots are needed with a long nose, a small heel, spurs can be attached to enhance the image.
Outfit for an adult girl
Regardless of that the time of cowboys is running out, the color scheme always remains at its level. The use of natural materials and the same natural colors: mustard, brown, beige.
The elements of a cowboy outfit are so distinctive and original that they should not be combined with other styles, so ethnic-style jewelry is suitable for a girl: earrings made of feathers or coins, rings and bone bracelets, a jacket or poncho made of natural wool.
The cowgirl must have an appropriate hairstyle. Two braids look very beautiful, and in the absence of a hat - an intricate braiding of hair. And long, loose hair from under a hat will also look beautiful.
If a girl has a boyfriend, then rummaging through his wardrobe, she will definitely find a shirt in a cage for herself. Tying it in a knot at the waist and rolling up the sleeves- the first half of the image has already been created.
Putting on tight jeans with a wide, massive belt, sophistication and strength at the same time stand out. free woman... A white loose skirt instead of trousers will emphasize femininity and, at the same time, rebelliousness.
A fringed leather vest on a light linen blouse, as well as on a men's shirt, will look great. Fringe up to half a meter long is suitable for a woman's look.
It is better to choose a hat for an adult lady in a store. There are many options and styles. Hats are suitable for everyone, without exception, the main thing is to choose the right accessory for yourself. The material from which the hat is made may depend on the time of year. In summer, straw is perfect, at other times - felt and leather.
Cowboy boots can be any, the simplest and casual outfit, make it cool, stylish and tied to a specific theme in an instant. Moreover, today in the world there is great amount variations of these same boots: with a long toe, rounded tops, with embroidery, sewn fringe, painted, combined from different types skin.
The image of a girl from the Wild West is ready. All those present at the holiday will not be able to take their eyes off such cowgirls.
Must-have cowboy accessories
Clothing is, of course, good, but there are details without which a cowboy costume would be incomplete and incomplete. Doesn't mean at all that you have to buy a horse... Although for a child you can make a horse on a stick with your own hand. It can be made of cardboard, thin plywood or sewn from fabric and filled with filler. All you need is: a sock for a horse's head, threads and a needle, scissors, patches for ears, a nose and an eyelet, filler (synthetic winterizer), yarn from an old sweater for a mane, a stick (wooden or plastic).
Pistol holster
You need to look for such equipment in your son's toys or on the shelves of a toy store. The gun is not hard to find in police toy sets or the carnival costumes department. But if a holster is not found, then there is always the opportunity to make a holster with your own hands. It is a small pocket without a bottom for weapons with a loop for attaching to a strap. You can sew such a pocket from suede, leather or artificial leather with your own hands.
Neck scarf or lace
Use silk for a complete look neckerchief juicy, bright color. A neck lace for men will also look impressive.
Cowboy or sheriff star
Use a gold star to decorate a vest and a cowboy hat. To create such a star, you need cardboard covered with foil or golden brocade.
Leather belt
Choose a wide leather belt for trousers in brown or black, it all depends on the possibilities and the general color of the decoration. The main conditions are so that there is a large bulky plaque on the belt.
Cowboy boots
The outfit of the defender of the Wild West presupposes the presence of shoes. There are many options here. A very young boy can wear simple black gym shoes, as the suit for the baby should be comfortable and safe. An older child will need boots. "Cossacks" with pointed noses will look ideal. If nothing suitable was found on the shoe shelf, you can put on your child black rubber boots and decorate them with leather overlays and fringes.
If a cowboy costume for a boy is created independently, then you can put on comfortable sneakers as shoes, and sew a boot-shaped cover on them. Such a rag boot can also be decorated with a sheriff's star.
Cowboy carnival hat
You can buy a hat, like everything else, for your cowboy at toy stores or specialty costume stores. There they are available in a wide range. If there is no opportunity or time to visit the store, or you all decided to create a cowboy costume for a boy with your own hands, then a cowboy hat can be easily made of thick cardboard, painted and decorated with a gold star. This option is the simplest.
A hat for a little cowboy made in the style of papier-mâché - this option is more complicated and will take more time. But if you decide to create a cowboy costume with your own hands, then make sure that the kid has a real cowboy hat. It is desirable to choose the color black, but the colors of the costume trim are also suitable. The hat should be large brim... A papier-mâché style paper hat has two parts: the brim and the top.
The brim of the headdress is the basis, which is made according to the size of the baby's head. The top of the hat can be made with a papier-mâché balloon. When the two parts are ready, they are glued together at the junction, and glued over with a cloth on top and painted with paints. The cowboy star can be drawn or glued separately.
To make the costume look original, tie a scarf to your baby. It can be plain, checkered or striped. The main thing is that it looks harmonious in a suit. It is worth noting that the scarf, which is radically different from the color of the outfit, will be a bright detail that attracts the attention of the audience to the baby.
Because new Year costume If a cowboy is sewn for a carnival ball, it will not be superfluous to trim clothes with rain and tinsel. Do not forget that the costume is for boys, so do not overdo it and overload the outfit. It will be enough to trim the edges of the vest, cowboy shirts and belt.
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Little hooligans may not know what a western is, but they know very well who cowboys are. Where they are, there are adventures and shooters. The boys will not refuse such an adventure. Even if it only lasts one new year masquerade or a thematic matinee.
A do-it-yourself cowboy costume consists of several basic parts. The material for most of them is rough leather, suede, jeans. Only at first glance it seems that it is not easy to embody the image. In fact, this is not at all the case. You can make a suit with your own hands from different materials.
Cowboy costumes for a boy
To make a cowboy costume, rummage in the closet and get:
- jeans;
- bandana;
- checkered shirt;
- belt with large buckle.
It's good if you find a piece of suede or artificial leather. If not, then you can do without them.
Tip: If you don't have a plaid shirt, any other will do. colored shirt... Be sure to tuck it into jeans.
But without a cowboy hat in any way. You will have to either make it out of paper, or take it from someone you know, or buy it in the fancy dress department. Almost everything you need for a cowboy costume is ready. It remains to cut and sew a vest from a piece of suede or leatherette. From a long strip of material, you need to make a fringe and sew it to the bottom edge of the vest.
Tip: If there is no leatherette, a denim vest will do. And the more shabby material, the better.
Cut out patches from pieces of leatherette and sew them onto jeans. If the boy does not have a sheriff's badge in his toys, then cut the star out of cardboard and glue it with foil. Take Dad's belt with a large buckle.
We put on carnival costume cowboy on our boy. From the clothes, the main details are a shirt, a fringed vest, jeans with patches. From accessories and additional details- Sheriff's badge, belt with buckle. A toy pistol with a belt, a contrasting bandana around the neck, a cowboy hat, a lasso. From footwear, choose rough boots or boots.
Tip: You can decorate not only a vest with a fringe, but also sleeves, jeans on the sides or boots.
If you have the time and desire, you can make a horse for the boy. You can make a horse's head out of paper or foam rubber, paint it and attach it to a stick. Perhaps there is already such a toy horse on a stick at home.
Cowboy costume for girl
Not all girls dream of being princesses on New Year... If your daughter is fidgety, then she will love the cowboy outfit. It is no different from a boy's cowboy suit.
Jeans can be successfully replaced by a skirt or denim dress, which can also be worn with a vest. It is worth paying attention to the hairstyle. Slightly tousled braids or wavy loose hair will look good in a cowboy look.
Adult cowboy costume
Not only kids, but also adults don't mind trying on cowboy attire at a costume party. A set of clothes is no different from a child's. Only the weapon will have to choose a larger one or replace it with a knife with a carved handle. The suit for the girl includes the same wardrobe details.
It is easier for adults to find suitable footwear... These are leather or suede boots with slightly tapered toes. Modern models may already be decorated with spurs. The cowboy boot should not fit snugly around the leg. Slightly frayed shoes will do. The same applies to denim items of clothing. The cowboy is always looking for adventure. His clothes were frayed long ago, and his shoes were worn out.
Now you know how to do without problems cowboy costumes for a boy and a girl, for a girl or for a guy. Don't forget about the mood that matches the image. Cowboys are real daredevils who are not afraid of risks and adventures. You should behave confidently and then everyone will believe that you are a real hero of a western.
Providing a cowboy's son for the New Year is a simple matter, but still requires time and effort on the part of the parents. The main elements of the costume can be taken from the son's wardrobe. Some toys will also come in handy. But all of this will require some disguise.
Classical fancy dress a cowboy consists of the following things:
As already mentioned, the basis of a cowboy suit is ready-made pants and a shirt from the boy's wardrobe. To sew additional items - pads on trousers, vests, fringes, hats - you need to stock up on the following items:
- sewing tools;
- pieces of artificial leather or suede (optional);
- pieces of suede (for fringe);
- cardboard (brown or white, gold or yellow).
We begin to make the missing parts of the costume.
Pads on trousers
We take the selected fabric ( artificial leather or suede) and fold it 4 times. The length and width should correspond to the size of the leg of the trousers, which will serve as the basis of the suit. We put a pant leg on top of the fabric and circle it like a pattern, not forgetting to leave 2-3 cm at the seams.
At the bottom, the overlays must be rounded. Above we make a mark along the line of the beginning of the belt and the inner seam of the trousers. We draw up the future loops on which the overlays will be held. Now you need to draw a line from the beginning of the loops to the bottom of the inner seam.
Advice. With the help of the loops, the pads will be held on the belt. You need to keep this in mind in order not to make the loops too narrow. Measure in advance the width of the belt that will be used on the trousers.
Let's put aside these details for a while and tackle the fringe. We make the fringe along the entire outer length of the lining. To do this, take a strip of fabric about 6-7 cm wide and cut along the entire length. Now we put the fringe between the two parts of one lining along the outer part and sew them. We also connect the loops along the line of the beginning of the belt. Pants pads are ready!
Vest
To sew a vest, you need to make a pattern. For this, you can use a children's shirt. We apply it to a piece of fabric folded in half. We outline the shoulders, the side and fix the length. We finalize the pattern "by eye" and cut out the contour along the fabric.
You need to make two identical parts. One of the parts must be cut in half and the neck must be made. Next, add both parts. face side to each other and sew along the line of the shoulders and on the sides.
Advice. The vest can also be decorated with fringes on the sides or chest. For decoration, you can also use a star on the chest or on the back.
Hat
A cowboy hat can be crafted from cardboard using the following pattern. If the hat is made of white cardboard, then in the future, the blank should either be pasted over with a cloth or painted. The color of the hat is preferably brown or black. The decoration for the hat will be a star made of gold-colored cardboard.
The Wild West cowboy image delights boys of all ages. A suit thought out to the smallest detail will help you to feel like a real cowboy in the New Year.
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New Year's holiday for kids is associated with a fairy tale. And it is on this day that children want and can be fabulous heroes. In this article I would like to talk about what a cowboy costume for a boy can be.
Component elements
It is worth saying that this outfit can be completely different. So, if the budget is very limited, the child can simply put on denim pants, a plaid shirt, boots and a hat. It will be good if you also have the opportunity to choose a vest to match the color of your pants. As an accessory, you can tie a cowboy scarf around your neck. But still a good suit a cowboy must consist of the following parts:
- Leather pants and a leather vest. Alternative: leather vest, jeans and leather pads on the pants.
- Plaid shirt.
- Hat with brim.
- Neck scarf.
- Boots.
- Accessories: pistol, holster, belt.
Materials (edit)
So, we create a cowboy costume with our own hands. The work must begin with the selection of material. So, ideally, if you can get the skin. It is good if it is brown, light brown or reddish in color. Alternatively, you can take leatherette or suede. However, the suit can also be completely denim. In this case, you will need old denim pants of an adult, from which you can make a vest and cowboy pants for a little hero.
Pants
We start sewing a cowboy costume. Work can start with preparing the pants. So, they cut out like ordinary pants. You will need two parts, of which you will need to make four, cutting along the sides along the entire length. This is necessary in order to insert a fringe into the sides, which will decorate the child's suit. It is done very simply. You need to take a strip about 7-8 cm wide from the appropriate fabric and a length equal to the length of the pants. The fringe is not cut completely, you need to leave room to sew it into the sidewalls. When it is sewn in, the details of the pants are sewn together. A belt is sewn on top. It's easier to make overlays on regular denim pants. They will be worn on a cowboy's belt. These overlays look like two separate legs, they are attached on the outer sides to the belt. Just as in ordinary pants, the fringe is pre-sewn on the side. The bottom of the legs can be rounded to make everything look prettier.
Vest
The cowboy costume also consists of a plaid shirt and vest. And if there are no problems with the first item of clothing, it will not be difficult to buy such a shirt, then you still have to sew the vest yourself. This is not difficult to do. The easiest way, as a sample, you need to take a vest suitable for the size of the baby and cut the fabric on its basis. It will consist of three main parts: the backrest (single part) and two front parts (they will be the same, but mirrored). If you wish, you can put a fringe on the back of the vest: cut the piece into pieces and just sew it in. The same can be done with the front parts: the fringe is sewn in at the level of the chest pockets. As a decoration of the vest, you can sew a sheriff's star (made of gold-colored fabric).
Boots
A cowboy costume also requires shoes. Again, there are many options. If the child is very small, you can take ordinary black gym shoes as shoes (the baby's costume should be as comfortable as possible). If the child is already extremely adult, boots will be needed. Ideal if they are with sharp socks. If nothing is suitable, you can put on black rubber boots, having previously decorated them with leather overlays. When creating a cowboy costume for a boy yourself, you can also make boots from old sneakers that are comfortable to wear for a child. So, for this it will be necessary to sew a boot that is completely worn on the shoe. The best way to do this is to use suede. The boot itself will consist of two parts: the main one (which covers most of the leg) and the front. Details are sewn from midfoot to instep line. Shoes can be decorated with special paints by drawing a sheriff's star on them.
Cap
When preparing a cowboy costume with your own hands, you must definitely take care that the child has a cowboy hat, it is good if it is black. It should be with margins. You can either buy it in a store or make it yourself from cardboard or papier-mâché. Cap details:
- Fields.
- The main one, which is put on the baby's head (must be created strictly according to the size of the child's head).
Next, create a New Year's cowboy costume. The cap is glued at the junction of the two parts. The base is ready. Next, the fabric is glued on top. You can also decorate the hat with the help of special paints, drawing there again an ordinary five-pointed star.
Accessories
What can be a cowboy costume? Photos of babies in similar outfits are very different. After all, there is room for imagination. So, Special attention you need to give crumbs to accessories. It is thanks to them that the costume can look original.
- Neck scarf. It can be anything: plain or painted, checkered or striped. The main thing is to be in harmony with the costume. It is also worth pointing out that the scarf can stand out against the background of the costume, being a bright detail that will draw attention to the child.
- A New Year's cowboy costume also includes a pistol and a holster. If everything is clear with a toy weapon, it is not difficult to find and buy it, then the holster will most likely have to be sewn on your own. So, for this you need to take black leather. A holster is a simple pocket for a pistol that may not even have a bottom. It is necessary to sew the fabric on the sides so that the weapon is conveniently placed in it. This detail is attached to the child's belt with specially made straps.
- You also need to put a leather belt in your baby's pants. This will be not only a piece of clothing, but also an element of costume decoration.
Decoration
As mentioned above, a cowboy costume can be very different (photos of children in such outfits are confirmation of this). However, if the outfit is needed for New Year's celebration, you need to think about how you can decorate it with rain. So, it should be said that it is important not to overload the suit. To match the holiday, you can buy a thin golden rain and sheathe your vest with it. If the child does not have a belt, rain can be tied up. You shouldn't decorate this boy's New Year's costume anymore.
