Please suggest something for Engllish national dress

[anorak]

DS aged 7 has to go to school in national costume on Friday (we live overseas).

What could he wear for English national dress? Something easy to fabricate please as not only am I bandaged up from fingertips to armpit on one side, but also our shops are few and limited.

Shell suit

erm a tricky one!

well you could start with the Anglo Saxons and move on therought the ages - Romans...

or could you get a bowler hat and suit type thing, with the obligatory umbrella?

or as a Morris Dancer?

tricky

Morris?
Pearly king/queen (hard to do at short notice)

which region are you from originally?

regional dress more common than national

e.g. smock and clogs

Morris dancer
I like the bowler hats, too.
what about one of those yokel-type cream smocks which farmers used (apparently) to wear?

Has he got a knight costume? St George might be nice. Or Arthur.

Pearly King? Get sewing now and if you don't sleep you could be done by Friday

Bowler hat/suit etc. and cane is very English.

I think a St George/crusade style knight would do. Try a white pillow case with red crosses painted on either side worn over grey long sleeved t shirt and grey trousers. Acsessorise with sword shield and helmet.

morris is easy

white shirt with rolled up sleeves
dark trous tucked into socks
school shoes
loops of ribbon crossed on chest, pin toegther with badge in the middle (cut out a card lion or dragon or something and tape to safety pin)

couple of hankies and a big stick
I'd forgo the bells

or a knigth ocstume a very good idea

jeans and a t-shirt

Sackcloth and ashes
Woad?

Thanks all!

Sewing a problem with hand bandaged up.

Even something as simple as a grey long-sleeved shirt may not be available in shops! Please keep the ideas coming.

Football strip? Wax jacket that smells of wet dog?

well the grey shirt was just to kinda replicate metal armour any greyish coloured jumper would do.
Or you could try wrapping tin foil round his arms- maybe a little uncomfortable/hot though!

Other ideas- Policeman- but mabe hard to find/make the hat;or some kind of English king?

graon on your behalf, Anorak.

Where do they think up these naff and silly ideas?

MNo sensible suggestions.

But I do like 'woad'

Mr. Bean-like, suit and tie...
with briefcase, for a city-gent look?
would he hate Little Lord Fauntleroy (britches -trousers tucked into socks, and white frilly shirt?)
or "Oliver" - cloth cap, tweed...clogs?

groan indeed! good luck...

I have put a pic of DS all ponced up as a Morris man on my profile for you. All I had to buy was ribbons and the costume only too 10 minutes to put together. Thanks ladies!

shellsuit and croydon facelift with hoop creole earrings from Argos?