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Dressing a full-grown man as Little Lord Fauntleroy is not as difficult as you might think.  Of course it helps if the grown man, my husband Bruce in this case, is a good sport and a little goofy as well. 

I found many of the items at the second hand store so this costume was very inexpensive to create.

You'll need:

•  1 dark blue pair of short blue pants that will cover the knees

• 1 long pair of white socks

• 1 pair of slip-on blue or black shoes

• 1 long sleeve white shirt

• 3 lace curtain tiebacks, 6 inches wide/deep for collar/cuffs (1 is necessary, the other 2 are optional)

• 3-inch wide dark blue velveteen ribbon for collar bow

• 1-inch wide dark blue velveteen ribbon for shoe bows

• 3 or 4 dark blue curtain tassels, 2 with a matching blue cord

• Blonde curly shorthaired lady's wig

• Flat straw hat (optional)

• Pink blush

• 1 or 2-inch wide belt

• 3 old story or schoolbooks

• Safety pins

• Several paper clips

• Elastic or hatpin

Pants

The short pants Bruce is wearing were part of a ladies velvet pant suit.  They fit him perfectly (he tried them on in the second hand store) and were short enough to go just below his knees.  You may shorten any dark pants and gather the bottom with elastic so they will puff at the knee.  If that's too much trouble, just pin them so they don't bag below the knee.

Shirt

Pin one of the wide lace tiebacks around the neck with the ends meeting at the throat.  This goes over the white shirt for a lacy collar. 

You may also put a tie back around each wrist for lacy cuffs, but this isn't necessary. 

Make a large blue bow tie from the wide ribbon and pin it at the neck.  It does not go around the neck.

Feet

Pull on long white socks and blue shoes.  Make bows for each shoe with the narrow blue ribbon, attaching them with paper clips.

Head

Put on the curly wig.  Top it with the hat, securing it with elastic or a hatpin.

Put large circles of blush on the cheeks.

Trim

Tie one corded curtain tassel around the waist, letting the ends dangle at the side.  Pin a cut off curtain tassel at the side of each knee at the bottom of the pants.

Props

Tie a belt around the three books and carry them to look like a schoolboy.

The book on top could be Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Have fun!

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