Mini-Peter's Wardrobe
Various ways to look cool...
In October of 2007, Mini-Peter desperately wanted to be Peter Gabriel's "Monkey Man" for Halloween, with a specific black and white outfit that Real Peter often wore onstage in late 1982. It wasn't the sort of thing we could just pick up on eBay, but I hated to disappoint him. I was feeling brave so I got some fabric, needles and thread, and set about the frustrating journey of figuring out how to make mini-clothing. I got the hang of it after a while, and now it's a bit addicting!
This was the first thing I sewed for Mini-Peter. Amusingly, I managed to sew both legs of the trousers together all the way down the front before I caught the mistake. Despite this and other setbacks, it came together quite nicely in the end, and inspired me to make more mini-outfits. The shoes were purchased on eBay and the t-shirt came with his leather jacket, but the rest is my own work. |
The next thing I completed was this lovely set of Orange gingham pajamas. He models his pj's on Christmas morning, complete with fuzzy slippers. Unfortunately, I do not have a photograph of Real Peter in his pajamas, so we'll just have to use our imaginations for that one. *imagines* |
This was a big little project! These clothes are forever Mini-Peter's true trademark, so with my newly learned skill I wanted to make a better set for him. It was on this shirt that I learned to make a proper collar (the one on the pajamas was a bit of a cheat), and I even managed to recreate the billowy shoulders. The jeans were by far the hardest part - they have real pockets front and back and even a working zipper. Once again, the shoes were purchased on eBay. |
Real Peter went through a hoodie phase around 2002-2004 or so and can be seen wearing this black and red hooded shirt in an amusing quantity of photos from that time period. Naturally, Mini-Peter needed one, too, so he got one for Christmas. The cargos have real pockets, although they are not quite the same style as Real Peter's. |
This is likely my favourite so far. It seems Real Peter has been known to wear some crazily patterned shirts, so I decided Mini-Peter needed his own crazy shirt - in Orange, of course. Mini-Peter adores it but considers it his dress shirt, so he's waiting for a special occasion to wear it. |
Here is the tracksuit that Real Peter and his entire band wore for the "China Tour 1984" - which occurred, confusingly enough, in 1980, and as far as I know never went to China. Sounds like Real Peter's sense of humour, all right. |
This is what Real Peter wore for the Secret World Live tour of 1993. If you want to know how Mini-Peter ended up with a goatee and longer hair, you'll have to check out The Magic Phone Box. |
If you're looking for the famous leather jacket, you'll find it on the Accessories page. This page is exclusively for my own hand-made projects, and I most certainly did not make the leather jacket. That kind of thing is still more than a little out of my skill range... ;-)