It’s the second week at Project Run and Play and voting is open!
Go vote!
It’s boy week at this week, which is nice because I have a boy! I didn’t have to round up models and hope the outfit fit for this one.
I made a hipster look with skinny cords and a skinny square tie.
The best part is that in the inside of the lapel sport coat (which I made a little big, but I know it will fit in a few months) is a secret car playmat.
(Which is where the “suburban” part comes, driving in the suburbs!)
So when you’re all dressed up at a boring event or appointment you can take off the coat, drive the car out and *BAM* instant toy. I’m thinking the church pew would be a perfect surface for car racing!
The skinny cords were the real starting point of the whole outfit. I was going for modern interview outfit. A lightweight grey cord started it all. I wanted these pants to be just like jeans, with all the pockets, belt loops and topstitching. I used a few different sizes of twin needles for the topstitching. The cute little yoke in the back might be my favorite part. The back waistline has elastic and the front has a workable button fly. I really love the way the waistband and belt loops look.
Oh my goodness! I love the secret car play mat! Off to vote. Amazing!
Just voted! Yours is the best – really love your “secret car playmat”!!! Love the urban look for the little guy. Good luck!!!
I LOVE this! He is adorable and the outfit is great. Secret car playmat rocks.
A playmat in the lining? OH MY GENIUS. Love this, Kate!
Kate- I said it last eek and I am going to say it again. You are brilliant! You should be a designer for reals.
a secret car playmat in the lining of the coat !?!
design genius !!!
I can just see when this would come in really handy… like at church or in a waiting room, they just take off their coat, lay it on the floor & have quiet play time !!!
the secret car mat is just adorable, I love it! I can see it as a girl thing too, a secret play mat for a pocket full of little Lalaloopsy figures or Littlest Pet Shop or Pollies or whatever the kids are into now! (mine just likes the Lalaloopsies lol)
I LOVE this! So clever!
Awww, your little man is getting so big! I remember your posts when he was little and when you had him labeled as your sidekick on your blog sidebar.
I love the creativity you used and the car mat idea, genius!
I hope you write a tutorial or sell the patter…I want to make one for my little guy :)
Isidore this whole outfit!! Great work!
This outfit was so creative and amazing. I love the colors you used, those skinny jeans (maybe my favorite piece of the whole competition) and the car mat in a coat!!!??? Wow. So good.
I am in LOVE with your secret car playmat! Definitely voted for it!
I need to make that coat for my little guy! I loves his cars. Did you use another coat as a template?
Seriously? A car play mat inside the coat?! SO FUN! Fabulous job on this outfit. The skinny cords are awesome. Good luck!
Ok even I want a jacket like this! You are brilliant.
You are so clever, Kate! And your little boy just couldn’t be cuter! Good job!
That coat is AMAZING. I love it. I so want to make a mom-coat like this and then I’ll be the awesome mom with toys in my coat :)
That is just the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. So adorable and so fun … LOVE the car mat inside! You’re so talented!
Love this look. Is there a pattern or tutorial posted yet?
Oh wow… ok, you’re actually a professional- on your hat post I just thought you were a girl who like to dabble with sewing-hehe… The jacket idea is seriously the coolest idea ever… I will be forwarding this to my friend whose boy has every hot wheels car ever made! :D And those pants- ADORable!!!!