boys 70's outfit ?

[Mr.Everready]

My boy ( 11 ) has a school show next week about Abba and needs to dress up. He needs a pair of flares and wide collar shirt.

Anyone any ideas where I could get them quickly online ?

Or do any of you oldies have some old gear at the back of your wardrobe I could borrow ?
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[lozzypop1]

Flares.... Easy.. just buy some crepe paper (plenty about this time of year) Pleat it and sew it to the bottom of a pair of trousers! That way you could also layer it with various psychodelic colours! (or alterantively use pair of white leggings and some white 'wrapping' tissue!
Wide collar.. again easy (depending on your size..) Just cut off the collar of one of your old shirts (or someone who has a very large neck) and sew it onto an existing collar of his, fashioning an extension of sorts!
Or....
You could get an XL man's shirt, trim the bottom off (sew or wonderweb it) and just tie the sleeves so that they are all baggy and puffy, I think they wore something like that then!
Or.....
Maybe you could do the 'dressing gown' look they sported at one stage, if any women you know have a short white kimono type robe?


Any use to you?
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[killa]

Colour him in with a brown crayon and then get a bin bag and fillit with balls of paper.
Tape that to his head with black electrical tape, give him some crap aviator shades from the party shop.
Find some shoes you dont like and put glitter on them, give him some of your flares, cut them to length.

You could use some material to give him facial hair, this is optional.

He'll look like a 70's pimp crossed with SHAFT.

Ace
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[Trixie]

[JodieWodie]

In cases like this I...
HEAD FOR THE SECOND HAND SHOPS!!

School is always having dress up for some bluddy thing... do they think we are millionaires!? It's either book day, comic relief, blah blah, and now it's xmas plays!
They actually sent a LIST and DRAWING home this year of what the kids are to wear! Cheek I call it

Anyway..my daughter needed a 60s PINK skirt, that spins when they twirl round (Rock around the clock thing). And a matching top.
Giving a suggestion of a shop to buy it from (costume shop) I think not
So, off I went. Got a cheap black skirt from a s hand shop, that had a lil bit of net underneath. I also found a funky pink psychadelic top. So I took them home, cut up a silky pink nighty of mine, re-covered the black skirt.. cut up an old net curtain, sewed that underneath the skirt..VOILA.. a spinny, net filled pink skirt and matching top!
Took 2 days to do though.

I would start with the s hand shops.. defo
Cheap, and you can find some real old tat there. If it is a bit daunting, just ask the person behind the counter if they have anything suitable. I always do
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[Louise]

Ive not had to do all this..........Yet, but my sister having 6 kiddies will always firsty go to 2nd hand shops to get 'play' stuff. Afterall its only going to be worn once and she saved a fortune.
Other then that, Ebay