My daughter has Harmony day at school next Wednesday & to celebrate this they are asking children to dress up in national costumes, either Australian or the country of their birth or their family's original country.

We're kind of stuffed as England doesn't have a national costume. The Welsh, Scottish & Irish all do but not the English

I did consider sending her in in her England shirt as I think the English are renowned for that image

Any other bright ideas please?

Alison x

how about some rockports and a matching dirty Kappa (or similar) tracksuit, and a couple of sovereigns just as an accoutrement! About as close to English national dress as youre likely to get

Ohh she could wear her fake uggs & pjs

Alison x

Looks like she can go in her jimjams and a dressing gown

haha, youre right! the pj scene is just making a show where i live, youre more with it where you are, clearly

Just get her to wear a ball and chain....that is pretty australian

Actually a white outfit covered in black arrows did cross my mind but wasn't sure how well accepted it would

Alison x

Can she grow a nipple length pointy ginger beard in time?

Pearly Queen?

Morris Dancer. The women usually wear white shirt, black waist coat, red (or colourful) skirt and a straw hat with ribbons.

A Crusader

Now I like the idea of a Pearly Queen as my Nan was born within the sound of Bow Bells but that's going to mean a lot of sewing She's got a plain black skirt so I wonder if I can get some white sequin strips rather than tons of buttons? Off to Spotlight in a bit so will have a look.

Alison x

Slacker . . . what would your poor old Nan think?!

First thing that comes to my
mind is a Morris Dancer!

Shame that she's not Scotish. She could have worn a Rab C Nesbitt costume.

She'd think I'd thought about it & had a sensible idea Especially as I'm going to have to remove everything I stitch on to her skirt again.

You know the spooky thing is the black skirt that my daughter has I originally bought for my elder daughter to wear to my Nan's funeral.

Alison x