How to Make a Mad Hatter Outfit

The Mad Hatter is known for his eccentricities and quirky style.

The Mad Hatter is a feature character Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and the film "Alice in Wonderland." If you are planning to dress in a Mad Hatter outfit for Halloween, attach a ribbon to the brim of an upside-down top hat for a coordinating candy holder. For a Mad Hatter-related event, such as a theatrical play of "Alice in Wonderland," wear the costume along with a grin that screams insanity to go along with the crazed character.

Things You'll Need

• Orange clown wig
• 2 silk scarves
• Black top hat
• 3-by-3-inch white card stock
• White silk dress shirt
• Men's suit jacket
• Panty hose or stockings
• Suit pants
• Ankle boot
• Face paint, white and red
• Red blush
• Red lipstick

Instructions

1. Wear an orange clown's wig that is wildly curly and poofy.

2. Fold a silk scarf horizontally until it is 3 inches wide. Tie the scarf around the base of the top hat as a hat band so the tail of the scarf hangs to the back of the hat.

3. Write "In this style 10/6" on a 3-by-3-inch white piece of card stock. Insert the bottom corner of the card with the wording facing out in the brim of the hat.

4. Position the hat on top of your wig, pushing the hat onto your head. Allow the hair to stick out from the sides and back of the hat.

5. Dress in a white silk dress shirt that has long sleeves. Pull a men's suit jacket in black, brown or tweed over the silk dress shirt; do not button it up.

6. Tie a silk scarf around your neck into a large bow. Work with the bow to make it as fluffy as possible.

7. Slip on a pair of brightly colored and patterned panty hose or stockings. Wear a pair of suit pants that are pinstriped and preferably too short. Add a pair of brown or black ankle boots that lace up.

8. Paint your face white to give the impression of paleness. Add circles of red blush to the hollows of your cheeks, which are just below your cheekbones, for a feverish appearance.

9. Draw a thin ring of red underneath your eyes so you look sickly. Paint a red line across your eyelids adjacent to your eyelashes. Wear red lipstick on your lips.

References

• Star Costumes: Make Your Own Mad Hatter Costume
• Costumesery: Mad Hatter Costume