Mad Hatter Fleece Tailcoat

For Halloween, my hubby Darrell wanted to be the Mad Hatter.. he had just about all the costume bits except for a good Mad Hatter Tailcoat, so .. since I had a bunch of fleece on hand, I made one up for him out of cozy dark blue anti-pill fleece.

Of course, Halloween in San Francisco was unseasonably warm, so he ended up running around with it under his arm for all of Halloween.  Ah, well.  He still looked darn good.

However, the fleece tailcoat has found its purpose.  He puts it on first thing in the morning now that the weather is turning chilly.. and I must say it delights me to see him so scruffy and yet somehow so formal while sipping his tea.