I had a wonderful but tiring time modelling for a reel set to music (Vogue by Madonna).  Here are all the outfits information.  If you are inspired by this for teddy bear clothing bear in mind that I am 50cm tall with a wide neck and quite round tummy!

The blue Snoopy t-shirt below was originally from Asda (0-3 months). My human shortened the sleeves, made the body shorter and took in the sides.  The Converse style boots are Build a Bear (all 2nd hand from Vinted sellers). The blue trousers are actually dungarees and were also from ‘Totally Hooked’.

My shorts and top below are both vintage Build a Bear (from Vinted.com)

This splendid explorers outfit was bought from an eBay Seller who trades as Padd-on-t-net. She makes clothes to fit Gabrielle Paddington Bears, and I happen to be the same size as a larger Gabrielle Paddington. The sandals are Build a Bear (from Vinted).

Here I am wearing the same shirt as above with denim shorts from the previous photo. I have added a flower garland to get hippy vibes and borrowed human’s ukelele!

This entire outfit was made by ‘Totally Hooked’ at Etsy. The dungarees were custom made as were originally designed for a Build a Bear. I am bigger so the dungarees were made to fit me. The boots are Build a Bear (bought used from Vinted.com)

This next outfit is exactly the same as previous one with the jumper on top of the dungarees, it is a good way to get a different look!

The white T shirt and gilet (which is too small really) are both Build a Bear (Vinted.com) My trousers are human baby joggers (3 – 6 months) that my human bought in a pack of 3 at a charity shop, brand unknown. We altered them to fit by cutting off the legs and hemming them and turning over the waist band.

This is the same T shirt as above with a black bow tie, borrowed from human’s husband! It completely alters the look!

Another with the white T shirt, this time embellished with a Snoopy badge, denim jacket (Build a Bear from Vinted.com) and the stripey trousers from the pack of 3 baby joggers mentioned earlier (cut off and hemmed).

I really like this vintage Build a Bear jacket that my human found being sold on Vinted, it is a good leisure jacket but a wee bit snug so best really with a T shirt underneath, or just my fur. You have seen the beige trousers in previous posts, they seem to go with anything. The cap and scarf both made by ‘Totally Hooked’ Etsy.

Same jacket and trousers, with a human baby bobble hat from the charity shop, and a Dr Who type scarf knitted by my human.

This outfit for the summer is Build a Bear (from Vinted.com)

My snazzy rugby top and shorts also Build a Bear (from Vinted.com)

This rustic looking outfit consists of my human’s cap (Accessorize), with jumper on top of dungarees made by ‘Totally Hooked’. The wellington boots were bought from a charity shop and are sized for a toddler human.

This rather splendid jumper is a replica of a Bristol South Cycling Club jersey was knitted for me by another bear’s human who takes a gang of teddy bears to support the Ineos cycling team. I have worn it doing mascot duties several times at cycle races and the national hill climb competition, supporting my human’s son. Someone was giving away the bear sized cycling helmet, which is actually for a human toddler.

My favourite shirt – my human made this one for me using left over William Morris fabric that she had in the sewing drawer. She made it using a pattern from an Ebay seller trading as ‘mybearswardrobe’. It is a bit snug, so next time around she will enlarge the pattern.

We knitted these two splendid jumpers and the patterns are available to download on this website under the tab ‘knitting patterns’.

This splendid tweed coat was altered to fit me. It was bought from Vinted.com, (human size 0 – 3 months) and was originally from Sainsburys (their Tu brand). It has a furry lining which made it too tight, so my human removed it, and she cut off the sleeves and hemmed them. She sewed the buttons from the sleeves onto the pockets. The cap is Jasper Conran (0 – 6 mths) also bought at Vinted.com

This splendid yellow raincoat is Sainsburys Tu (0 – 3 months), and again from Vinted.com. It didn’t need any alterations, we just rolled up the sleeves. I love it.

My red dufflecoat (0 – 3 mths) was originally Marks & Spencer, and was bought on Vinted in a bundle with the tweed coat (the two coats cost just £2.70 plus postage). We made this fit by severing the elastic in the cuffs to enable them to be turned up. The rainbow wellies are from a charity shop and are Jojo Mamam Bebe.

This waistcoat was my first item of clothing bought from Totally Hooked after my human found holes developing in my skin and we decided I needed some protection to prevent further wear and tear.

I do hope readers with bears that need clothes feel inspired to either make or source preloved clothes for them! Charity shops, Vinted and eBay are all great places to find clothes, there is no need to buy new.

.Horace the Alresford Bear 4/2/2025