A fairytale party

Björn was invited to a friend's party last night, and everyone had to dress as characters from fairytales. Björn was planning to go as a woodcutter type character of the sort from Red Riding Hood or a la Jack when he chopped down the beanstalk.

We went to a costume hire store and they had several suitable outfits. He tried on a few and settled on this one.

They had an axe as well, which was great. The trousers ended a few inches above the ankle. I suggested that he wear long socks with heavy workman style boots (his father's Cats for example). Most appropriate for a woodcutter. Then Björn spotted The Boots. Oh dear. They were more suited to a pirate than a woodcutter, so I suggested he go as one of those instead, but he wanted that axe. In the end, his ensemble was a bit weird, but he looked good, as you can see, and he won the prize for best costume.