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No Sew Prince Charming Costume

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August 21, 2023 · Karen · 28 Comments

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After making Elliot a Hiro costume sweatshirt recently, I figured I’d be out of the costume making business for a little while, at least until the fall. Elliot must have had other plans because he randomly asked for a Prince Charming costume.

Looking for a DIY fairytale costume for little boys? This homemade Prince Charming costume tutorial is an easy DIY idea, perfect for a baby, toddler or even an adult. It's a no sew and perfect for Halloween or a trip to Disney World or Disneyland. #Halloween #Costume #PrinceCharming #Cinderella
Pin this adorable Prince Charming costume to make for your own little (or big) guy at home.

All the talk about princess costumes at his preschool must have triggered his request. With Disney’s live-action Cinderella now in theaters, I figured a prince costume would make a fun and timely blog project too!

DIY Prince Charming Costume

No sewing machine? No problem! I came up with a super easy NO SEW Prince Charming costume that anyone can make. Seriously, my own sewing skills are based on nine weeks of 7th grade home economics.

And look how amazing my costume turned out! Check out my little Prince Charming on our swing set.

Prince Charming Costume on a swing
The bright green crocs really coordinate well with the Prince Charming costume! 🙂

That being said, if you are a seamstress or no one with mad skills, you need to hop over to this amazing tutorial and follow it instead. Everything is handmade and she details out each step in her tutorial.

Both her design and mine are based on the Prince Charming version you see at Disneyland or Walt Disney World. Making them the perfect costume to wear on a Disney parks trip. This prince costume would work for baby boys, older kids and adults.

How to Make a Prince Charming Outfit

Are you ready to make your own Prince Charming costume? You need to pick up a few supplies. I try to use items we have on hand first, so I always raid our closets and craft supplies before heading to the store.

Don’t forget you can shop at thrift stores, consignment shops and borrow things when possible as well.

We don’t dress up much so I didn’t have a spare white shirt in Elliot’s closet. I hoped to find a button-down white shirt at a local thrift store but never did.

I ended up buying the perfect white shirt on Amazon though. It was sateen (it seemed fancier than plain cotton) and no pockets.

Diy Prince Charming Costume shirt and pants
The Prince Charming costume base was a button down shirt and track pants

I did find a pair of shiny red track pants in Elliot’s dresser which worked well for my prince charming pants. They had a stripe down the leg but that wasn’t a big deal because I planned on added gold ribbon down the leg anyway.

DIY Prince Charming Costume Ribbon and Embellishments
Prince Charming Costume Supplies include lots of gold and red embellishments like ribbon and buttons.

Buying the gold ribbon and trim was a little tricky. I went down to my local fabric store and just kept referring back to the picture on my phone. I ended up using red fleece as my accent fabric because it doesn’t need to be hemmed.

Prince Charming Pants

Prince Charming DIY Costume Pants
Add a wide gold ribbon down the length is a brilliant way to cover up the stripe on the athletic pants.

My first plan was to just run gold ribbon down each pant leg, covering the athletic stripe. Unfortunately, my ribbon wasn’t wide enough. So I used my seam ripper to remove the athletic stripes from each leg. Once that was done, I used heat n bond to attach my gold ribbon down the length of each pant leg.

Prince Charming Shirt

DIY Prince Charming Costume Mandarin Collar
Create a faux Mandarin collar by cutting away the collar just above the hem.

Originally I wanted to buy a white shirt with a mandarin collar to use for the costume. I didn’t find many mandarin options for little boys and none at a reasonable price so I just made my own. 

To create a mandarin collar on a regular button-down shirt, just cut away the collar just above the top button. The existing seam around the collar serves as the hem.

DIY Prince Charming Costume Buttons
Add faux gold buttons to the front and then a strip of velcro using a hot glue gun.

I removed the regular buttons and hot glued the gold buttons on the front of the shirt. They were a little too big to fit through the existing button holes so I opted to add velcro down the edge of the shirt. Bonus, it made the shirt easy for little hands to put on and remove.

Prince Charming Shirt Details

DIY Prince Charming Costume Ribbon Collar Detail
Layering ribbons and cord add detail to the Prince Charming collar.

For the collar detail, I layered red ribbon, gold ribbon, and gold trim together with my glue gun and then attached it to the collar with the glue gun.

DIY Prince Charming Costume Sleeves
Red felt and a gold button finish off the white long sleeve shirt.

I used red felt to cover the ends of the shirt sleeves and then used heat n bond to attach it to the cuffs. I added one gold button to each sleeve with my glue gun.

DIY Cinderella's Prince Charming Costume Shoulder Detail
The fancy shoulder detail is faked with fringe sandwiched between gold felt.

For the shoulder detail, I sandwiched the gold fringe between two pieces of red felt using my hot glue gun. Then I attached each fancy shoulder piece to the shirt.

DIY Prince Charming Costume Shirt Detail
The trickiest part of the costume is making the fancy rope detail. Hot glue one loop at a time to save your sanity.

The fancy gold detail on the front of the shirt was the hardest part for me. I hot glued each loop, one at a time and that seemed to work ok. After all 6 were done, I hot glued the finish pieces to the shirt.

Prince Charming Belt

DIY Prince Charming Costume Belt
Use red felt and gold ribbon to create a fold belt.

Cutting the red felt to make the belt was also a little tricky because I am scissor challenged. I can never cut a straight line. I might have had to cut out several strips before I thought it was “good enough”.  You definitley want to use very sharp scissors though. 

I attached a length of the pant striping (that I removed from the pants earlier) to give the belt a little substance. You could use anything, maybe even doubling up on the felt if you want. Then I added gold ribbon to embellish it. I opted for velcro on each end for belt closure.

Need an adorable prince costume for your favorite little (or big) guy? Check out this no sew Prince Charming costume tutorial. It's an easy DIY, perfect for Halloween or a trip to Disney World.
Prince Charming is the most iconic fairy tale prince in my opinion.

That’s it.  I think it turned out quite cute and honestly way better than I expected. I have new found respect for my hot glue gun. It rocks! Ready to make your own prince charming costume? Check out the list of supplies below.

No Sew Prince Charming Costume Supplies:

  • Button Down White Shirt –this shirt is perfect
  • Red Pants (We used shiny track pants like these pants)
  • Gold ribbon and trim
  • 6 Gold Buttons
  • Red Fleece
  • Glue Gun
  • Iron
  • Heat n Bond
  • Scissors
  • Black Boots or Costume Boot Tops
Looking for a DIY fairytale costume for little boys? This homemade Prince Charming costume tutorial is an easy DIY idea, perfect for a baby, toddler or even an adult. It's a no sew and perfect for Halloween or a trip to Disney World or Disneyland. #Halloween #Costume #PrinceCharming #Cinderella
Follow this step by step tutorial to create your own Prince Charming costume.

I think a blue and silver version similar to Prince Kit in the Disney’s new live-action Cinderella would be a fun version of this costume too! I think Prince Eric from the Little Mermaid is my next prince costume goal.

Need an adorable prince costume for your favorite little (or big) guy? Check out this no sew Prince Charming costume tutorial. It's an easy DIY, perfect for Halloween or a trip to Disney World.
If big sister is going to be Cinderella than her younger brother will make an adorable Prince Charming!

Looking for more easy costume ideas? Don’t miss my other costume tutorials!

Want to download a printable copy of this tutorial? Check out my costume ebooks.

You can also buy a few elaborate ones already made. Check out this blue and gold version or this red and gold version both are pricey but if you’d rather just buy one, they are cute options.

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More Fairy Tale Prince Costume Ideas:

You don’t have to make a Prince Charming costume, I have a few more fairy tale prince costume ideas you can choose from.

Snow White and the seven dwarfs may be the main focus of the Disney film but there is a prince in that fairy tale too. Check out this Snow White Prince costume tutorial

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Prince

And remember in Beauty and the Beast, the Beast turns into a Prince at the end! Check out this Beast costume tutorial.

More Costume Ideas from Fairy Tales

You don’t always have to be a princess or wear a princess costume. Here are a few more ideas that can help you round out your royal storybook costume theme.

  • Fairy Godmother
  • Blue Fairy
  • Seven Dwarfs
  • Blue Birds
  • Evil Queen
  • Maleficent Costume ideas

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  1. Kate - Catching Up With Kate says

    March 25, 2015 at 5:44 pm

    This turned out so cute!

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  2. leslie says

    March 26, 2015 at 9:56 pm

    You did an awesome job and I thank you for your tutorial. I’m going to make something simular and you helped me out alot. Thank you for your time.

    Reply
  3. Heather says

    October 24, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    Thank you so much for posting this! I could not find one for my 8 year old anywhere, and he REALLY wanted to be Prince Charming for Halloween this year! I am glad to find a no sew one! Wish me luck!!!

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    • Karen says

      October 24, 2015 at 4:54 pm

      I’m so glad to help! And I’m sure you can do it!

      Reply
      • Geri says

        May 22, 2016 at 2:40 am

        By any chance are you selling this costume

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        • Karen says

          October 3, 2016 at 9:44 am

          Nope, sorry. It really is pretty easy to make though.

          Reply
  4. Jennifer Nguyen says

    April 19, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    THank you so much!! THis is perfect for me to make for my little guy’s 3 year birthday party!!! THank you!!!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 21, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      Yay! I so glad I could help!!

      Reply
  5. Monica says

    May 17, 2016 at 10:51 am

    Thank you so much! My 13 year old son is a prince in Into the Woods. The play is this Friday, and he just came home a couple days ago and informed me he needed a prince costume! (Obviously he did not realize what this would mean for me…) Anyway, after searching amazon prime for costumes, we searched DIY, and found your blog. After a run to Walmart (ok, maybe 2 runs..), we have a prince costume that looks 100 times better then anything you could purchase for the same price. Truly, I am grateful to you!!

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    • Karen says

      May 17, 2016 at 7:35 pm

      Thank you for commenting! I truly love hearing from people who utilize my costume tutorials! They always make my day! I am so glad I could help!!

      Reply
      • E Gilbert says

        October 11, 2016 at 7:06 am

        This costume is so cute on the little guy. I am in need of this style of costume, with a bit more Russian flair ala the dance sequence in Anastasia. And I have had no luck finding anything that works costume-wise for me. I’m going to try to make this and see how it works out for an adult. I’ll let you know!

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        • Karen says

          October 12, 2016 at 9:28 am

          Awesome! I can’t wait to see what you make, thanks for stopping by and leaving me a comment, I appreciate it.

          Reply
  6. Mariza says

    October 22, 2016 at 9:43 am

    Thank you making this to look so easy.. I had the courage to do it, and was easy… I really love how it came out.. I just hope it will make it to the party photos. My gun glue is not too strong.

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    • Karen says

      October 30, 2016 at 8:34 am

      Thanks for sharing – I hope your party photos turn out amazing!

      Reply
  7. Cristina says

    December 15, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    Thank you very much, I need something like this to my 4 years old boy. He love his costume.

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    • Karen says

      December 20, 2016 at 11:22 am

      Awesome! I’m so glad it helped!

      Reply
  8. leslie says

    January 13, 2017 at 9:55 pm

    THanks so much for this post..it helped me make one just like it for my 5 year old step son for the princess ball we are going to ..it’s for charity so we have to go but I didn’t want him feeling out of place in a sea of princess costumes

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    • Karen says

      January 15, 2017 at 2:28 pm

      I am so glad it helped! I am sure he will be adorable!

      Reply
  9. Leanne says

    May 15, 2017 at 4:43 pm

    Thank you for posting this! I made both my son’s costumes following this and they turned out fantastic!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 18, 2017 at 12:47 pm

      I’m so glad I could help!!!

      Reply
  10. Amanda B says

    May 20, 2017 at 8:38 pm

    super super adorable!! I had seen the tutorial from makeit-loveit and was planning to do that, but I just might give your no-sew a try instead!! Question: Does it hold up ok in the wash? I’m nervous about glue gun resiliency versus sewing it…?

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    • Karen says

      May 22, 2017 at 10:33 am

      Thanks Amanda! I think if you are wanting a long term costume, I’d go with the all sewing method. I don’t know how well the glue gun will last in the washing machine.

      Reply

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