Let's talk about one of the most important aspects of an "authentic" trek, and one of the things that can be the most stressful but also the most fun, the clothing. I had grand plans of making almost all of our clothing... and then I ran out of time. But I still think everything turned out alright and I'm pretty impressed with what I DID make. Let's start with the hubby, shall we?
First of all, we each had two outfits, two bottoms and two tops. My husband wore the same hat and suspenders all three days so the money that was spent on them was worth it. Bot of his shirts were old church shirts of his that were pretty worn through. All I did was cut the collar off of them so that was pretty easy for me. His pants (I made him a linen pair and a lightweight corduroy pair) were the first things I've ever made from a pattern! I was always so scared to try and follow a pattern, but I did it! The first pair took awhile to make, but I made the second pair in about a day. He especially loved the linen pair, he said they were super comfortable. The pattern was
Simplicity #4760, but with no pockets and no belt loops. I bought it when Joann's was having one of their $1 pattern sales, so it was a good deal. The bandannas we both took were leftover from the kids' birthday party so they were free. I looked for suspenders at every thrift store I went to for months and could never find a pair, so I ended up going to Lowe's because I knew a home improvement store would have them. They have a nice, wide band so they're probably a little more comfortable then some of the dress suspenders at department stores; plus, I checked JCPenney after I bought these, and they were almost twice as much.