Harlequin Jester Costume
Front legs only, hat attached.
The elaborate costume that is still easy to wear, because everything happens in front of the ribcage and the back half of the animal is left entirely alone.
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- Red and black harlequin diamonds on a scalloped hem
- Three-point hat with pom-poms, sewn to the hood
- Press studs down the chest, no zip
- Front legs only, back half open
- Five sizes, a 31cm to a 53cm chest
Size: XS
Why you'll love it
Made for happy, healthy pets
One piece to put on
The hat is part of the garment rather than a separate item held by elastic. That removes the fiddliest step in dressing an animal and means there is no second thing to lose behind the sofa.
Press studs, not a zip
Studs open along their whole length in one movement and there is no zip to catch fur. On a costume that closes down the chest, where the coat is thickest, that is the fastening you want.
Nothing over the hindquarters
It covers the chest, the front legs and the shoulders and stops there. The animal can squat and move its back legs normally, which is what makes a costume this elaborate wearable for more than a minute.
Good fit if
- Wanting a proper costume rather than an accessory
- Animals that dislike separate hats held by elastic
- Dogs and cats between a 31cm and 53cm chest
- Anyone who has lost a pet hat behind the sofa before
Look elsewhere if
- You need it washable
- Your animal picks at pom-poms
- The chest measurement is above 53cm
The hat is not a separate thing
On most pet costumes the hat arrives as its own item on a length of elastic, which means a second fitting operation, a second thing pressing on the animal, and a second thing to lose. Here the three-point hat is sewn to the hood, so it goes on with the coat and comes off with it.
That also solves the usual problem of a hat that will not stay upright. It is supported by the hood rather than balanced on the skull, so it stands up because the garment holds it there and not because an elastic is pulling it down.
Studs beat zips on a costume
It closes with press studs down the chest. Studs open along their whole length in one movement, which matters when an animal has decided it has finished, and they cannot catch fur. A zip on a costume that fastens across the thickest part of the coat is a trap, and this design avoids it.
Fasten from the throat downward and stop at whichever stud leaves the coat sitting close without gripping. There is no requirement to close every one, and on a deep-chested dog leaving the lowest open is usually more comfortable.
Front half only
The coat covers the chest, the shoulders and the front legs, and stops. Nothing goes over the hips, nothing passes under the belly and the back legs are completely free. That is what makes an outfit with this much fabric on it still workable for an evening rather than a photograph.
It also means the animal can squat and toilet without the costume being in the way, which is the practical difference between something you can leave on for an hour and something you cannot.
Sizing on the chest, not the length
It closes around the ribcage with studs, so the chest figure is a hard limit: too small and the studs simply will not meet. The length figure only tells you how far down the back the scalloped hem reaches, and being short there costs you nothing but coverage.
The steps between sizes are five to six centimetres of chest, which is generous, so a dog between two sizes has real room to go up without the coat swimming.
In the box
Everything you need
- Jester coat with attached hood and hat
How it works
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The details
Specifications
- Material
- Polyester
- Colour
- Red and black harlequin
- Cut
- Front legs only, scalloped hem
- Closure
- Press studs down the chest
- Chest
- 31cm at XS to 53cm at XL
- Length
- 20cm at XS to 35cm at XL
- Weight
- 82g to 190g by size
- Care
- Hand wash cool; the pom-poms will mat in a machine
Size guide
| Size | Chest | Length |
|---|---|---|
| XS | 31cm | 20cm |
| S | 36cm | 23cm |
| M | 42cm | 27cm |
| L | 48cm | 32cm |
| XL | 53cm | 35cm |
Chest is the binding figure because the studs have to meet around it. Length is coverage only. The supplier's own chart also quotes a garment weight per size, which we have left out as it tells a buyer nothing useful about fit.
Good questions
Before you buy
It is a jester. The pattern is harlequin diamonds and the hat has three points with pom-poms, which is the jester silhouette rather than the clown one. We have named it from the photographs.
Not separately, since it is sewn to the hood. It can be pushed back so it lies along the shoulders, which gives you the costume without anything sitting on the head.
The chest. It closes around the ribcage with studs, so a chest that is too small simply will not fasten. The length figure only tells you how far down the back it reaches.
Because the photographs show harlequin diamonds and a three-point pom-pom hat, which is the jester silhouette. Clown means something different and would set the wrong expectation.
No. The pom-poms mat irreversibly and the hat loses the structure that keeps its points upright. Hand wash cool, squeeze rather than wring, and dry it flat with the points propped up.
Last reviewed 30 August 2026