Well what can I say?  My brother loves penguins.  I bought one for him for Christmas, and then, ahem, *embellished* it.  He was absolutely thrilled.

This was actually quite a piece of work, although it was fun work.  The shirt was tricky to get to fit, and has some really strange expansions and 45 degree seams.  It has gold braid epaulettes, made from strands of 28 ga. brass twisted together and then braided.  The belt is red ribbon laced through a few links in the shirt, and tied with a miniscule belt buckle in more brass wire.  There is even a sabre; proof that you don't need a forge to make a sword.  I made it from a nail for the blade and tang, with brown ribbon for the grip and wire for the guard.  The result was quite satisfying.  It even has a little partial scabbard so that it can hang from Napoleon's belt.

20 ga 1/8" ID
Silver-colored craft wire

European 4:1 weave.