Sugar and spices - Dress up little girls
I admit, I'm a sucker for sugar and spices baby girl clothes. Give me lace and roses, hand-crocheted pinafores, hand-smocked corsages and I'm in heaven. I raised two little girls and one hand in half a dozen nieces, and I'm here to warn you, ladies. If you like to dress your little girl with ribbons and lace, give yourself as much as possible when she is a baby - because she will not be long in choosing her own clothes. And frankly, the frilly styles I love just do not fit the average active toddler. So get it out of your system when she is a baby and take a lot of pictures.
For mothers like me, here are five classic models of stylishly dressed baby girls who guarantee that your little angel will never be confused with a boy - until she starts getting dressed, at least.
Polly Flinders hand smocked dresses
Nothing in this world says little girl a Polly Flinders dress in hand. I was lucky when my youngest was a child to find a whole box full of 50s Polly Flinders dresses and buy it for a dollar coin. If you do not know clothes by hand or Polly Flinders, let me give you an idea of the bargain that is a search for Polly Flinders dresses this morning revealed a dozen dresses, including several vintage dresses from the 50s and 60s. Prices ranged from $ 45 to $ 175.
The sailor suit
What do you get when you cross red satin ribbons, navy blue polka dot needles and an embroidered white collar? Add a pint-sized bridal cap adorned with satin ribbon and you get one of the most popular baby girl dresses - a very feminine touch of a little boy's sailor suit . It was one of the classic styles of the 1940s and it never goes out of style.
Ruffled Pinafores
She's a pretty little girl from Alice in Wonderland - a gingham plaid dress with low shoulders and a ruffled hem hidden behind a starched apron. Pinafores began as an apron to help save the fancy dress underneath, but quickly adopted a style all their own. They slip over the front and have a button or tie on the back. Ruffled hems and shoulders and delicate embroidery are just some of the elements that make this classic baby clothing style.
Ruffle panties
There are very few things in this life that are more adorable than rows of ruffled lace coming out of the hem of a smocked baby dress. Fancy ruffle covers and embroidered fancy stockings designed to be hidden under a dress are another of those classic baby girl looks that do not get old.
