Cuteness overload!
By Never teh Bride
Eeeeeek! Too! Darned! Cute! I have this soft spot in my heart for little girls in pretty dresses. Sure, when I have daughters, I’m going to let them wear overalls every day if they want to, but on holidays you better believe I’m going to subject them to major frills and frippery. Like this super flower girl dress from Fox’n Lily. The bodice is silk dupioni. The skirt is composed of “two generously gathered layers of airy silk crinkled chiffon.” The sash is also silk dupioni and is accented in the back by a large flower of matching silk.
I love the color of the sash, which has a slight shimmer to it. But, for those whose tastes differ from my own, the sash can be had in fifteen other beautiful hues. Parents (or brides) can choose between three neckline options: scoop, rounded, and bateau.
My favorite part about Fox’n Lily? They don’t spackle their little models with pounds of make up like some other kids clothing companies.
May 18th, 2006 at 2:35 pm
I love it! But my problem with flower girl dresses in silk is that they’re delicate–that thing will be full of chocolate, tree sap, lily pollen, somebody’s lipstick, and maybe a foot print in an hour or too. What about flower girl dresses in (washable) cotton? I love a fine eyelet, but had a rough time finding some…
May 18th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
My dad’s answer would be “Shellac the little girl and her dress and wheel her up the aisle.” My dad is a very weird man.
May 18th, 2006 at 3:30 pm
He! NtB, your dad sounds a lot like mine!
Oh, and yay to not tarting little girls up with spadefuls of makeup! This kid is too adorable to do that to her. She looks like something out of an alternate Kate Greenaway Mother Goose in that dress. Adorable.
May 18th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
Cristina, I totally hear ya! My ideal flower girl dress would be a deep pink eyelet sundress and orange flipflops. And maybe wings. But as I don’t have kids I’m incredibly ignorant and having real trouble tracking dresses down!
However, Storybook Heirloom has some beautiful dresses.
May 18th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
Storybook Heirloom is the bomb! Though I have to declare that I am NOT a fan of matching plaid for the whole family. It’s a little creepy.
May 19th, 2006 at 11:41 am
Ooooo… I love that dress! So many flower girl dresses are so fussy and overdone that you can hardly see the darling little girl underneath. That dress is adorable, but still elegant. Plus I love the bare feet! What a cutie!
May 20th, 2006 at 1:02 am
Yeah: the worst thing about most flower girls’ dresses is that the darn things are dry clean only! I don’t know about anyone else’s children, but my girls (and I) are about as delicate as little piggies at a trough when they eat [though heaven knows they try], complete with wiping their hands on the fronts of their __________ (fill in the blank: dress, shirt, pants, etc.) when they’re done.
But I love the extra-high empire waist (a la “Pride and Prejudice”); and any little girl would love the flowy skirt. WARNING, THOUGH: every flower girl dress my daughters have ever worn (we have big families) with overskirts like this end up with the overskirt ripped out of the waistband before the day’s half-over. Kids tend to trip/step on the overskirts when they get up off the ground, bend over, climb stairs…you name it.
July 1st, 2007 at 2:17 pm
I need the do not cake topper, help me find it please! mkline1@gmail.com
February 20th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I need the “Do Not Cake Topper” too!!!!! Where can I get it???