This is another style I've seen alot of since moving to Charleston. My sisters & I used to wear smocked dresses when we were kids, thanks to the store my mom & Grandma loved, Polly Flinders. But these puppies are a little different. They're more boutique-ish and have cross stitched designs on them. My gram says that I should start making them becuase I'd sell out right away living here. And these dresses run rampant on all the fashionable little tykes at our church.
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But don't for one second think that these precious little numbers are just for girls. Ohhhhhhh no. They make smocked outfits for the fellas too. My friends, I give you the Jon Jon!
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What's that you say? Oh! You want to match your son & daughter in smocked goodness?? No problem! Just check out places like
Shrimp & Grits Kids - they have lots of brother & sister matchiness. (If that ain't a Southern sounding store, I don't know what is!!)
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Now, don't get me wrong. Some of these dresses are absolutely adorable. And if I ever win the lottery I will buy one for Sophia. But I have to say, I'm glad we live here when my daughter is little, not when my boys were. I really don't think I could've put them in a Jon Jon!
3 comments:
I think jon-jons are cute for really special occasions...until a baby can walk. Levi wore one to my sister's August wedding when he was about seven months old. It didn't have any cross stitching or smocking on it though. I guess I am TRUE southern. : ) I should be! I've lived in GA, SC, NC and TX.
I will give you that much...jon jons are cute for certain things on babies. Jonah wore something pretty similiar to a friend's wedding when he was about 5 mos.
And yes, Amy, you're very southern ;)
LoL!!! My mom and I got into an arguement about this just a couple weeks ago. I can't stand smocking!!! It may be very beautiful in some instances, but I can't get over the very early 80's look of it. I've seen so many pictures of myself as a toddler in smocked dresses to be able to put my daughter in one. :)
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