This is a beautiful, pretty much pristine 3T dress in organza. Over Thanksgiving, I told the original Daddy's Girl models (my lovely aunts) that I found a Daddy's Girl dress for my daughter for Christmas. They asked if it was one of the plaid ones and I relayed that while probably not the most Christmasy of the dress line, the sweet little white doves on red were darling for the Yule season. Here is a close up of the detail:
My dad doesn't know I found another dress. I wanted to surprise the whole Miller family on Christmas Eve but I'm not sure I can wait that long! The last four remaining ties to Charmose Inc will all be in attendance and I don't think any of them aside from my dad has seen one of these dresses in person since the factory closed in 1969. My daughter wore her new dress for her Santa pictures and I'm pretty sure Santa thought she stepped right out of the 1950's. Instead of asking for an iPad or something Frozen related, my little girl sat on his lap and politely asked for a piano or a scooter. Santa's expression was priceless.
I'm always on the hunt for Daddy's Girl dresses. To date, I've been very fortunate in my finds. This is a little collage of my daughter in her collection of dresses. The top two are from Easter 2013 (she was almost one and modeling the 2T but in the dress's defense, she has always been very tall). In the bottom left, she is still modeling a 2T. She's just over a year old in that one. The bottom right is the most recent, from December 2014. She'll be three in April and the 3T dress fit her perfectly. My cousins also have little girls and one of them managed to snag a size 6 and I'm pretty excited about seeing her little girl in it. It'll be even better if we can photograph both great- granddaughters in their dresses together!
Dressing vintage is always fabulous. Having my daughter wear a piece of family history is amazing. But in this day and age, I think a vintage mentality is important too. It's not just about modeling dresses, it's about modeling a mindset.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Cheers to feeling fabulous!
