I had not heard of it until the Easter thread. Then today one of my fellow March 15 moms posted about it in our private group. I wonder if it's more popular regionally. It is so cute!
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It's a big southern thing, for sure! I'm sure you've seen L in all of her smocked holiday outfits, and we have more where that came from lol. Personally, I like it more for girls than boys, and would only put a boy in smocked items until a year, but lots of people do it for much longer.
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It's definitely popular in the South! I love smocked outfits for boys and girls. It can get pricey IMO so DD doesn't have nearly as much as I would like. My MIL found several things secondhand that she needs to grow into. I'm on a Facebook page where you can preorder outfits. You pay half up front and half when the order ships. The prices are reasonable too. I don't know about the quality yet since I haven't gotten my first order.
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I guess it's southern, although I grew up in the south and didn't see tons of it--I had a few pieces I guess. I'm generally not into it for my own girls.
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Definitely popular in New England as well.
It's cute but totally not my style, reminds me of all the things my mother put me and my brother in. I always joke that we look like pilgrims in our childhood photos, haha -
It's definitely a regional thing, but I think it's adorable regardless. I also think bubbles are regional too? A smocked bubble is my weakness. We love smocking at our house. Hopefully @jape14 will chime in too!
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I think it's definitely a southern thing. It's cute but not my style, kind of like monograms.
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I have never seen a kid in smocking except on HB!
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@LAZB: I love seeing all of you IG photos. Ah she's the sweetest. I noticed them but did not know they had a special name.@Mrs. Pickle: you will have to post an update on the thread when you get them back.@rachiecakes: yes! I think it's so cute but has an old fashioned vibe.
I live on the west coast- T dresses almost like me. Beanies, plaid & stripes and jeans. Ha! I wish I had known about it when T was an infant. It would have been cute last summer. Now I can't dress her in white.
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@LBee: then you will approve of Ts outfit for her one year photos
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@youboots: You posted this somewhere else and it prompted me to go look at Janie and Jack. I LOVE this. My son is getting too tall for bubbles - it's starting to look weird.
This is a pic from my son's 1 year -- [pictures removed]
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@LBee: ah! Love! Beautiful photos.
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I think it's more of a preppy thing because I've seen it here in the North East too! I know my mom loved to dress me in smocking dresses when I was little, especially for Easter.
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I love smocking! I see a fair amount here in nj. I think of it as a preppy/classic thing as opposed to just southern. I had tons of smocked dresses when I was little. Lo has a bunch and has worn some of my old ones, too.
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I think it's a preppy/southern thing. I live in NC and it's pretty common here, at least where I live. I'm a northeastern transplant myself but pretty preppy so I love it!
And like @LBee: I love bubbles. I have a few bubbles for DS for early summer (he's almost 18 months now) but DH has cut me off from buying more.
ETA: not exclusively southern, though. Kate Middleton has dressed Prince George in a lot of cute smocked outfits!
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Super popular in New England. I personally hate it and my mom constantly buys it for DD.
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I'm not sure I know what smocking or a bubble is
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Smocking on little girls is cute but I think little boys in smocking, jobs jons, bubbles, etc. look kinda ridiculous. Not a fan.
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I thought it was mainly a southern thing. I think it's ok. It's super popular around here and always has been. We all grew up in it, mainly for special occasions, though. I see it more and more as everyday-wear in my son's school.
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I love me some bubbles on babies. My little wore a lot of them last year. Like a onesie (for ease and comfort) but cuter!
I'd love to put her chunky thighs in them again this year, but since she's 15 months and running it feels awkward.
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I'm a New England prep school kid transplanted to the South so of course I love Smocking. I put it on both my kids. Though I do Jon Jons on my son rather than bubbles. I would much rather have my son in a smocked Jon Jon than the stupid shirts that say things like "daddy's wingman".
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My mom loved to dress me in smocking, we live in new england. It's definitely not my taste for my DS!!
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I didn't know smocking existed until I moved to the south
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I had never heard of it until HB. Must not be a popular choice here in Canada
Some of it is cute on girls, but I really don't like the boy stuff. Not my taste!
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@Truth Bombs: YES to the jon jons vs ridiculous shirts with sayings!
There is nothing more precious than a little one in a smocked outfitGrowing up in the South, everyone wore smocked clothes. I love putting my 3 year old daughter and 11 month old son in smocked clothes!
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@Truth Bombs: It goes without saying that we see eye to eye on this, per usual.
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@youboots: So, I have tried googling it and still have no idea what it is. Maybe it's not popular in California?
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@NavyRN2012: @LBee:
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@simplyfelicity: must not be! I still don't totally get what it is either.
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@simplyfelicity: Smocking to the term for things like this neckline. It is usually along the neckline on girls clothes and across the chest on boys outfits.
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@simplyfelicity: @junebugsmama: Here's a pic of Prince George rocking the smocked look. The bit across his chest with the sailboats is the Smocking. For little girls the Smocking usually goes around the collar of a dress
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@Truth Bombs: @Mrs.KMM: That definitely helps!
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All I know about them is they hold up well. My first smocked dresses have doubled as my baby doll clothes for the last 30 years.
Seriously, I have no idea where the outfits that came with my cabbage patch dolls or other larger dolls are because they are all wearing my old clothes.
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That wasn't what I was guessing at all! @Mrs.KMM: @Truth Bombs:
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@Truth Bombs: preach!
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