This Season's Best
Infant Easter Dresses
{Photo by Jennifer Schwalm}
The heavy dark colors of winter are ready for storage. Enter the lavenders, blushes, and sun-kissed yellows of spring!
After nearly 80 inches of snow so far this winter season, my friends and I in good 'ole Wisconsin are becoming more
and more envious of our southern sisters.
My husband, a native Nashvillite, loves winter here but even his snow-ometer is filling up.
It was a form of therapy, then, for me to research the web for this season's hottest trends for infant Easter dresses.
This Season's Stylish Baby Easter Dresses
This season's Easter style for babies has quite a few re-designs of old favorites. The empire waist,
bonnet, pouffy skirt...all are traditional favorites that have been given new up-to-date twists.
Reflecting larger fashion trends, we're also seeing an increase in newer-styled designs like using polka dots instead of
flowers, muting brighter pastels, and emphasising brown as an accent color.
To help organize wide-breadth of styles in baby Easter dresses, I've divided them into three main categories:
- Palm Sunday Infant Easter Dresses
More casual, cottons and polyester fabrics.
- Good Friday Infant Easter Dresses
More formal, but not quite special occasion.
- Easter Sunday Infant Easter Dresses
Fancy and special occasion only.
Of course, I'm not suggesting you have to purchase a new dress for Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday (although
you could). These categories are merely meant to help you in choosing which style (casual, formal, special occasion) best fit your holiday
plans.
The dresses below are sorted by style and design, not price. Each section will contain dresses across a wide
range of costs according to their craftsmanship and level of detail.
Casual Infant Easter Dresses
for Palm Sunday
It's been my general rule not to over-do Palm Sunday. It is a anticipatory-holiday, meaning it's purpose is to look
forward to the real holiday of Easter. Here are this season's hottest casual baby Easter dresses.
Warmer Climates
Its pretty easy to find short-sleeved or sleeveless baby Easter dresses. When searching for a warm and casual
easter dress, look for a ribbon, flower, or fabric that will up-grade the normal play-dress into something special.
For example, this eyelet dress with matching hat and bloomers.
The cool fabric and under-stated embroidered flowers on the hem and hat subtly add a layer of sophistication to a relatively simple design.
The simple sundress is also a good casual choice for Palm Sunday. In this version,
the contrasting fabrics used in the
bodice and body of the dress is well-coordinated and balanced with a simple ribbon and bow. A raised design of
ribbons at the hem of the dress ties it all together.
Colder Climates
If Easter is only theoretically warm where you live, choose an infant easter dress that has long sleeves and warmer fabric.
Adding a sturdy pair of tights or stockings will also help your baby fight the chill (and stay healthy).
In this adorable chamomile by Plum Pudding,
the casual cotton fabric is matched well with a violet velvet
bow that transforms the dress from just-for-play to Palm-Sunday-appropriate.
Another solid option for colder climates is to choose a cordorouy fabric. This jumper by Little Bitty is a pleasingly-spring lavender
with a ribbed white color, long sleeves, and matching hat.
Chicks and Bunnies
There are two baby animals that are inescapably linked to Easter: the chick and the bunny. Any dress sporting these two
animals is considered "in" this holiday season. One "in" discovery was the "Feathery Friend" by BSwanky.
Real feathers, ribbon-bowed straps, and your child's embroidered name set this baby infant dress apart.
There's even a matching jumper for a twin baby brother!
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Formal Infant Easter Dresses
for Good Friday
A Sweater a Day...
Formal infant Easter dresses almost always have short sleeves. If you live in a colder area, I recommend purchasing a nice
white sweater that can be easily matched and worn with any of the popular baby easter dresses for warmer climates.
This unique sweater
has tiny swirls embroidered all over, making it look furry and warm. Choosing a sweater cut high like this
one, rather than a longer cut, allows the dress to be seen while keeping your baby's upper body toasty and warm.
Polka Dots
Polka dots have made a full comeback. Today's polka dots are smaller than those of yesteryear, and are usually in
colors toned with brown. In this version,
the aqua is spotted with "chocolate," "mocha," and "white chocolate," embroidered polka dots.
Little Bitty also offers this design in copper,
and merlot.
Hats on Good Friday
The Easter hat is a time-honored tradition. The pink plastic wide-rimmed hats of our childhood have been replaced by
coordinated and more-subtle sisters.
Take this embroidered three-piece by Bonnie Jean. The white polka dots and flowers embroidered
on the top is mimicked on the fabric of the hat. The pink bloomers and scalloped trim are balanced with a splash of
pink on the front of the hat, coordinating everything together.
Special Occasion Infant Easter Dresses
for Easter Sunday
{Photo by Ella's Dad}
I love all the dresses shared here, but my personal favorite this
season was this embroidered rose taffeta with a green sash. The simple scallop of the neckline and princess-sleeves
make this my overall pick this season.
The Pouffy Easter Dress
Like the bonnet, the pouffy infant Easter dress will never go out of style. Consider this layered pink number with bloomers by Youngland.
The cross-over design in the front gives the dress a unique fairy-like quality that is just perfect for Easter.
Traditional White
Choosing a traditional plain white infant Easter dress is always safe. The hard part in this choice, lies
in which style of white dress to go with. You could go simple (but certainly not plain), like this special occasion Easter dress.
Or, if you want to go all out, take a peek at this dress by My Kids.
It has everything: lace, embroidered details, rosettes, and lots of ruffles. It even has a matching
(and adorable) Granny Hat (think Old Mother Hubbard).
The Classic Empire Waist
Baby dresses with raised waist is a staple design going back years. You can find it everywhere, but
nowhere is it used so effectively as in this little white dress.
The vines and little flowers growing up from the scalloped
hem are so exquisitely feminine it's hard to resist. The bold green satin sash balances the dress perfectly.
Brown is the New Black
Even though brown is traditionally a "winter" color, pairing it with more spring-y tones of pinks, greens
and purples is currently very en vogue. It's no surprise, then, that I found a wide variety of infant Easter dresses
sporting spots of "mocha" in them.
In this monogrammed corduroy dress,
The "chocolate" trim and matching scriptive monogram is subtle, but essential in this darling little dress.
The brown is used to enhance and don't
take away from the tone of the overall dress, giving it an overall spring appearance.
Another good example of brown as an accent color is this stunning Sunday morning Easter dress.
The brown is artfully used to accentuate vines and flowers growing
up the dress, set off by a warm chocolate sash.
Combing through all the infant easter dresses for your baby's first Easter is a heart-warming, and enjoyable event.
These pictures will last a lifetime, make them as cute as possible!
After all, these days of choosing her outfit for her, with no arguments, are numbered!
All the photos on this page can be found at www.flickr.com and
were used
according to licensing requirements.
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