Seasonal Smocked Dresses For Girls

No matter what season of the year it is, there's a smocked dress for your little girl. Typically found in specialty, high-end boutiques, smocked dresses are generally made out of cotton or a cotton blend, and feature needlework sewn into a honeycomb pattern right under the neckline.

The remainder of the dress is usually loose, and may have a ruffled hem. Smocked dresses often have capped sleeves, but may also have long sleeves as well. Although some of these charming dresses are made for casual wear, most are worn on special occasions, such as holidays or for family pictures.

These boutique frocks can be worn year-round, and fabrics, sleeve lengths, patterns and designs will reflect the current time of year. You can also have smocked dresses monogrammed as a personalized touch.

Here are the types of smocked dresses available for each season:

1. Spring 

After the cold winter months, smocked dresses are made of a lighter cotton fabric and are found in a variety of bright pastel colors, such as yellow, pink, blue, and green. They're available in solid colors, or with mixed hues in a chevron, striped, or polka-dotted pattern.

Seersucker, an all-cotton, puckered fabric, is popular in the spring and summer months, especially in the South. It's either striped or checkered, and can feature a rainbow of colors or just several shades of the same hue.

Sweet designs are often hand-embroidered on the smocked portion of the dress, and choices typically include bunny rabbits, frogs, flowers, ducks, and various insects during spring. The vibrant dresses are often worn on Easter and other special occasions.

2. Summer 

In the warm summer months, smocked dresses are often found in the patriotic and nautical color combination of red, white, and navy blue. Complementing smocked patterns include sailboats, ship wheels, anchors, stars, and firework designs.

Summertime smocked dresses can also be found in tropical colors, such as orange, turquoise, bright pink, lemon yellow, and lime green, and display seashell, palm tree, and flamingo patterns.

3. Autumn 

In the autumn, smocked dress colors and patterns also reflect the season. Burnt-orange, brown, tan, forest green, and golden-yellow frocks feature leaf and pine cone patterns. Whimsical Halloween designs, such as witches, jack-o-lanterns, and scarecrows, are also available.

Fall and winter dresses are often constructed of heavier fabrics, such as corduroy, and have full-length sleeves. 

4. Winter

Winter-inspired smocked dresses are often found in festive shades of red and green, sometimes with plaid patterns. The designs, which include Santa Claus, snowmen, snowflakes, and reindeer, are also reflective of the seasonal holidays. 

Red, pink, and white dresses featuring delicate heart designs are typically available around Valentine's Day. 

For more information on smocked dresses, contact a company like Southern Tots.