Ovale sailor sweater dress

Today's dress comes to us direct from Paris! Fashionable French brand, Ovale, has gorgeous minimalist designs highlighting spectacular workmanship, top quality fabrics and elegant style. And they should, considering Ovale is the brainchild of former Christian Dior designer, Gilles Neveu! This dress has become one of my all time favorites on Fashion Baby.


Ovale's clothing doesn't change season by season. Instead, their pieces are offered year-round and all of their textiles are in shades of white, cream and beige, creating a soft, neutral palate.

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Brand: Ovale
Size: 6 months
Retail price: (approx.) €140 ($200)
Fashion Baby's age at time of wearing: 5-8 months
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This dress is a perfect example of the classic Ovale style. Soft cream-colored fine-guage wool sweater material, with contrasting taupe accents.

It's hard to describe the quality and the beautiful detail work of this little dress, so hopefully the pictures can capture it.

The little sailor tie is the cutest thing!:


Lovely stitching detail on the sleeve:



Slim taupe band around the waist and neckline (beneath the sailor tie). The waist band gives such lovely definition to the waist and is just the perfect little detail:


The little sailor flap in the back is soooooooooo cute with its little white stripes:


I just love this dress! Love, love, love!!! Fashion Baby wore this dress so many times over the winter. This is definitely on the expensive side, but the quality is superb. It's a true investment piece that you can put on your baby again and again. Thank goodness dresses can be worn longer than pants (a shorter hemline on a dress works, high water pants do not!) because you want to get your money's worth!

Ovale's current collection is very minimalist, but absolutely worth checking out. Quality, quality, quality!

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The Low Down-

Sizing: True to size (but can be worn for an extended amount of time)

Price Point: High

Quality: Tops! This is an expensive piece but every cent shows in the quality. There is tremendous attention to detail, wonderful fabric, and gorgeous design elements.

Practicality: Tops! This is a perfect little Fall / Winter dress. It can be worn again and again and the timelessness of the design lets it be work now and also for any other little girls you may have down the line!

Overall Cuteness: Tops! I adore this little dress! It's such a classic, well put together little girl look. Darling, timeless, adorable, LOVE it!

Ovale's website

Ralph Lauren long sleeved Polo dress

That's right folks, yesterday's post was not just a fluke. We are, indeed, back in action and today we present for your viewing pleasure an adorable Ralph Lauren long sleeved Polo dress. This is such a cute preppy little look that is perfect for those cooler summer (or warm Spring or Fall) days.
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Brand: Ralph Lauren
Size: 9 months
Retail price: $45
Fashion Baby's age at time of wearing: 7 - 10 months
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This sassy little number is coral/pink in color and made of the classic textured cotton polo shirt fabric. On the left side of the chest, the Ralph Lauren logo is embroidered in navy blue.

The neck features a two button closure. Naturally both buttons are inscribed with "Ralph Lauren".

There is a stylish seam just below the colar, which also features a lovely pleat, used for both good looks and ease of movement.

The belt passes through two skinny string belt loops (I wish these were a bit sturdier) and fastens in the front with an RLC clasp.

There are also two very cute, tulip-like pockets in the front, just below the belt line.

The dress has a clean, well put together look, and the belt has provided Fashion Baby with HOURS of entertainment!
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The Low Down-

Sizing: True to Size. Fashion Baby started wearing this outfit at about 7 months old and continued to wear it until about 10 months old.

Price Point: Medium This is a great, classic piece that is not going to go in and out of style, and it holds up well through repeated machine washings. (I do always wash on delicate and only using Dreft, but still...) For a good brand and great quality it's a good purchase, especially if you have another little girl who can wear after big sis.

Quality: Excellent. We haven't had any problems with this outfit, with the exception of one of the little string belt loops breaking (would like it if these were a little sturdier, considering babies can't keep their hands off the belt) and having to get the belt taken in because it was way too big. The dress, itself, has held up beautifully and is of great quality.

Practicality: Very good. As babies get to crawling age, dresses inherently become less practical (not that it keeps me from buying them, mind you), but with the long sleeves, this outfit is great for those in between, not too hot, not too cool days. It's well constructed, timeless, and you can always tuck the skirt in the matching diaper cover when baby is crawling around. :)

Overall Cuteness: HIGH This outfit is simple, but stylish. As much as I am an absolute slave to smocking, I still appreciate the wonderful value of a cute, simple, looks great any day outfit like this. It has gotten a lot of wear but keeps on looking adorable!

We're baaaaaaaaaaack!

Hey there fashionistas! Fashion Baby and I would like to apologize for our extended absence. We have been traveling up a storm, but our passion for fashion remained no matter where we went, so we have tons of cute new outfits to bring you!

Since our inaugural post highlighted an expensive Marie Chantal outfit, our renaissance post brings you an adorable outfit at the other end of the financial spectrum. Just in time for summer, this cute little outfit costs only about $15 total!
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Brand: shirt - H&M, shorts - Cherokee
Size: shirt - 9 months, shorts - 12 months
Retail price: (approx.) $15 for both (including the belt)
Fashion Baby's age at time of wearing: 9 - 11 months
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Today's outfit features a pink and white striped shirt with matching belt from H&M and adorable little white shorts from Cherokee, sold at Target. The shirt and belt together were under $10 and the shorts cost $6 at Target (though I just saw them last week on sale for $1.50!!!) All pieces are 100% cotton and 100% cute!


A cute embroidered emblem on the shirt adds a touch of style normally reserved for a more expensive piece.


I looooooooove the matching pink and white striped belt that ties the whole outfit together! The little white shorts have two little pockets on the seat.


The H&M shirt has a stylish gather in the rear. Details like these really make the outfit seem more expensive than its tiny little price.
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The Low Down-

Sizing: Pretty right on. Fashion Baby has been wearing this outfit for a couple of months now and it seems like she'll be able to wear it for at least another month or two. Ahhh the perks of separates!

Price Point: LOW! FB always gets compliments when she wears this outfit out and no one would ever guess that it costs under $15 all together!

Quality: Tops! This outfit has stayed looking good as new through repeated washings and wearings. Love that!

Practicality: TOPS! Since the shorts have elastic in the back, they allow for growth and they're a good length that doesn't get too short even as baby gets longer. Also, since these are separates, the shirt can be worn with pants or overalls and the little white shorts match zillions of summer tops.

Overall Cuteness: HIGH This outfit is so cute and summery. I just love putting FB in it and she gets compliments every time without fail! It's a winner!!! :)

Sorry for being MIA!

Hi fashionistas! So sorry for being MIA lately. Fashion Baby was a bit under the weather last week, which seriously cut into my blogging time. However, since it seemed a little warm air and humidity would be the magic cure for her, we have popped down to Florida and she is feeling better already! This also means that I can FINALLY put her into the zillions of sundresses and bubble suits that I have had patiently waiting in the closet. So I promise to have reviews of absolutely darling Spring/Summer wear coming up very soon!

Ralph Lauren toile floral print dress

With winter drawing to a close and Spring right around the corner (it's technically supposed to be here now, but clearly our weather system didn't get the memo), this adorable Ralph Lauren long sleeve cotton dress is a great weight for this time of year. Doesn't hurt that it's super cute too!

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Brand: Ralph Lauren
Size: 9 months
Retail price: (approx.) $45
Fashion Baby's age at time of wearing: 6 1/2 - 7 months
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For today's outfit we have a soft cotton long sleeve dress by Ralph Lauren. It's a great weight for early Spring while we're waiting for temperatures to rise, or for cooler Spring and Summer days and evenings.


It features a white cotton poplin collar with a little ruffle around the edge.


The dress features a white background with a muted red pattern of floral bunches. Fashion Baby is both intrigued by the pattern and very happy wearing this dress!


The floral bunches are larger and more concentrated at the hem of the dress.


There is also a seam giving the dress a slightly high (though not quite empire) waist.


The back of the dress closes with 3 buttons.


Naturally, it also comes with a matching diaper cover! (I am always annoyed with dresses that don't!)


To complete her look, we accessorized with a pair of leather Robeez shoes detailed with white satin bows and soft leather soles. I love these shoes because they actually stay on her feet (so rare with most shoes) and they go with just about everything). Robeez can be a little more pricey than some other brands of shoes, but I would recommend making the splurge on at least one pair that will go with most of your baby's outfits. The quality is absolutely tops, and it is sooooo nice not to be constantly searching for your baby's shoes that fell off who knows where. These really do stay on!


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The Low Down-

Sizing: A little small. FB wore this 9 month size dress starting at about 6 1/2 months. She also has a Ralph Lauren long sleeve polo style dress that she started wearing at the same time that was also 9 month size. So these long sleeve RL dresses seem to run consistently a bit small.

Price Point: Medium You definitely pay a bit for the Ralph Lauren name here, but at the same time, with that name comes consistently cute styles and dependable quality.

Quality: Tops! So far both of FB's Ralph Lauren dresses have held up beautifully through the washer and dryer, seams and adornments stay looking great, no complaints at all!

Practicality: TOPS! The dress has nice soft cotton so it feels good against FB's skin, it's not restrictive in any way, which allows for easy play, and it is a timeless style, so it won't start looking dated, even if it's worn by a little sister a few years down the road.

Overall Cuteness: HIGH I really like this dress. I think it's sweet and I can take her anywhere in it without her looking overly dressed up, but still very cute and put together.

Happy 7 months old, Fashion Baby!

Carter's yellow floral pajamas

Today we have a super sweet sleeper from one of my favorite baby pajamas makers, Carter's. They have a white background with a print of little yellow flowers with green leaves and darling trim work, including embroidered flowers on the collar. Often when a company has such massive production, their quality and style can be a little sub-par, but this is NOT the case with Carter's. They make some of the cutest pajamas out there and are consistently tops in quality!
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Brand: Carter's
Size: 6 months
Retail price: (approx.) $14
Fashion Baby's age at time of wearing: 5-7 months
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These yummy little jammies have a darling white Peter Pan collar with three little embroidered yellow roses on each side. The entire collar is edged with yellow scalloped embroidered edging. So sweet! (Click pics for better detail.)


The adorable attention to detail continues at the feet with two sweet little bows above each foot, and the yellow scalloped edging that we saw on the collar, echoed on the edges of the sleeves. There is also a seam at the chest that creates a soft, feminine gathering across the top of the pjs.


These are some of my favorites of Fashion Baby's pajamas. They are so sweet and girly (without going over the top) and are also wonderfully soft. Wearing them makes FB very happy!


Little Me, take note: This is how baby pajamas should fit!

They give babies room to move and be comfortable. Just what one wants in a pajama! Also Coccoli needs to take note: Carter's uses a very similar type of enameled snap, but the enamel doesn't come off of the Carter's snaps. Coccoli, change the snap makers for your baby pajamas! Call your buddies at Carter's for suggestions... :)


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The Low Down-

Sizing: True to Size FB has worn these from just over 5 months to nearly 7 months. They are just starting to get a little short for her, but fit well everywhere else.

Price Point: Medium-Low I've seen Carter's pajamas retailing from anywhere between $9 and $24. The best prices I've seen are actually at Costco! They same adorable Carter's styles for between $6 and $9. They go quickly though, so keep an eye out and snatch them up when they come in.

Quality: Tops! Fashion Baby has had at least 8 pairs of Carter's pajamas over her little life so far, and I have never had ANY quality problems with them at all. Carter's has proven to be a consistently trust-worthy brand.

Practicality: TOPS! These pajamas fit well, look adorable and baby-like (as baby pjs should!) and hold up beautifully to repeated trips through the washer and dryer.

Overall Cuteness: TOPS! These pajamas are some of my favorites because they are so sweet and feminine, but I have so many other pairs of Carter's pajamas that I love just as well. Don't even get me started about her ducky pajamas!! (Ok, I can see I'm going to have to do a salute to Carter's pajamas soon, with lots of pics!) :D

See you tomorrow!

Carter's Website

Kissy Kissy shirt and sweater dress

Hello again from Kissy Kissy land! I told you I love this brand, so today we have another Kissy Kissy outfit. This one is from the regular Kissy Kissy line (as opposed to the Premiere or Besos lines). It is a darling collared long-sleeved onesie with a Cinderella themed sweater dress.
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Brand: Kissy Kissy
Sizes: 6-9 months
Retail price: (approx.) $50
Fashion Baby's age at time of wearing: 5-6 months
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So here is a sweet offering from Kissy Kissy that has served us very well this chilly winter. The long sleeved onesie is made from that amazing signature Pima cotton that Kissy Kissy is so famous for. (I swear, all baby clothes should be made from this stuff!) It has a fun and colorful floral print that is echoed in a strip of the same floral print fabric around the chest of the sweater dress.


The shirt has beautiful pink scalloped detail work along the edges of the collar and the sleeves. This same pink edging is featured around the necklines and sleeve openings of the dress.


The dress/jumper is of a super soft sweater material made of 100% cotton. Embroidered on the front is Cinderella's coach. So cute!!!


To close, the dress fastens with three buttons on the back of the dress.


As always, the quality is top notch. Kissy Kissy really never goes wrong (at least not in any of the many, many pieces I have of theirs) in this department. The styling is sweet, the fabric is soft - absolutely perfect for a baby. The only rough spot with Kissy Kissy remains their sizing which, as always, runs very small. At 6 months, Fashion Baby was at the very end of this outfits wearability.

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The Low Down-

Sizing: Small. Order one sizing group up (at least) from your child's size

Price Point: Medium The regular Kissy Kissy brand runs less than the Premier line. Honestly, this brand is worth every penny you pay for it. If you are going to have a little splurge, do it on something from one of the Kissy Kissy lines. Order very large and use it for as long as you can! You won't regret it!

Quality: Tops! Fashion Baby has at least 10 pieces from Kissy Kissy, Kissy Kissy Premier, and Besos by, Kissy Kissy and the quality has never faltered among any of them. The cotton is always super soft and stays looking beautiful wash after wash.

Practicality: TOPS! This outfit not only stays looking cute, but the sweater material was wonderful for keeping FB warm this winter. Paired with some warm cotton tights, she stayed looking cute while also staying warm and being able to move and play perfectly.

Overall Cuteness: TOPS! I love this outfit! I like the fun floral print of the shirt and the darker purply-pink shade of the dress. It's not the same old pink that you see all over the place in girls' clothes. The Cinderella's coach on the chest is sweet and girly without going overboard into schmaltzy charicature stuff. Sweet, simple, understated and darling!

Kissy Kissy Website