Some kids find a bit of tulle on an elastic waistband and a plastic tiara will suffice as a princess costume. Other kids want something a little more elaborate.
You may think US$500 is a shade too much to spend on a Snow White costume although I do know one little girl who would only wear her Snow White dress (every day for at least a year!). Perhaps her mother should have invested in a gown from Etsy’s Neverbug Creations. There’s no denying the exquisite detailing in Neverbug Creations’ amazing custom-made Snow White dress. From the velvet bodice and the signature sleeves to the finishing-touch accessories – a headband and cape, this costume is a perfect replica of Disney’s Snow White.
There are other Disney princess costumes at Neverbug Creations including Belle, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. All are priced between US$400 and US$600. My favourite is the Toy Story-inspired Bo Peep costume – it’s complete with ruffled pants, satin bonnet and a shepherd’s hook.
If you’re a Snow White on a ‘budget’, you may want to take a look at Tinkerella Creations. Prices range from US$177 to US$250 and the collection includes Ariel, Belle (in signature yellow as well as Belle’s red velvet Christmas ball dress) and Tangled.
There’s also outfits for characters before they became princesses – find Cinderella and Snow White’s rag dresses as well as Sleeping Beauty’s Briar Rose frock. And for the little prince in your life, there’s wee Prince Charming costumes priced from US$195 to US$240.
My daughter spends more time in dress ups than she does in her ordinary clothes – are your kids the same? Would you splash out on a $500 costume? Thoughts please, Babyologists!
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And for those who can’t sew or dont have anyone around that can sew for them or don’t have the time, I buy my daughter’s dress ups from http://www.littledressupshop.com They ship to Oz and the quality is fantastic and cheap as chips. No scratchy fabric either.
That’s why I started making playsilks! Our oldest son, now 22, was “dressed-up” every day and I could not keep up with the costuming needs! I found with playsilks tying them on in different ways he would be satisfied
One Christmas, I managed to find a bulk lot of costumes on Ebay – 150 pieces of everything you could imagine from dress ups, ballet costumes, ballet uniforms (with leather ballet shoes), flowergirl dresses, all kinds of accessories, etc, etc. It has been the very best thing. For about two years, my girls dressed up in them every day, and still play dress ups when their friends come over. I’ve also been able to loan costumes to many kids for Christmas, Book Week, concerts, or anything else. I’m a dress-up devotee, but would choose quantity over quality any day. I’d only consider such a big spend if there’s a lot of costumes up for grabs!
what is a playsilk?
here is a link to see what playsilks are:
http://sarahssilks.com/product/playsilks
Oh if only we still had my Muv – she could sew. Who would spend $500 on a single piece of clothing for a child? You’d have to be seriously rich or stupid.
As usual, there is nothing for the boys. Boys get invited to fancy dress parties too! There is such a glut of products in the market place for girls; you only have to go to a department store or somewhere like Target to see there is a much larger selection of clothes for girls than boys. What people forget is, every little boy has a mummy who loves to shop!
I do get many requests for boys dress up costumes! I make Prince Charming, snow prince, Beast prince (shown above), as well as Peter Pan, Woody, Buzz, Mickey, etc! Boys clothes take a whole lot more time and effort but it’s so worth it! My kids literally stopped traffic walking to do the Belle/Beast photo shoot in Fullerton California.
What happens when your child doesn’t buy into the Disney stereotypes? Then you have to get creative!
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