The Wrap Dress: the perfect post-partum garment

Ugh, I've mentioned before how I struggle with dressing my post-baby body. Now that summer is on the way I'm scrambling to find clothes in my closet that fit the way I'd like them to -- not a super fun thing. So I've decided to name this summer "The Summer of Dresses."

I loved dresses before Baby Jo, but now, dresses are even better. They can hide all of the icky muffin-top that I hate and make me feel pretty at the same time -- especially wrap dresses. Wrap dresses must have been a gift from the post-partum gods. You can adjust the waist to hit at your smallest part, the v-neck is flattering (even for bigger busts), and they're usually made of super-soft forgiving jersey material. If you're nursing it's also easy to pull aside the front in order to feed your babe.

Wanna know a secret? You don't have to have had a baby to wear a wrap dress either. They look great on all of us!

Here are a few of my faves:

Gemma wrap dress

surplus wrap sheath dress

New Julian Two Dress

In fact, check out the DVF Wrap Dress Shop here. Gah! I'm in love.

Bonnie and Claude (yep, Claude, not Clyde)

Bonnie and Claude is an adorable French brand from Paris. Simple yet sophisticated for boys and girls. They're on the mini social today.

navy dress: the mini social, $41
red check shirt: the mini social, $27
gray skirt: the mini social, $30
polka dot dress: the mini social, $29

How to kiss a frog

No, this isn't a post about fairy tales, although the princess/frog/kiss story is a good one. How to Kiss a Frog is a Swedish children's brand and it's just lovely. You can actually see fairy tale-ish elements in the styles HTKAF has on their site. Victorian ruffles and pin-tucks add frill while the color palette stays neutral.

Big love for Smallable

My lovely friend, Jess, sent me the link to Smallable and made me oh-so happy. It's all of my favorite kid clothing brands in one place. Bam! Plus furniture and toys and more. Obviously, I am digging the neutrals.

Dress-ups for boys

Ok, for those of you with boys, here you go. You can always go the suit-jacket route, but I like little vests or cardigans that let boys look like boys and not tiny men. I also love boys in bow-ties, so maybe add a tie like this.

 I was playing around on Polyvore for the first time. It's quite fun.