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Girls love to accessorize, whether it¡¯s choosing the perfect pair of shoes, coordinating jewelry, or matching an entire ensemble. Parents have many options for accessorizing a baby girl, guaranteeing that she is as beautiful to everyone as she always will be to Mom and Dad.
Baby Girl Accessories: Essential Items
Naturally, baby girls require certain items of clothing such as jumpers, shirts, and dresses. Even essential items, however, can become accessories to create an adorable fashion statement.
Matching sets of clothes are the easiest accessories available. A white shirt with an embroidered butterfly may have an identical butterfly on the hip of the matching pink shorts. Those butterflies can then be carried over to a range of matching pieces, including bibs, hats, or socks.
Hats are available for a variety of seasons, from beach hats for summer to stocking caps for winter. Styles vary widely, including floppy cloth or denim designs, bonnets, and straw hats. Hats should be used to help shield baby¡¯s sensitive skin from excess sun, but they can also be clever accessories as well.
Footwear is a must for baby girls, even before they can walk. Socks can be cuffed, ruffled, or trimmed with lace, and colors can be coordinated with any outfit. Booties provide a warmer, sturdier alternative and can be embroidered with cartoon characters, animals, flowers, or holiday themes. Sandals are available for a day at the beach, and slippers are comfortable for at-home wear.
A bib is essential for any baby, but it needn¡¯t be bland. A baby girl¡¯s bib can be embroidered with dozens of sayings, cartoons, or even personalized with her name. Pastel colors, especially pinks and yellows, are the most prevalent colors for girls.
For special occasions, even diapers can be dressed up. Different varieties of over-the-diaper panties are available, in various coordinating colors or embellished with lace and ruffles. This accessory is a perfect choice for a christening, wedding, family portrait, or other fancy occasion.
When the weather turns chilly, it is important to be sure that any baby is appropriately dressed. Hats and mittens are available, and younger infants can be bundled in a wearable blanket, complete with embroidery or other embellishments. These items can easily be chosen to coordinate with different outfits, or can create a separate winter weather theme.
Baby Girl Accessories: Darling Details
Coordinating essential articles of clothing is only the first step to accessorizing a baby girl. Many different items are available to add flair to any outfit.
Girls and women take great pains to have fabulous hair. This attention can start with baby girls using the proper accessories to highlight their silky locks. Ponytail holders are available in a rainbow of colors, from bold choices to pastel hues. Take care to use cloth covered holders to avoid tangles and painful pulls, but be sure they cannot fall out easily. Ponytail holders are often decorated with small colored or themed beads, ribbons, and lace. Before using, verify that any beads are securely attached and will not become a safety hazard.
Headbands and barrettes make great hair accessories as well. As with ponytail holders, they come in a wide range of colors and styles, suitable for everyday wear as well as holidays and special occasions. Elastic headbands are the best choice for infants, since they are secured around the head and cannot be easily removed by curious fingers. Always check a headband¡¯s snugness to be sure that it is not too tight.
Pacifiers are a common baby accessory, and they no longer need to be solid color, bland items. Color choices are widely varied, and many pacifiers come with designs, including butterflies, hearts, birds, or rainbows, as well as popular cartoon characters. A pacifier clip can be used to secure the pacifier to the baby¡¯s outfit so that it will not be lost, and the clips also come in a range of styles for easy coordination.
A wrist rattle is a perfect fashion accessory and beginning bracelet for any baby girl, and with plush shapes such as butterflies, kittens, stars, and smiles, they can easily be paired with any outfit. Rattles come in either elastic or Velcro varieties to expand as the baby grows.
When traveling, it is not necessary to leave fashion at home. Car seat covers are available in many colorful designs, and coordinating strap covers provide a soft but secure way to accessorize on the road.
Baby Girl Accessories: Accents That Sparkle
No girl¡¯s wardrobe is complete without jewelry. Loose or dangling jewelry is not appropriate for babies, but certain pieces can be safely used for special occasions while under the adoring parents¡¯ watchful eyes. Name bracelets or pins with pale pink beads, pearls, or crystals are a popular choice for christenings, and they can be complemented with a cross or other religious symbols. Mother-daughter matching sets add a beautiful touch to any special occasion or family portrait, and can become a cherished heirloom.
Many parents choose to have their baby girl¡¯s ears pierced, and earrings are another fashion accessory that can coordinate with many outfits. It is advisable to have the first tetanus inoculation administered before piercing a baby¡¯s ears, which is usually done no younger than two months old. Stainless steel, titanium, or fourteen carat gold earrings are safest, because less expensive nickel earrings could prolong a possible infection. Inexpensive jewelry may contain lead, which can be highly toxic. Dangle earrings should never be used for infants, since they are easily pulled or caught on clothes, blankets, or pillows. Rounded clutches are available as earring backs to avoid painful pokes from earring posts. Because infant earrings should be left in place for at least six months for the ears to heal and for the earring hole to properly form, it is best to select fashionable earrings that coordinate with a variety of different outfits and occasions. Diamonds, gold studs, or birthstones are popular choices.
Baby Girl Accessories: Themes
Many daily themes are available to coordinate an entire outfit from head to toe. Pastel pink is the most popular color, and ribbons, lace, and ruffles can be found for nearly any ensemble. Other popular themes include butterflies, flowers, animals, hearts, and rainbows. For a more dramatic statement, a baby girl can proclaim her status as a princess, diva, or simply Daddy¡¯s or Mommy¡¯s Girl. Cupcakes, cheerleaders, and cartoons allow more specific expression.
Special occasions present delightful fashion choices for baby girls. Her christening is often the first special occasion of a girl¡¯s life, and white silk gowns, bonnets, socks, and shoes are available as elegant choices. They may be simple, or embroidered with crosses, religious verses, or names to enhance the event.
Holidays offer a wide range of outfit ideas. Hearts, roses, and cupids are popular selections for Valentine¡¯s Day, and Easter presents baby animals such as lambs, chicks, and bunnies as accessory figures. Headbands with bunny ears are even available. Patriotic colors, stars, and miniature flags are perfect adornments for the summer, and fall fashions often include subdued colors, pumpkins, apples, and leaves. Christmas offers the widest range of all, with rich velvet and satin fabrics in holiday colors and prints being used for bibs, hair accessories, and other fashionable items.
From headbands to sandals, there are dozens of accessory options for every fashionable baby girl. Whether it¡¯s a princess bib, butterfly wrist rattle, or rainbow pacifier clip, even the littlest girl can be decked out from head to toe and is sure to wow the fashion world, right from the crib. |
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