{"product_id":"evening-garden-baby-q-1980s-90s-smocked-polka-dot-dress","title":"Evening Garden · Baby Q 1980s Smocked Polka Dot Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNavy polka dot poly-cotton · honeycomb smocked yoke · embroidered Peter Pan collar · Baby Q · 1980s · tagged a vintage 00, approx 3-6 months · 45cm length flat · good to very good\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe smocking catches the light before anything else does, a honeycomb of navy and white thread pulled tight across the chest, the kind of handwork that turns a plain dress into something considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe label survives, \u003cem\u003eBaby Q\u003c\/em\u003e, tagged a vintage size 00. It sits comfortably in the 1980s, when smocked polka dot dresses like this one were a staple of good baby wardrobes, made to be worn to something, a christening, a birthday, a Sunday lunch with grandparents. The white Peter Pan collar carries its own small garland, tiny navy flowers with green stems worked in a chain around the edge, the one purely decorative flourish on an otherwise practical dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bodice gathers into a wide band of honeycomb smocking, sitting just below a plain polka dot yoke and opening into a full, gathered skirt below. Both long sleeves puff softly at the shoulder and close at the wrist with a single button each. The back fastens with two buttons, simple enough for quick changes. Every dot in the print reads crisp and even, the kind of fine polka dot that only shows its scale up close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44194355085446,"sku":null,"price":82.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_4261.jpg?v=1785303487","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/evening-garden-baby-q-1980s-90s-smocked-polka-dot-dress","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}