{"product_id":"pale-pink-smocked-childs-party-dress","title":"Sugared Almond · Hand-Smocked Pink Baby Dress, 1970s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePin-dot cotton · hand-smocked bodice in honeycomb and lattice · picot collar and cuffs · back sash tie · 1960s to 1980s · AU size 2-3, approx 2-3 years\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pink of sugared almonds, and a bodice hand-smocked in deeper rose, gathering the pin-dot cotton into honeycomb and lattice: each pleat held in place by a row of embroidery thread, done by hand, one stitch at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmocking began as a practical way to gather cloth so it could breathe and stretch with the body, and in the hands of a skilled needleworker it became something else entirely. The technique was revived with great enthusiasm through the 1960s and 1970s, and the women who produced pieces like this were working in a tradition that was already centuries old. The collar and cuffs are finished with a fine picot edge; the back closes with a sash that ties into a bow. Every detail is accounted for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the kind of dress that was made to be photographed, and it still is. The pin-dot print moves beautifully in the skirt, and the smocking gives and returns to shape the way only hand-work does.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44083976536198,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_2447copy_ded124a0-1cc3-4c17-997d-e9e2e6d0c52a.jpg?v=1782792857","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/pale-pink-smocked-childs-party-dress","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}