Shopping: Party wear

Arlo wears Stella McCartney Kids sweater

It’s show time! Let baby embrace the party season in rich velvet, ruffles and beautiful embroidered details

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Mia wears tulle dress, £69, stellamccartney.com; faux-fur bonnet, £199; cotton-blend tights (just seen), £29; leather pram shoes, £82, all bonpoint.com.

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Eleanor wears Gucci wool and cashmere coat, £485, childrensalon.com; cotton dress (just seen), from £28, marksandspencer.com; Leather shoes, £26, and velvet hair bow, £7, both wildandgorgeous.co.uk; wooden drum, £36, bonpoint.com.

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Grace-Louise wears Dolce & Gabbana embroidered crêpe dress, £645, childrensalon.com; Simonetta Mini mohair-blend headband, £108, childrensalon.com; textured tights, £6, monsoon.co.uk; leather shoes, £26, wildandgorgeous.co.uk.

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From left Ethan wears cotton shirt, £45, and cotton corduroy trousers, £39, both rachelriley.co.uk. Arlo wears cotton and cashmere sweater, £69, stellamccartney.com; Paz Rodriguez velvet shorts, £39.95, harrods.com; tassel-detail pram shoes, £10, monsoon.co.uk. Nutcracker glass decorative bauble, from £7.95, and wooden Nutcracker decorations, from £12.95, all libertylondon.com.

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From left Eleanor wears Hucklebones lamé and satin-trim dress, £150, harrods.com; leather shoes, £26, wildandgorgeous.co.uk; embellished headband, £36, bonpoint.com. Mia wears silk-blend dress, £158; cotton-blend tights, £29; leather pram shoes, £82, all bonpoint.com.

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Chase wears tuxedo jacket, trousers, shirt and satin bow tie set, from £55, and tassel-detail pram shoes, £10, all monsoon.co.uk.

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Mia wears velvet dungarees, £38, thewhitecompany.com; tulle collar, £66, bonpoint.com; Chloé leather pram shoes, £72, childrensalon.com.

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Elodie wears chiffon-style printed dress, £55, and velvet hair bow, £7, £7, both wildandgorgeous.co.uk; tutu skirt, from £35, angels-face.co.uk; glitter tights, £6, monsoon.co.uk; patent leather shoes, £49, rachelriley.co.uk; wooden nutcracker decorations, from £12.95, libertylondon.com.

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Grace-Louise wears velvet dress, £105, rachelriley.co.uk; Sophia Webster leather shoes with butterfly detail (just seen), £95, harrods.com; embellished headband, £5, monsoon.co.uk. Chase wears velvet waistcoat, shirt and bow tie set, from £30, monsoon.co.uk; cotton corduroy trousers, £39, rachelriley.co.uk.

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Elodie wears wool-blend coat, £99, rachelriley.co.uk; velvet shorts, from £14, marksandspencer.com; glitter tights, £6, monsoon.co.uk; metallic leather shoes, £55, rachelriley.co.uk; Quis Quis jacquard headband with pearl detail, £50, childrensalon.com. 

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Ethan wears cotton shirt, £45, libertylondon.com; Alviero Martini velvet shorts with braces, childrensalon.com; leather boots, £97, and silk-blend bow tie, £29, both bonpoint.com. 

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From left Arlo wears Fendi cotton shirt and jacquard shorts set, £180, childrensalon.com. Grace-Louise wears Lesy embellished tulle dress, £260, harrods.com; tulle collar, £66, and leather pram shoes, £82, both bonpoint.com.

Photographer: Helen Marsden
Stylist: Yvadney Davis

Special thanks to…
Models: Arlo, Chase, Eleanor, Elodie, Ethan, Grace-Louise, Mia
Model agencies: Alphabet Kidz, Bonnie & Betty, Bruce & Brown, Grace & Galor, Tiny Angels