smocked boy clothes - bubbles?

justlld

Hi,

  I was looking at the website mentioned on the Easter post below.  Smocking is not a huge thing in CA, so I don't see many kids in those clothes, but I love them.  I was just wondering if anybody actually put their boys in bubbles?  I love the idea, but they seem kind of girly (not that I have a problem with that per se (i.e. please no gender-identity flames)).  

naflmj

I do and they arent popular in new England either. I bought them for coming home outfits. I wouldn't put them on a little boy past 3months and DDS wore jonjons through last summer.

GeauxTigers82

I don't have any boys, but my girls all wear smocked dresses, etc. (although I'm thinking my 4 year old is getting a little too old). If I had boys, I would put smocked outfits and bubbles on them, but probably not after 6 months or so. Maybe a little older if it was just for Easter or Christmas day. I'm the person that would put a baby boy in a smocked outfit, white knee socks, and white high tops, but I love the really old school look for babies!

It's not that popular here in Austin either, but in the area of New Orleans that I'm from, it's huge! Everyone does smocking on boys and girls. I say do it while you can!

thetwinkies&Vivi

It's pretty popular here in SC, I'd let my (potential) boys wear bubbles until around 6 months and Jon Jon's until 3-4 years old. DD's closet is packed full of adorable smocked dresses and bubbles, I'd love to do coordinating sets.

notkateanymore

Lurker here...

But where I'm from EVERYBODY wears smocked clothes until they're in Kindergarten basically. My friend still doesn't put actual pants on her two year old boy...just rompers, longalls and john johns. I would say bubbles for a boy up to a year. Zulily or Mini Social has a sale featuring smocked things this week if you wanted to try something cheap! I personally love boys in bubbles and smocked stuff, but I'm Southern, so it's in our blood.  

volgirl123

My boys' & girls closet is full of smocked things. I like applique things better because I think they are better for play clothes, but either way, that is the style that I like for my children. I didn't ever do bubbles for the boys because I like jon jons so much better.

joliemariée

Love it and put my little guy ( 2yr 1mth old) in smocked jon-jons all the time. He wore bubble style until about 1yr and his Easter outfit is kind of bubble-ish, which my husband thinks look too babyish at this point, but I think looks ADORABLE. Love the classic style and I can't stand baby/toddler boys looking like little old men in button-downs and khakis....but I digress

Look at consignment sales and second hand stores , I find great smocked stuff here in Texas for both my twins.

GL

MagPie08

Erm, I admit I had to google all of that (smocked clothes, Jon Jon's, and bubbles). Had no clue what you were all talking about. 

MrsLnt

My DS is tall and big for his age so he stopped wearing bubbles around 9 months old (because he outgrew all of them!). He wore the long bubbles this winter (like a playsuit with longer pants) but I don't think we'll be able to do that this winter. We do lots of jon jons/shortalls and longalls. It's extremely common around here (NOLA) to dress kids like that. I don't like baby boys dressed like adult men so one piece outfits is pretty much all he wears. 

jcath

I have teenage boys and they wore smocked jon jon's and bubbles alot.  You might notice alot of the posters in this thread are Southern - it's a thing down here.  It's also appropriate to add long knee socks and saddle oxford shoes.  My boys wore at least the jon jons until they were 4.

BudgetBride04

DH and I have a deal that up until age 3, I can dress them in "cute" boy stuff - which I choose to interpret as monogrammed jon-jons.  I have 3 boys, no girls to dress up, and dammit, I'll smock if I want to!  We're in St. Louis, and the smocked, monogrammed stuff is popular for special occasions, but not day-to-day wear. 

GeauxTigers82

KateMW:

Lurker here...

But where I'm from EVERYBODY wears smocked clothes until they're in Kindergarten basically. My friend still doesn't put actual pants on her two year old boy...just rompers, longalls and john johns. I would say bubbles for a boy up to a year. Zulily or Mini Social has a sale featuring smocked things this week if you wanted to try something cheap! I personally love boys in bubbles and smocked stuff, but I'm Southern, so it's in our blood.  

Ha! I was thinking the same thing! It's definitely a Southern thing! I love it!!!

justlld

I thought it was an east coast thing, I didn't realize it was southern, but pretty much nobody in CA wears them. I just think they're so cute. Our boys are definitely going to have some smocked things for special occasions, but I think I like the short-alls better than the bubbles.

foxymulder

MagPie08:

Erm, I admit I had to google all of that (smocked clothes, Jon Jon's, and bubbles). Had no clue what you were all talking about. 

 

Lurking, but I also had never heard a single one of these terms!! I was born and raised in Southern California. Thanks for the education.