Yesterday Outfit of the Day (featuring Petit Bateau)

Yesterday morning the sky was cloudy and not promising at all but by noon a little bit of sun came out of the clouds and in the end we had a gorgeous summer afternoon. I was so happy! I love being in the park in the late afternoon when everything is glowing under the declining sun.

Since I knew that this weather wasn't going to last, I thought that I wouldn't pass the chance to wear a dress that I bought some weeks ago and I was dying to wear ever since (who knew that we would have two days of sun in June?) It's the perfect easy summer dress and it's from the French brand Petit Bateau.
I don't know if you are familiar with this brand that specialises in children's clothes but has also a line for adults. In France (and in Europe in general) is very popular but the in US it's quite expensive due in part to the strenght of the euro (basically the prices here are the double of the price in EU). The quality is very good though and I generally buy during the sales when they have more decent prices, and when I see something that I really like and is not on sale I ask someone of the family to buy it in Italy or France and send it by mail. The bonus is that I can exchange in store or get a store credit if it doesn't fit. In this particular case I used a store credit to pay for dress but I think that I would have bought it anyway as I liked too much (it costs $111 - overpriced, I know).

They are famous for their stripes and this dress is this year's take on the nautical theme:



The dress is in a very soft and light cotton knit and I'm wearing a size 14a. Their sizes for adults go from 12a (12 years) to 18a that basically correspond to the sizes XS to L. I could have sized down but I liked the lenght and the fact that it doesn't stick to my body (meaning that I can wear any sort of panties without the seams showing). Because we were going to the playground I changed the shoes for the Gap gladiators that I reviewed in one of my first posts (by the way, they are extra-comfortable):


It is really a dress that you put on and feel good and it's the epithome of Parisian chic to me.
If you have the chance of going to Europe this summer, I reccomend to check out Patit Bateau (even if you don't have children). In Paris they have a store in pretty much each neighborhood and it's sold in all the departement stores.

Have you ever bought Petit Bateau for you or your kids?