Love this! Usually when I see girls dressed like this, they are with their dads and their hairdos are adorably crooked…and I think, “Dad let her dress herself!”. I recall being quite particular about choosing my clothes at a young age, and I know I looked fabulous.
Is that hat from the Olivia Dress Up Treasure Chest? My daughter Penelope (who was born the same day as Eleanor) is a huge Olivia fan too! And my son Anderson just missed sharing a birthday with August. He was born on February 5th!
Eleanor has such great taste! My daughter started choosing her own clothes after 3 years old, and her outfits don’t usually look this good. It’s always prints with prints and more prints! It’s fun though.
My 3yr old niece does it we live in Florida and one day she put on a cute polka dot sundress (she loves all things polka dot)and these super duper thick white tights over her Ariel pj shorts (she proudly said wanted to keep them on) and sandals on the wrong feet of course. It was adorable but seeing as it was 90+ degrees we had to make her take off the tights lol.
Both of my kids (2 & almost 4) love picking out their clothes and have put together some pretty awesome outfits. Rain boots (currently fireman boots for Sam and hello kitty boots for Maisie) and various hats figure prominently into a lot of their looks .
She did a great job! When my mum let me choose my own outfits, my dad would always ask, “You’re taking her out of the house like that?!” The women that worked at my daycare, however, upon my entrance exclaim, “Jessica dressed herself today! You did such a great job!”
My go to outfit was always a pink bodysuit/tutu combo and my snow boots. Nothing screams grace like a ballerina in snow boots.
This brightened my morning! I love seeing what kids come up with on their own. She’s definitely color coordinating – matching her hat & shoes, socks & shirt.
We sometimes look back at old pictures and chastise my mother for letting us look so crazy but she always reminds us that we chose that outfit and how she never wanted to force us to wear something matching or cut our hair a certain way.
I love it when kids pick out their own clothes, it’s such a neat window into their personality! All the kids I’ve cared for have loved to dress themselves – one six year old always wanted to wear a skirt, even if she was already wearing a dress over some trousers! (That one got vetoed because of the amount of laundry.)
I can’t wait until Claire (1y.) starts doing that. My middle one, Cole who is now 6, loves to pick out his clothes. It’s my favorite when it’s all a big mix-mash of patterns.
Ahh! That is too cute. And so glad that you took a photo; I am sure it will be a memory that you won’t want to forget!
My son (who is almost 2) likes to pick out his own outfits these days….but he usually goes with a red striped shirt (long sleeve, even if it’s 100 degrees outside) and bright orange shorts.
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Alison @ The Peacock Diaries
Love this! Usually when I see girls dressed like this, they are with their dads and their hairdos are adorably crooked…and I think, “Dad let her dress herself!”. I recall being quite particular about choosing my clothes at a young age, and I know I looked fabulous.
Go Eleanor!
whorange
The boots. The wallpaper. The photography. So much perfection!
April
She really does! I’m impressed!
Little Edie
to die for.
ArticulateArt
Love the frilly yellow sweater! She looks adorable!
Skye
Love it! Almost every little person I know that picked their own clothes ends up wearing rubber boots. LOL
Cyndia
Now that girl has some style! No telling what combos she’ll come up with next! I hope you photograph every single one!
amanda
She has great style like her Mom! And really like that white trim with the wallpaper too.
Lauren
LOVE IT! Stop posting things like this or you’ll give me baby fever! Haha.
claire@gibsonking
Oh, I think she looks just fabulous! You should let her do that more often!
jj
Wonderful children-wonderful parents. You all have such great smiles, full of genuine happiness.
Tatyana
How cute!
Jodi
Is that hat from the Olivia Dress Up Treasure Chest? My daughter Penelope (who was born the same day as Eleanor) is a huge Olivia fan too! And my son Anderson just missed sharing a birthday with August. He was born on February 5th!
Lynn Kelly
Looks great to me! No problem here!
Camille
So sweet <3 :) She'll go far !
daria
Eleanor has such great taste! My daughter started choosing her own clothes after 3 years old, and her outfits don’t usually look this good. It’s always prints with prints and more prints! It’s fun though.
Edie
She kind of looks like she was inspired by your living room!! Are the green plant things still in the vase next to your tv?
Pam
Go Eleanor!!! You look beautiful! :)
Anne
That kid’s got the making of a fashion icon!
louise
How cute! I think she did a pretty good job. Just last week, my 2.5 year old son had his first ever
pick out my own clothes’ day. too funny!
megan
So super cute. Loved you post processing too. Great photos.
Licia
She has obviously inherited her mom’s sense of style. She looks adorable.
Kia
She actually did well. I’m impressed. She is going to have your fab classic style. :)
Danielle@NewlywedsParadise
I must say, the yellow sure brings out the pink in her shirt :-). Too cute.
Anna
It’s the epitome of festival chic! Kate Moss doesn’t have a patch on her.
MIMI
My 3yr old niece does it we live in Florida and one day she put on a cute polka dot sundress (she loves all things polka dot)and these super duper thick white tights over her Ariel pj shorts (she proudly said wanted to keep them on) and sandals on the wrong feet of course. It was adorable but seeing as it was 90+ degrees we had to make her take off the tights lol.
Amy
SO CUTE! Thanks for sharing!
Parakh
awwww that is a-DOR-able!!!! :) She sure can work it!
Heidi S.
Love it! She looks great!
Both of my kids (2 & almost 4) love picking out their clothes and have put together some pretty awesome outfits. Rain boots (currently fireman boots for Sam and hello kitty boots for Maisie) and various hats figure prominently into a lot of their looks .
Jessica
She did a great job! When my mum let me choose my own outfits, my dad would always ask, “You’re taking her out of the house like that?!” The women that worked at my daycare, however, upon my entrance exclaim, “Jessica dressed herself today! You did such a great job!”
My go to outfit was always a pink bodysuit/tutu combo and my snow boots. Nothing screams grace like a ballerina in snow boots.
Rebecca
You can tell this girl’s got style! I would have totally picked the frog rain boots too
Sarah Hettervik
It’ so funny how they always gravitate towards the rain books lol
– Sarah
Katie Campbell
I love it!! Those boots make regular appearances at my house, too :)
Kara @ Just1Step
Wow she actually looks really really cute! Good job Eleanor!
Stephanie
This brightened my morning! I love seeing what kids come up with on their own. She’s definitely color coordinating – matching her hat & shoes, socks & shirt.
donaville
cute! were these photos taken with a new camera? love the natural lighting.
SShaw
Haha, I LOVE it when kids dress themselves! I think this should become a regular fashion feature.
Pam
Oh my gosh. Her little legs are the cutest! That first photo melts my heart.
Julie
“Oh yes, she did!”
My little niece has the same innate sense of style. How can you improve on perfection?
CrystalC2B
I hope you were able to snatch her up and nibble on her knees Nicole! She’s so dang cute!
Also, I want her hat!
heather
My daughter Olivia (who is eleanor’s age) would choose those exact same froggie boots every day of the week if i’d let her! she loves them!!!
martine@martinelouisedesign
Cutie!!! She’s really pulled off that eclectic, “I just threw this together but really spent hours on my look” – love it!
Alice
I love it! She has excellent taste :)
We sometimes look back at old pictures and chastise my mother for letting us look so crazy but she always reminds us that we chose that outfit and how she never wanted to force us to wear something matching or cut our hair a certain way.
Anne with an e
Adorable! The girl clearly has personality…
Christa M
I love that she’s gone for layering. :) So precious!
May
I love it when kids pick out their own clothes, it’s such a neat window into their personality! All the kids I’ve cared for have loved to dress themselves – one six year old always wanted to wear a skirt, even if she was already wearing a dress over some trousers! (That one got vetoed because of the amount of laundry.)
Erika
Ah…to be a child again! It works for her! I’m LOVING the froggy boots :)
She is so pretty and has such personality.
mribaro
sassy and sweet! :)
Jules
+200 points.
Inês
Hi there!
My God, Eleanor she´s got it!!!!
So cute, i love it
Amber Wallace
Love it! She could not have picked a outfit more cute!
Cindy
yeah she does. SO cute!
Sid
Ah yes, adorable chubby legs, shorts and rain boots are the sartorial choice for toddlers-in-the-know this season – love it!
Jill V. / TerraSavvy
I can’t wait until Claire (1y.) starts doing that. My middle one, Cole who is now 6, loves to pick out his clothes. It’s my favorite when it’s all a big mix-mash of patterns.
BTW – your daughter is beautiful!
Tina
That is so cute. I remember those days of my now 7 year old daughter picking out her own outfits.
kitty
she looks like she stepped out of a crewcuts catalog! i love it. what a doll.
maile
oh Eleanor, you are so cute!
Caroline @ The Feminist Housewife
Ahh! That is too cute. And so glad that you took a photo; I am sure it will be a memory that you won’t want to forget!
My son (who is almost 2) likes to pick out his own outfits these days….but he usually goes with a red striped shirt (long sleeve, even if it’s 100 degrees outside) and bright orange shorts.
Oh my.
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