The occasionwear guide

Season and the room.

A ceremony in Calgary is the weather the child will stand in, and the room after the coat comes off.

The Celeste Dress, peach organza and a tea-length blush tulle skirt. — The Celeste Dress. Tea length. Easier on grass than a hem that needs two hands.

September and October

This is the outdoor weddings, the portraits, and Thanksgiving. Not deep winter, and not July. A coat for the door. The piece in the room is what the child sits in.

For that in-between cold, the Mabel Dress is a tweed pinafore over a blouse, $175. The Celeste Dress is tea length, $195, if the day is still on the grass.

Winter

The coat is for the door. The dress, or the suit, is for the room.

If a layer goes under the piece, name it: tights, a thermal shirt, a vest. We do not sell those. Take the next size band up. Size guide.

We have not published a winter fibre. Cloth is named on the piece before it is sold.

A boy, in the same weather

A waistcoat over a shirt is the piece for a warm room. A velvet jacket is heavier. It is for the door and the photograph, then off, if the room is hot.

The Harlan Set, a brown tweed waistcoat and trousers, on a cream background. — The Harlan Set. Waistcoat, trousers, shirt, bow tie. Not priced yet.

The Harlan Set, tweed waistcoat. The Soren Set, the same cut in wine. The Miles Tuxedo, black velvet. None of these are priced yet. Shirts are in the boys collection.

A lawn, or a long aisle

Grass, gravel, and stairs are harder than a carpet. A hem that needs two hands is the wrong piece, for a dress or for trousers that pool. A shorter hem is easier outside.

The Celeste Dress is tea length. The Vivienne Dress is an A-line, $250, in red, lavender, or champagne, if the room is warm and she has to move.

A warm room

July, or a packed hall. A full skirt is fine if the child can sit. For a boy, leave the jacket off after the door. The collar should not be the thing he fights.

We do not publish a count of weeks. If the date is soon, write today. We will say if it is already too late.

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