Wills and I are just not huge fans of the glitzy, gilded glamor that comes along with princessy-themed tutus and nose-tickling fairy-dusted wands (the farthest he'll go is to play tea party sans the glitter while feeding stuffed friends plastic pickles and hot dogs, and eventually crashing his trains through the spread), but that doesn't mean that the little girly-girls on the block care.
And frankly, no one likes a cranky princess.
To all those moms and dads with a pint-sized princess that lives for nothing else but the royal treatment, Pretty Posh Princess (try saying that ten times fast), is the only one-stop-shop I've come across so far that wheels and deals exclusively in absolutely everything you could ever think of and more to outfit an entire kingdom's worth of sparkle-loving, rhinestone-covered, tulle-wearing, gemstone-flaunting femme fatales if it isn't pink.
Cosmotot's pick for the more crowned-down queen is squeakeez (shown in Daddy's Girl, top left, $34.99) by Aleja LAkroy. Named for the designer's dad since chocolate brown isn't typically a little gal's cup of tea, this style mixes masculine touches with feminine flair for an elegant result that's cute without being precious.
However, the high-pitched squeaking noise they make (hence the name) every time that pin-curled cutie takes a step might get to be too much for the royal subjects after about a nanosecond.
And, for those newborn princesses whose eternally pink-minded mamas want to get them started in the search for their Prince Charming postpartum, can show off their little royal's sweet, slippered feet at every playground and playgroup in aptly-named "If the Tiara Fits" soft-soled, silky satin booties from Mud Pie (shown at bottom right, $14.99) embellished with white lace, pink satin bows, and what else, but a regal rhinestone crown.
