Little Eliza on the Prairie

Nelly Madison Clothing co recently debuted a new style, Eliza. And by recently I mean just about an hour ago.  Flower Gardener Eliza featured a beautiful delicate floral with hues of pink and emerald, gingham accents, functional pockets, gorgeous buttons, and a hidden zipper.

Nelly Madison Clothing Co Flower Gardener Eliza Dress
Manuela de Juan British Oxfords from Just Shoes for Kids
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Isn't it gorgeous? Check out the details! Those perfectly dyed buttons to match the emerald piping and binding, and the fun pockets to hold dandelions...at least that's what Merce filled them with.

Nelly Madison Clothing Co Flower Gardener Eliza Dress
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Nelly Madison Clothing Co Flower Gardener Eliza Dress
©Merce & Me, LLC 2018 

Let's talk Eliza sizing. In the pictures above, Merce is wearing a size 6. She can also wear a size 5 and 7/8. The size 5 is an amazing vintage fit with no growing room. Let's look at that real quick. 

Merce & Me Necessities Bow (coming May 2018)
Merce & Me Necessities Cardigan (coming July-ish 2018)
Merce & Me Necessities Ivy socks, hand dyed. Size small for shorter look.
Nelly Madison Clothing Co. Eliza Sample Dress
Manuela de Juan British Oxfords from Just Shoes for Kids
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Merce is currently 57# and 50.25" to be exact. The size 5 zips with ease and fits like a glove; the zipper allows for some stretch and give. She has room to move but another 3# and it won't be comfortable for her. This dress is a size sample, along with the others you will see shortly, but the pink gingham dollies from Nelly Madison were perfect underneath!

Her cardigan and hair bow are both Merce & Me Necessities (follow us on Fb for insider info right HERE). The cardigan is also a size sample, but will be a released color. It's going to be a beautifully hued fall for both Merce & Me Necessities and Nelly Madison, I can't wait to share all the details!  Her hair bow is a new style debuting early May 2018 in several colors, along with new colors of our 5" and 6" Bestie Bows. Her socks are our soft white Ivy cable knit knee highs, in a size small. She normally wears a medium or large for extra height with boots, but I wanted a shorter look. The size small is not a realistic all-day wear for her size 2y foot, but it gave us the look we were going for.   And her shoes.....Manuela de Juan. I have an obsession with MDJ for photos. And this time, Merce was totally on board. She calls them her picture shoes and wants to wear them in EVERY picture. You'll notice she's wearing them with Flower Gardener too. I have a feeling they will show up over and over again if she has a say in it! They are a unisex oxford, which I love. If only the 10 or 15 year old brothers would let me dress them too! We've found Just Shoes for Kids offers a unique selection of manuela de Juan shoes.

Now this is Merce in a size 6. The Flower Gardener picture above is also a size 6.

Merce & Me Necessities Bow (coming May 2018)
Merce & Me Necessities Ivy socks, hand dyed. Size small for shorter look.
Nelly Madison Clothing Co. Eliza Sample Dress
Manuela de Juan British Oxfords from Just Shoes for Kids
©Merce & Me, LLC 2018

I see this as a more versatile and popular fit for her size. She has growing room in the size 6 and it's still a nice length...not too short and not too long. 

Let's look at some smaller sizes. This gorgeous little girl had just celebrated her first birthday, and typically wears about a size 18m in clothing. She's wearing a 12m Eliza with room to grow. 😍 

Nelly Madison Clothing Co Eliza sample Dress
Merce & Me Necessities Taupe 5" Bestie Bow
Merce & Me Necessities custom dyed Ivy cable knit socks, xs
Mini Melissa shoes
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This shot came from just slightly above her center, which makes it look a little longer. The invisible zipper in the back makes an easy job of dressing the little ones. No buttons to fumble with while your baby is on the move! You can see Baby A has some room to grow in this size 12m. She was approximately 23# and 32.5" at the time of this shoot, and gave me some serious baby fever. 💖

Next up is Happy, Free Spirited, Little Miss E. Miss E is growing like a weed, and I just can't call her Baby E anymore. It makes me so sad to see all these babies growing so fast. 

Nelly Madison Clothing Co Eliza sample Dress
Merce & Me Necessities soft white Ivy cable knit socks, xs
Old Navy Shoes
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Miss E is wearing a size 18 month, at 35# and 38". She has no growing room but it's a gorgeous vintage fit on her. She normally wears a size 3 in clothing. The size 18m is about like the size 5 on Merce, size 2 is best for E, and size 3 would afford quite a bit of growing room but more of a just-below-the-knee fit.

Nelly Madison Clothing Co Eliza sample Dress
Merce & Me Necessities sample Cardigan (coming Julyish 2018)
Merce & Me Necessities soft white Ivy cable knit socks, xs
Old Navy Shoes
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Her cardigan from this shot is another Merce & Me sample in a gorgeous berry color. This fall is going to be Fabulous at Merce & Me! I can't wait to share all the new designs and products!  Miss E's shoes are Old Navy that I snagged last year and hoarded. yes, Merce is our youngest with a size 2y foot and I hoard baby shoes for pictures. That's not weird right?

Our last fit model is Miss R. Miss R is the same age my middle son, and still won't consent to being my daughter-in-law some day. 😂 I'll keep working on that, but in the meantime she consented to modeling the size 7/8 and 9/10 Eliza.  R is 5' tall, and 90#. The size 7/8 fit with no growing room at all and gave a very short look on her long-legged frame.

Nelly Madison Clothing Co sample Eliza Dress
unknown wedge booties
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The 7/8 is not ideal for this 9 yr old beauty, but the 9/10 was gorgeous. It afforded her quite a bit of growing room, and the length was just above the knee. 

Nelly Madison Clothing Co sample Eliza Dress
unknown wedge booties
©Merce & Me, LLC 2018

Eliza is gorgeously vintage and classic and perfect for so many occasions.... graduations, weddings, church, school pictures, and durable enough for everyday wear! I hope this has been helpful in sizing of Nelly Madison's new style. The fit is versatile and the zipper allows for some give for longer wear.  I recommend sizing down once for the best fit, twice for a photo-perfect vintage fit, or buying her regular size for longer wear. But, when in doubt grab a measuring tape and follow the size charts. Ideal dress size is subjective, and we all have different opinions and preferences--and you know what? that's ok! We can't all be the same, or the world would be booooring.  😘