It is Pageant Season!

Spring is in the air and it is official pageant season, well atleast here in sunny Florida it is. So, what is the latest news for anyone that loves pageant fashion? This year we are learning that the new color is orange, yes - orange! I am suprised that orange actually looks great on most kids! Orange actually is my daughter's favorite color and always has been, it is refreshing after working with so much pink the last few years! Blue ofcourse is a strong runner and there are so many shades this year to choose from. Cobalt blue or royal blue is my personal favorite for a pageant dress, but on the younger girl's we still love sky or china blue. The short dresses are still a favorite for our younger girls and babies while the longer dresses seem to be growing more popular with age 6 and up. We are also seeing a lot of one shoulder pageant dresses on both the shorties and the longs, which can be cute if done right. Pageant dresses are increasing in price due to the increase price of fabric this year, so be prepared for a small jump!

Homecoming Dresses

Wow, what a collection of Homecoming Dresses we have to offer this season! The feedback we are getting is amazing. We have the latest and the hottest looks this fall season for all your upcoming homecoming events. We even have our own inspired lines to offer so you can get that same fashionista look without breaking your budget.

We just had 5 more dresses arrive this last week. Hurry in before they are gone. A lot of our dresses can be used for pageant dresses too!

This turquoise dress has fabulous bead work around the neckline that is sure to be eye catching. Add a fabulous pair of are chunky stone earrings or bracelet to add the final touch.

So Sweet Boutique - a new look!

We are thrilled to announce our fun trendy but yet retro look is now online with our new website! If you have not been online with us in a while, be sure to pop onto it at www.sosweetboutique.com . We wanted to offer our online customers the same look and feel to our local store in near Orlando, Florida. Our concept is a classic approach of being a girl at the many stages of her life. Our store itself inside brings out the girly girl in all of us, filled with many crystal chandeliers, black and white checkered flooring and beautiful women of Hollywood that have inspired us all (of course pink walls). We hope that you do stop in and see us if you are ever in the Orlando area! We specialize in all the special events from birth through college for all girls. Baptism Dresses, Flower Girl Dresses, Communion Dresses, 8th Grade Dance Dresses, Homecoming Dresses, Prom Dresses and Pageant Dresses. We would love to be a part of your special event!

Pageant Dresses and kids!

We take the time to really assist our girl's when they are selecting their pageant dresses out. Sometimes I wonder if we are working for the child or the parent? It almost seems critical to make sure the final dress selection is comfortable, the color is right AND the child loves the dress. If that child is not confident in what she is wearing, they are not going to glow on stage. The audience and the judges love watching that child light up the room, that is what they are looking for. So my note to all those moms and grandmother's out there that are out buying a pageant gown for their kid -make sure you follow the below punch list to ensure a win win situation for everyone.

Pageant Tips on selecting a dress!

1. What is your child's coloring (such as skin tones, hair and eyes)?
2. Is your child old enough to wear a floor length pageant dress (who wants to see a 2 or 3 year old fall down )?
3. Does your child have allergies or is sensitive to anything (such as fabrics)? Who wants a child that complains that there dress makes them itch or is uncomfy!
4. Does the child love the dress as much as you do?
5. If you have a budget, don't show her the items she can't have!

Your job as the parent is to help guide her towards a dress that displays HER best features and not just select a pageant dress that you love.

So Sweet Boutique, Formal Wear (Flower Girl Dresses, Communion Dresses) for Children and Teens; Celebrated Their First Season in New Location.

Making a move from small town Oviedo to Casselberry Florida paid off , as their customer base was growing up, So Sweet Boutique decided to grow with them. So Sweet Boutique now carries prom dresses, pageant dresses and quinceanera dresses.

Orlando, Fla. June 18, 2009 -- So Sweet Boutique formally a children's boutique decided to specialize in formal wear for children while running their small boutique in Oviedo, Florida. With the growing customer base and the support of their online clients, So Sweet Boutique decided to move to a much larger storefront where they could offer a larger selection of items as well as offering more occasion wear.

Communion Dresses as well as flower girl dresses have always been part of So Sweet Boutique. Soon the owner had several request to also offer christening gowns and pageant dresses. So Sweet Boutique quickly added several of those items to help their customers find those specialty items they were looking for.

"Adding just a nice variety of those two items really seemed to make things a little tighter in space around the store," stated Jennifer Howe Rogan, Owner. "We were really excited to offer the new lines such as US Angels, Tiffany Designs and Perfect Angels but learned real fast, we needed more space to grow."

Within months of the new larger variety added already in, the customers and their childrens were asking the store owner to also consider offering Sweet 16 dresses, Quinceaneara and Prom Dresses. "It's what really motivated us to move to a much larger store and a better central location."

The growing Orlando customer base spreads easily 45 miles around the area and they knew Oviedo was not easy to get to. "The response at our new store was everything I had hoped it would be, and allowed us to make finding a dress for any occasion incredibly special, after all it's all about the dress!" stated Howe Rogan.

With their first season offering prom dresses to their customers that are growing up with them, So Sweet Boutique created a Prom Room full of lavish dresses from Jovani, Tiffany Designs and more. "Many of the dresses are perfect for many other occasions outside of prom, such as for a pageant. We wanted to be able to offer dresses that could be worn for more than one type occasion," Howe Rogan stated.

Many of the dresses are full length, fully beaded or ball gowns. "We wanted to offer our girls something different from the other surrounding boutique's, to ensure they'd be not only gorgeous, but one of a kind". So Sweet Boutique's online customers are still shopping with them over the internet and now with their new location, are shopping with them or just stopping in to say hello while on vacation in the Orlando area. "The location is awesome, we love having our customers from Ireland and the UK popping in, what's even better is getting to meet the kids in person," Howe-Rogan stated. "Our funnest client was Mel B. from the Spice Girls, you just never know who is going to find you over the internet"."

The store was also voted recently one of the top 5 boutique's in Orlando and recently are up for the Parent's Choice Award sponsored by Nickelodean.