It’s no secret that Prince George is a trend-setter.
Ever since the day the Duchess of Cambridge, showed him off on the steps of the Lindo Wing, everything the little guy wears sells out instantly – something he clearly inherited from his mum.
From his buckled shoes to his knitted Buckingham soldiers jumper, sure enough, if Prince George wears it, everyone with a young boy in the family buys it.
Which is also true for another trend that has been out of style for more than 30 years – until the future king wore it, of course.
Duchess Catherine’s go-to babywear designer, Rachel Riley, who boasts a whole section in both Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s wardrobes, has opened up about the Prince George-inspired revival of smocking – a technique of embroidering fabric to make it stretch.
“We’ve seen Prince George wear smocking on quite a few occasions – and it’s very traditional,” Rachel tells People magazine. “Prince George is the most influential toddler in the world. If he’s wearing smocking, then suddenly it’s okay to wear smocking. And if he looks as gorgeous as he does, it’s definitely going to set the trend.”
“Sometimes the simplest things are the best,” Rachel says. “Prince George’s pieces are very classic. He wears very simple, child-appropriate clothing for his age.”
“I like seeing him in clothes relevant to his age, like dungarees for when he was crawling. Last year, I don’t know if many Americans knew the word ‘dungarees’. Once he wore them it became part of common language.”
Check out Prince George’s cutest smocking moment here!
Prince George first wore his first glimpse of smocking while on tour in New Zealand last year. The little tyke sported navy dungarees with a smocked sailboat window.
He followed it up in Sydney, wearing a sweet smocked playsuit emblazoned with sailboats.
The Prince wore another smocked top to the christening of his sister, Princess Charlotte.
We can definitely see where he gets it from, with dad Prince William rocking the same look as a little one.
Princess Diana was clearly a fan of smocking, putting Wills in varying patterns as a bub.
Including this one!
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