help! where can i find a lovely dress for my 7 year old?

[petitmaman]

i am looking for a lovely winter dress for my 7 yr old dd as we have a few christenings and bits this winter.
I have looked at monsoon, john lewis, m and s , next.
but everythings is so glitzy. i just want a nice sweater dress type thing. poss pinafore but nothing too baby ish.
ideally online but can get to gap and h and m etc if there is something perfect there.
i find this age so hard. i dont want her looking like a 2 year old but neither do i want her to look like she is trying to be older than she is.
Any ideas? please? TIA

[morningpaper]

Gap?

[VerityBrulee]

The dreaded Boden often have nice dresses for girls, as do Zara.

[BonsoirAnna]

Benetton. I got DD an amazing puffa coat there this weekend - really beatiful and a huge bargain. And while I was there I thought I ought to check it out more often - there was lots of nice stuff for girls, in good cuts/colours.

[petitmaman]

have found a couple of good things in boden. gap and zara don't do online and i would have to drive for about an hour to get there. don't mind but have a feeling i will do that and then find that they have nothing.....
will prob end up doing that to be honest.