| Prom time is an exciting and unforgettable event | | | | whose shoes look magical without harming her |
| in your little girls life and as such warrants the | | | | feet. There are different options available. Fairy |
| time spent agonising over and discussing what is | | | | ballet slippers in a choice of colours are one |
| suitable and what is not for the type of prom | | | | possibility or open toed sandals decorated with |
| dress she is going to wear. That having been | | | | rhinestones. It is also possible to buy white satin |
| decided on you might think that your worries are | | | | shoes and dye them to match her dress. |
| over. Think again, your problems have only just | | | | A pair of gloves |
| begun. Now comes the headache of what to | | | | So when we have sorted out the most difficult |
| wear with that beautiful prom dress. | | | | accessory to agree on, namely shoes, we can |
| The right kind of shoes | | | | turn our attention to the relatively easy task of |
| It is a fact universally acknowledged that little girls | | | | choosing gloves. Short or long, lace or satin, there |
| love shoes. It is in their genes. They will, from the | | | | are lots to choose from and basically you just |
| moment they can toddle, step into mummy's | | | | need to find what suits your child and matches |
| slippers or shoes and clomp around given the | | | | her dress best. |
| slightest opportunity. The difficult part is to steer | | | | A tiara |
| them away from the glittery high-heeled shoes | | | | Of course a fairy princess will need a fairy crown |
| that their little hearts desire to go with their prom | | | | or as we like to call them "tiaras" to set off their |
| dress and into sensible shoes. That dreaded word | | | | pretty dress and shoes. Perhaps the innocence of |
| "sensible", subject of many a showdown in many | | | | pearls or the sparkle of rhinestones, there are |
| a shoe shop. | | | | many designs out their to choose from. |
| Now mothers have the task of finding shoes | | | | The right bag |
| which will not harm their developing feet but still | | | | Now do we need a bag to set off our outfit and |
| give them the Wow factor at that all important | | | | to keep our handkerchief and lip gloss in? Of |
| prom. When we say sensible we do not mean | | | | course we do. In my opinion, something which will |
| boring school shoes, we mean comfortable | | | | loop over the wrist is probably more suitable than |
| princess shoes which will not spoil the prom | | | | a clutch bag which will be easy to put down and |
| evening with blisters and sore feet. | | | | forget about. |
| We want a happy compromise so that your little | | | | All that remains are some pretty socks or tights |
| girl looks glamorous but not grotesque. We do not | | | | and a little necklace and we have the perfect |
| want any tragic "little adults cut down short" like | | | | sweet little princess who will enjoy the perfect |
| those sad little girls we see in American beauty | | | | prom night. |
| pageants. We want a happy confident little girl | | | | |