DD1 is 12.5, and suddenly almost my size at 5 ft 5" and 110 lbs - and clearly still growing (still pre-puberty!). She has invitations to - get ready for this - 15 bar and bat mitzvahs over the next 8-9 months. She wears pretty much jeggings and tees every day, has no dressy clothes that actually fit her. I want to get her a couple (to begin with) nice dresses to wear to these bat mitzvahs, theater, etc. While she can actually fit in my XS size women's clothing (I'm more of an S now and am happy to give her some of my cute Boden, Patagonia and Athleta dresses), the styles are more grown-up than she would like, plus I have a lot of black which she thinks looks depressing.
Her and my criteria:
--ideally buy from tween/teen lines rather than women's (not young enough) or girls (too young!)
--don't want to pay too much since she may not wear any of these more than a few times before she outgrows them
--comfortable - she's generally pretty casual, so no sequins or lace!
--she prefers solid colors or subtle prints
Any ideas, or suggestions of where to look? She bookmarked this
dress (on sale too!) and this
jumpsuit on Nordies, which is the first place I thought to look - both cute, but the dress is a little summery casual IMO. Links would be great if you find any others! Thanks!