Order! Order! Is your household a bit out of sorts lately? Is all that constant running back and forth from school to piano lessons to gymnastics leading to disarray? The kids won’t put their shoes in the right labeled bin, they won’t pick up their room, they won’t listen to a word you say. It sounds like you need a nanny—and not just any nanny, an English one! English nannies are known for their strict rules, stern looks, and their ability to make kids take their medicine by sweetening the deal. British caretakers know how to take unpleasant tasks and teach kids to do them in an orderly way with a dash of enjoyment. It’s no surprise then that, upon learning all this, your gal says she’s ready to step up to the plate and become the disciplinarian…at least for Halloween night! This Girl’s English Nanny Costume is cute as a button and proper as can be. She’ll love to slip it on and dance around the neighborhood singing and dancing—maybe she’ll even team up with the local chimney sweep. Either way, you won’t believe the order she is able to impose upon your house. Maybe she was the cause of the chaos! Product Details The first part of success is looking the part, and this costume has your gal looking buttoned up and ready to make (and enforce) some rules! It features a grey jacket atop a long navy skirt, a dickey with a red tie, and a black, flower-adorned hat. How charming! Make sure she adds an umbrella for iconic style, and don’t let her forget to brush up on her magic! It’s what keeps the other kids in line! Practically Perfect We think it’s a great sign your girl is reaching for this authoritative ensemble—it proves she is starting to take the rules a bit more seriously. Now, if you could only get her to stop drawing elaborate scenes on her wall in chalk! – Jacket – Skirt – Dickey – Hat – Flower Assortment (3) – P
- Button closure
- Spot Clean Only
- Size: Large
- 100% polyester
- Jacket has front button closure, velour collar, gathered shoulder seams, and decorative black piping
- Dickey had hook and loop closure at center back, secured with ties around torso
- Red cravat is gathered on elastic band
















Me –
We ordered this costume for Halloween this year on a Sunday and it arrived a day earlier than when it was supposed to, on Wednesday (which I was so happy about because I was worried about the sizing). We were thrilled to come across a “Mary Poppins” costume for children…especially one that looked as great as this one and in the style that my daughter was hoping for.When I received the costume I was surprised with all the pieces that came with it…jacket with real buttons, simple elastic waisted skirt, white collared dickey, red tie, shallow black hat, 3 flowers for the hat (velcro) and…a plastic bird head to stick onto an umbrella handle (I did not realize this was included and my daughter and I were so excited to find it in with the costume)! The costume looks just like the photo and is as good a quality or better than store bought kids Halloween costumes.I was confused about the sizing (and there were no reviews to help) so I took a guess. The kids size chart seems large…my smallish 10 year old daughter barely made the size chart so based on the size chart and intuition, I ordered a size smaller than I normally would have….which I panicked about later because I have always had to size up when buying Halloween costumes.Since I was confused about the sizing, I thought I would include my daughters and the costume measurements in my review so that maybe it would be helpful to someone to gauge against. She is a smallish 10 year old and about 53 inches tall and 60 lbs. 24″ ch, 22.5″ w, 28″ h. I decided to go a size smaller (M 8-10) than I was originally planning (L 10-12). The Medium (8-10) fits nearly perfectly (the jacket sleeves are a hair short for her, the waist is a little baggy and the skirt goes just to the top of her foot). The skirt is 30″ long, the skirt waist unstretched straight across is 12″, the sleeves to the jacket are 19.5″, from shoulder to the bottom is 22″, bust straight across is 13.5″, waist straight across is 13″, bottom of jacket is 22.5″ across. The jacket and skirt are made of polyester and are stretchy.The hat will be a bit tricky to figure out how to keep it on her head…there is an elastic band inside going across the inside back 1/4 of the hat which may be designed to help keep it on the head. Not sure how that works…wasn’t staying on when we tried it….it’s a shallow hat. There are also 2 tiny loops in the middle inside of each side of the hat that you can probably attach elastic to and put under the chin.The measurement/sizing info of a previous buyer is what would have helped me with the sizing so I decided to write a review and include this info. I am nowhere close to a seamstress so if what I measured is weird, I apologize. But maybe it will be helpful to someone.Now we are looking for a floral travel bag that she will use as her trick or treat bag….lol…Overall we are SUPER pleased with this costume (daughter says it’s her favorite one ever) and she can’t wait for Halloween! 🙂
indygal –
We ordered this in a size 10-12, 1 size larger based on other reviews. The skirt was huge, but the jacket fit just right. It’s your typical Halloween costume material – not super durable, but does the job. We hot glued the flowers on so that they would stay better. This was perfect, and loved, and amazing!