PREORDER - Peggy Swing Dress - Gingerbread Cheer - Estimated dispatch date 5th of November
Peggy Swing Dress – Gingerbread Cheer
Vintage Christmas Just Got a Little Sweeter 🍪🎄✨
There's something about gingerbread at Christmas that instantly takes you back.
The smell of Christmas baking.
Decorating gingerbread houses.
Candy canes hanging from the tree.
Christmas music playing while someone inevitably eats half the decorations before they make it onto the biscuits…
We know who you are. 😂🍪
Meet Gingerbread Cheer — a wonderfully joyful Christmas print filled with gingerbread houses, gingerbread people, candy canes, sweet treats and festive details.
It's colourful.
It's nostalgic.
It's wonderfully cheerful.
And paired with the vintage-inspired silhouette of our Peggy Dress?
It feels like Christmas from another era — with a very Love Daphne twist. ❤️
Meet Peggy ❤️
If any style was going to make Gingerbread Cheer feel like it belonged in a beautiful old-fashioned Christmas movie…
It had to be Peggy.
Her classic shirtwaist silhouette features a functioning button front, neat cuffed sleeves and a matching belt to beautifully define the waist.
And then…
THAT SKIRT. 😍
Peggy's fabulous full circle skirt gives all those gingerbread houses, sweet treats and festive details plenty of room to shine.
Wear her exactly as she is for gorgeous vintage-inspired Christmas style, or add a petticoat underneath and go FULL festive fabulousness.
She's the dress for Christmas markets.
Christmas lunches.
Christmas photos.
Christmas parties.
And baking gingerbread in the kitchen while pretending you're the perfectly put-together heroine in a 1950s Christmas movie.
Reality: there's flour in your hair and someone has eaten the icing. 😂🍪
But the dress?
The dress is FABULOUS.
Why You'll Love Her
- Classic shirtwaist silhouette
- Functioning button front
- Short sleeves with a neat cuff
- Matching belt included
- Fabulous full circle skirt
- Beautiful 97% cotton / 3% elastane stretch cotton
- Breathable cotton perfect for an Australian summer Christmas
- Gorgeous with or without a petticoat
- The all-important POCKETS! 🙌
- Sweet, nostalgic Christmas charm with plenty of personality
- All the joy of gingerbread without having to clean icing off the kitchen bench 😂🍪
🎄 Christmas 2026 – Created With You
This year, we're doing Christmas a little differently.
Instead of disappearing behind the doors of Sparkle Central and making every decision ourselves, we're bringing our Love Daphne community along for the ride.
You're helping us choose prints, sharing your opinions, voting, naming designs and — through your preorders — helping us decide what our final Christmas production looks like.
Because Love Daphne has always been about more than clothes.
It's about joy, colour, confidence, belonging and finding your people.
And this year, we're creating Christmas together. ❤️
✨ Christmas Preorder – Secure Yours Now
Our Christmas Collection is opening for preorder before we place our main production order, giving you the opportunity to secure the print, style and size you really want.
And your preorder matters.
We'll be using your choices to help determine which prints, styles and sizes we produce in greater quantities for our final Christmas order.
So if Gingerbread Cheer in Peggy is giving you all those wonderfully nostalgic Christmas feels…
Tell us with your preorder. 🍪🎄❤️
It's the best way to secure the combination you really want while helping us shape our final Christmas production.
🎄 Estimated Dispatch: 5 November 2026
Perfect for Christmas parties, festive lunches, Christmas markets, family celebrations, work events and those December days when you want to feel like you've stepped straight into a Christmas movie.
Petticoat optional. Gingerbread strongly encouraged. 😂🍪
Fit Advice
Peggy is made from our 97% cotton / 3% elastane stretch cotton blend, giving you the beautiful structure and breathability of cotton with a little stretch for comfort.
We recommend choosing your usual Love Daphne size.
If you're between sizes, we recommend sizing up in our cotton styles.
For the most accurate fit, compare the individual size chart provided in the product images with a similar garment you already own and love.
Fabric: 97% Cotton, 3% Elastane
Style: Button-front shirtwaist swing dress
Skirt: Full circle
Belt: Matching belt included
Pockets: Absolutely! 🙌
Please note: This item is a preorder. Our estimated dispatch date is 5 November 2026. While we do everything possible to meet our expected timeframe, preorder dates are estimates and may occasionally change due to manufacturing, supplier or freight delays.
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1. How do I choose the correct size?
The best way to find your perfect fit is to measure a garment you already own that fits you beautifully and has a similar style to the item you're purchasing.
Lay the garment flat and take the measurements, then compare them with the size guide provided on each product page.
We also recommend considering the fabric type, as different materials fit differently. See our "Do Polyester & Cotton garments fit the same?" FAQ below for more information. If you are still unsure, please email us for more help.
2. Do Polyester & Cotton garments fit the same?
No. Different fabrics have different amounts of stretch, which can affect the fit.
- Polyester: Generally has more stretch and flexibility, giving you a little more room to move. If you're between sizes, we recommend sizing down.
- Cotton: Has very little stretch and is generally more structured. If you're between sizes, we recommend sizing up.
If you are not between sizes, we recommend choosing your usual size and comparing your measurements with the size guide provided.
3. Where can I find the size guide?
Every product has its own individual size guide, which can be found at the end of the product images.
As sizing can vary between brands and styles, we recommend checking the size guide on every product before placing your order rather than relying on your usual size.
4. Are the size guides exact measurements?
Size guides are provided as a helpful guide only.
While we do our best to ensure they are as accurate as possible, measurements are approximate and can vary slightly between different styles and even individual garments due to the manufacturing process.
For the most accurate fit, we recommend comparing the flat-lay measurements of a garment you already own with the measurements listed on the product page.
5. What if my size is sold out?
If your size is currently unavailable, we'd love to help.
Please email us at sales@lovedaphneretro.com or submit an enquiry through our Contact Us page, and we'll happily check whether your size can be specially ordered for you.
Please note that not all sold-out sizes can be reordered, but we'll always do our best to help.
What is a Pre-Order item?
Any product marked PRE-ORDER is not currently in stock and is ordered specifically for you once your order is placed.
The estimated arrival and dispatch dates shown on our website are approximate and may change due to unexpected supplier, manufacturing or shipping delays.
We update the estimated arrival dates on our website weekly to reflect the latest information from our suppliers. However, your estimated dispatch date is based on the estimated arrival date displayed at the time you placed your order.
If your pre-order experiences any significant delays, we'll always do our best to keep you informed.
Please note that if your order contains both in-stock and pre-order items, your order will generally be dispatched once all items have arrived unless alternative arrangements have been made.
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- Express Postage with Australia $14.10
- International Postage (NZ) $20
- International Postage (UK) $30
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