Convertible infant apparel

An article of infant apparel, comprising:

• a bodice portion including a neck opening;
• a pair of wing portions, wherein each wing portion of the pair of wing portions is attached to a side of the bodice portion;
• and
• a pair of closures, each closure located at a junction between the bodice portion and one of the pair of wing portions;
• wherein, in a first configuration, the pair of closures is open, and each of the wing portions is expanded, such that the wing portions extend laterally from opposite sides of the bodice portion and define a fully enclosed portion of an outer perimeter of the article of infant apparel,
• wherein, in a second configuration, the pair of closures is closed, and each of the wing portions is collapsed into and retained within an interior of the bodice portion by a respective closure of the pair of closures, such that the junction defines a portion of the outer perimeter of the article of infant apparel, and
• wherein, with the article of infant apparel in the first configuration and the wing portions extended laterally outward, a first width of the article of infant apparel is between approximately 20% and approximately 50% greater than a second width of the bodice portion of the article of infant apparel in the second configuration, wherein a widest point of each wing portion is approximately 3.0 cm to approximately 10.0 cm below a highest point of the respective wing portion.