KidStyleFile

Hello, and Welcome to KidStyleFile!

Established in 2007, KidStyleFile is Australia’s first and best resource dedicated to bringing you the news on premium, designer and boutique baby and kids clothes, gear, decor, nursery items and toys, on sale, value-added, or discounted on a daily basis.

We help you stay informed on beautiful new products coming to market, and we give you the inside scoop on sales, and broker special offers and discount codes exclusively for KidStyleFile readers. You can also ‘meet’ designers and store owners, find out more about amazing products, and get informed with our product reviews and special features.

We are passionate about boutique and unique baby and kids design, and we search high and low to bring you the news on the finest products the market has to offer. All the best baby and kids online stores are represented on KidStyleFile. From the well-established to the brand-new, you know if they’re here, they’re worth knowing about!

Visit every day for maximum benefits, and sign-up to the KSF Weekly Deals & Steals newsletter to get all the best deals, and exclusive newsletter subscriber-only activities, including special offers and competitions, delivered direct to your email InBox.

Best of all, it’s all absolutely FREE! So bookmark us, and join in the fun!

How to use KidStyleFile

KidStyleFile is updated daily. You can visit the site every day to check the updates, or subscribe to a feed through RSS, receive our weekly newsletter, or use all three options.

There are a number of ways you can navigate the site once you’re in. You can:

1. Read posts daily, letting us take you on a tour of the latest delights
2. Use the ‘Search’ box to enter your keywords to see what we’ve published on your area of interest. We recommend running words together for store names, i.e. ‘babysgotstyle’, ‘thehipinfant’.
3. Scan the ‘Recent Posts’ section to read the headlines of the last 7 posts
4. View more posts for the month, or previous month’s posts in the ‘archive’ section
5. Browse the ‘Categories’ section to locate specific brands, stores or topics
6. Read the site start to finish, page by page. There is ‘Previous posts’ navigation at the bottom of each page
7. Take in the latest ‘Twitter’ updates for quick grabs of information on what’s going on, or coming up.

Please note that KidStyleFile tells you where to find products: we do not sell any products ourselves.

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Who is KidStyleFile? Meet the team!

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Angela – KidStyleFile Publisher/Editor/Writer/Researcher. Founded KidStyleFile December 2007.

Hello, I’m Angela, and KidStyleFile is my third baby.

Formerly an IT management professional, for the last 5 years I have been a SAHM to my identical twin girls.

I created KidStyleFile to solve a problem I had: I wished there was a website that brought all the best independent online baby and kids stores together, so I could quickly find beautiful products, become informed about what’s out there, and access regular discounts and offers. There wasn’t such a site, and so I made KidStyleFile.

I shop widely from all the best online boutiques and independent designers in Australia, and have developed rich and satisfying relationships with the stores I purchase from. It makes shopping so much more fun and meaningful, and brings a sense of community back into life.

KidStyleFile allows you to share in that too. It’s very gratifying to be able to sing the praises of the wonderful stores and designers in our midst, and to share their wonderful talents with you.

Of course I can’t buy *everything*, so KidStyleFile helps me get all the fabulous new goodies and bargains out there, off my chest, so I can live vicariously, happy knowing that someone has snapped them up and loves them.

Thanks for reading, and looking forward to bringing you more great finds ands deals every day

Your feedback is always welcome. Let me know what you think: contact me at angela[at]kidstylefile.com.au

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Miki - KidStyleFile Senior Staff Writer/Researcher – Joined May 2008

Hi, I’m Miki, and I love being a part of the KSF team.

Me in a nutshell: I’m a WAHM to two beautiful boys, aged two years and six weeks respectively.  Although I’m a born-and-bred Adelaide girl, I currently live in England and before that we were in NZ for a few years.  I miss home, especially now that I have kids, but it’s fantastic being able to check out the best of children’s products abroad for KidStyleFile!

Writing for KSF allows me to indulge in my passions of shopping for beautiful bargains and writing. I love getting news of great bargains out there, it gives me a little thrill every time!

I believe that it is good for the soul to surround oneself with beautiful things in every day life. Why should kids’ gear be exempt from that principle?

There is so much out there which has been thoughtfully designed, and it gives me pleasure to be able to present it to a wider audience.

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Edwina- KidStyleFile Staff Writer/Researcher – Joined January 2009

Hello, I’m Edwina. I am Mum to three wonderful boys aged 7, 5 and 2.

My life pre-kids seems so long ago, but I do recall how wonderful it was to sleep in, drink entire cups of tea uninterrupted and read the newspaper in bed. Alas, those joys are rare these days and more often I can be found doing the school run, baking cupcakes or in the laundry creating mini mountain ranges with the washing.

I have a part time job in the film industry which gets me out of the house and I also design and make soft toys, jewellery and homewares, and I write a blog called Little Snoring

Everyday I am amazed and inspired with the vast creativity of artists, designers and crafty folk that populate the world of the web. I am completely in love with shopping online and can think of nothing better than finding a package in the mailbox from some far off land.

I am thrilled to be writing for KidStyleFile and am really excited to bring you some of my favourite finds which I hope you will enjoy as well.

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Anna - KidStyleFile Writer  – Joined July 2009

Through an amazing set of coincidental meetings I met Angela and fell in love with her and KidStyleFile and it is an absolute joy to be contributing to this fabulous site.

My day-to-day world is life alongside my busy husband, and as my coffee mug assures me each morning, I am a “yummy mummy” to three spectacular children.  The two cheeky little devils are my boyish boys aged 5 and 4 and our precious pink jewel in the middle is just on 6 months.

Oh how I LOVE those little treasures and all their laughter, noise and mess – they make our life grand! I also LOVE beautiful things and therefore KidStyleFile and me is a match made in heaven!

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Annie - KidStyleFile Writer – Joined September 2009

Hi, I’m Annie! I am lucky to be a SAHM to our beautiful daughter Jessica who is fast approaching her first birthday. I’m also Mum to our three fur babies – our cat Shadow and our two dogs Apollo and Juno.

I am studying part-time in the hope of finishing my accounting degree within the next 12 months.

Right now each day is a new adventure full of different challenges and lots of laughter, and I wouldn’t want it to be any other way

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Leah - KidStyleFile Writer – Joined September 2009

Hi, I’m Leah, Mum to a ‘pigeon pair’ (as I’m repeatedly told), aged 3 and , and I work full-time within the education sector.

I am a long time reader of KSF, having discovered it way back when it was first launched, and I am over the moon to be part of the team. I have a passion for kids fashion, and like most people, I love a bargain. I’m here to share my finds with you

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Peta - KidStyleFile Book Reviewer – Joined February 2010

Hello, I’m Peta, stay-at-home mum to my delightful one year old, Edie. BE (Before Edie) I worked in Public Relations promoting  books – touring the country with authors, staying in posh hotels and burning the candle at both ends! I’ve given up my old hobby of warbling in karaoke bars, and exchanged it for singing nursery rhymes, and traded in city-hopping for park outings, and life couldn’t be better! My love of books and writing has not waned, however, and I’m thrilled to be posting an assortment of new release book titles for the 0 to 7 age group monthly on KidStyleFile. Look for my finds on the last Thursday each and every month. As many experts will attest, instilling a love of words and pictures is one of the most joyful, fruitful gifts you can give your children. I’m looking forward to introducing you to some of the wonderful new books for young kids being published today.

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Bec - Publisher of madeit.com.au, KidStyleFile News & Reviews Contributor – Joined March 2009

Hi KidStyleFile lovers, Bec here – the creator of madeit.com.au – and proud aunty to Millie and Carter, and mum to my tiger-look-a-like cat, Axl.

madeit is an online marketplace where you can buy Australian handmade independent goodies or sell your own. Our Baby & Children section is jammed packed with lots of scrumptious, delightful and very cool accessories & clothing for your little ones.

Together, KidStyleFile and madeit will be sending you some handmade love every fortnight with Five Fabulous Baby and Kids finds from Australia’s best emerging designers

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Cassi - Publisher of  The Crafty Crow, KidStyleFile News & Reviews Contributor – Joined July 2009

Hi everyone, my name is Cassi and I’m joining up with KidsStyleFile all the way from the mountains of Idaho in the USA! I love being a single mom to my three homeschooled children and sharing my passion for children’s crafts through my blog, The Crafty Crow.

I have been blogging since 2004 when I began my personal craft blog, Bella Dia. In March of 2008, I started The Crafty Crow which is a curated collection of children’s arts, crafts, and activities bringing you the best of what the world wide web has to offer. All the ideas are extensively organized into categories so you will be able to find exactly what you need when you need it or you’ll be inspired to try something new!

I’m thrilled to be partnering with KidStyleFile, where every fortnight I’ll be sharing a whole range of creative ideas for you to experience and enjoy with the little ones in your life.

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Raquel - Publisher of Growing Up Green, KidStyleFile News & Reviews Contributor – Joined September 2009

Hi KSF readers, I’m Raquel, mum to three devilishly cute kids – Django, Ripley & Farrah – and creator of Growing Up Green (GUG), a resource site featuring cool ‘green’ (eco, environmental friendly and recycled) gear for kids from Australian and Global designers.

I don’t remember a pre-child life – huh? – but in my ‘with child’ life I’ve poured my creative energy into GUG, a virtual romance that neatly blends my love of kid’s stuff (yep, I am a mum after all!), eco design and writing.

I’m totally thrilled to be part of the fabulous KSF team, where on the first Monday of each month I’ll be bringing you a round up of my top 10 eco picks in ‘The Green Guide’.

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Past contributors:

Thanks to our previous contributors and all-round good gals Kat , Nerida, and Justine

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Call us KidStyleFile, Kid Style File, KidsStyleFile or Kids Style File with .com or .com.au at the end and you’ll find us – yay!