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Today’s post written by Anna

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With a six year old boy (with Go-Go Gadget length limbs!) I am quickly realising that dressing him in the coming months and years could provide me with some challenges. He is outgrowing many of my favourite children’s brands so I am turning my eyes towards labels that provide a more extensive range of sizes to help keep him dressed (and me happy on the style front!)

So I am personally very excited to be giving a big shout out to all KSF parents on the same page as me. Today KidStyleFile brings you fantastic news: Eeni Meeni Miini Moh – www.eenimeeni.com is launching e3M a fantastic new and edgy label available from size 2-12. Hooray! Please go right ahead and do your happy dance!

Does any of the following describe your tween?…individual, positive, energetic, adventurous, streetwise and confident.  All of the above?! Yes?!  Then e3M may just be what you have been waiting for – for it has been designed with your savvy growing and independent person in mind !

Launching this autumn/winter season there is a very rich selection of colours across the entire range for both boys and girls. Blackberry, mulberry, cafe – not only do they sound delicious, they look stunning too! Silver is one of my favourite colours for girls and boys, so I am pleased to say it features as a prominent print colour in in this range for e3M.

There are some fantastic winter pieces, all designed to work together, and layered for a more ‘grown’ up, grungy style for your older child.  Plus if you have a strong willed, ‘I’ll dress myself ‘ kind of toddler:  buying from the e3M range you can rest assured, that whatever they choose, will match together. Phew!  My two most favourite pieces are the ’shake-it’ corduroy skirt with braces for girls and for boys it’s the ripped pocket hoodie jacket. There is so much to appreciate about this range, you simply must check it out for yourself!

This debut collection as well as the eeni meeni miini moh collection for 0-5 year olds is now in stores and at the EMMM online store.  While you are there, make sure you Sign up online to become a VIP. As a VIP hear first about great secret offers, competitions +a special birthday treat for your child (and you!): a $10 eeni meeni miini moh/e3M voucher.

Check out the e-Cash Loyalty Program to save $$$. Like this fantastic offer: Save $25 when you spend $275 at the EMMM online store simply by entering the code ‘eeni25′ at the checkout. How easy! So make sure you check out the full range of savings with the e-Cash Loyalty Program. The more you spend the more you save!

EMMM postage charges start at $9 for Express delivery. EMMM ship internationally. Click here for full postage and delivery details.

Today’s post written by Angela

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Today, in all it’s glory, I bring to you the incredible ‘The Future Is Now’ Autumn/Winter 2010 from Polka – www.polkakids.com.au. Never an outfit to disappoint, design duo Marika and Jo, exceed expectations once more with their latest collection pieces for babies from size 000 through to size 7.

Comprised of bold and colourful geometric knits that pay homage to the 1960’s space-age aesthetic for girls – think mini dresses and knee high boots – and ‘cool-geek’ for little boys, Polka once more breaks the mould to deliver a highly unique and individualistic collection.

Responding to the demand from tween mums for fashion that suits 8-12 year olds, Polka are also launching their spin-off collection, Geogami, this season. Available in sizes 8,10,12 and14, independent minded tweens to teens and their parents are bound to be impressed by this collection, which is indefatigably cool in it’s reference to Japan’s Toyko, and Scandinavian street culture.

With nary a muffin top or surfie motif to be found, Geogami offers tweens and teens a sophisticated alternative to the usual street fashion available to them.

Polka Kids A/W10 Collection and Geogami A/W10 will be available in stores from 12 March. Check here for Polka stockists, and contact Polka for Geogami stockists.

Polka Mod Pod Balaclava Beanie and Mod Pod Dress

My Plastic Heart Knitted Jumper and Euro Trax Black Concave Track Pants, Try This Angle Knitted Jumper and Euro Trax Navy Concave Track Pants, My Power Knitted Jumper and Euro Trax Black Concave Track Pants, Monoscope Knitted Jumper and Euro Trax Black Concave Track Pants

Synery Balaclava Beanie and Synergy Knitted Dress, Synergy Balaclava Beanie and Alpha Beta Pocket Play Dress, Mod Pod Balaclava Beanie and Mod Pod Dress, Kaftania Cotton Lycra Dress and Pandamonium Leggings

Prism Triangle Panel Tee and Euro Trax Black Concave Track Pants, Nemesis Knitted Sleeveless Hoodie and Euro Trax Navy Concave Track Pants, Stylus Velour Jumper and Euro Trax Black Concave Track Pants

Hello Tokyo Cotton Knitted Dress

Wolfgang Black Cap and Future Boy Knitted Jumper and Odyssey Salvage Denim Skinny Leg Jean, Wolfgang Grey Cap and Nemesis Knitted Sleeveless Hoodie and Euro Trax Navy Concave Track Pants

Today’s post written by Leah

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Last year, one of my dearest friends gave birth to her first child all the way over in Denmark. I was bursting with anticipation as I awaited the upload of her very first baby photographs so I could goo and gaa all the way over here in Australia. (And I did….she  is simply divine and I told my friend so.) My next comment was “Where did you get that fabulous jumpsuit?!”. It was the first time I had set my eyes on a Molo outfit and it was love at first sight!

Molo – www.molo-kids.com – hails from Denmark and is created by Danish designer Louise Frederickson.  The label produces clothing for newborns right up to tweens. The quirky, funky Molo range will splash colour into your kidlets basic wardrobe to create an individualised style  that screams street coolness. These quality pieces, rich in a spectrum of colour and pattern,  will become an ongoing favourite for you too, I’m sure.

Molo is stocked at Babybees.com.au here in Australia.  If you are up for a little international shopping you could check out  Asos.com, which has the Northern hemisphere outgoing Molo winter range on sale at bargain prices.

Today’s post written by Edwina

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When I first featured the wonderful work of Mummysam (aka Samantha Cotteril), an arty English girl living in upstate New York, it was her super-cool softies that I fell in love with.

Today I’m falling head over heels once more, this time with the news of her upcoming fabric line  for Robert Kaufman Fabrics, entitled ‘A Day in the Life’, to be launched in April this year.

Samantha says, “The idea for the line stemmed from my daily doodles I used to draw in bed at night when my kids were babies.  Instead of documenting my day through words, the day was portrayed through a series of pictures.  Looking back at it now, I cannot believe how much I did before 10am!”

The colourways have not been finalised, so this sample does not portray the colour scheme of the line, but we are loving the visuals and will have to wait patiently until April to see the rest of the line, when three fabulous new designs will become available.

In the meantime you can satify yourself with another Mummysam project just completed: a limited edition set of prints created in collaboration with Rachel Hetzel from Pistachio Press. These would make a fantastic addition to a child’s room and are available, together with the fabulous Mummysam softies, from the Mummysam Etsy shop.

Today’s post written by Leah

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It’s always a sad day when your child outgrows a favourite label, so here’s a bit of happy news for you: US label Saurette – www.mysaurette.net – provides designer styles for girls from 2 years right through the tween years up to 12 years old. That’s a whole decade of happiness right there! (How to make this great news even better? Every single piece in the Saurette collection is currently on sale up to 60% off!)

Created by fashion design veteran of 18 years, Lisa Kanouse, Saurette was released in early 2009  and has taken off like a rocket.  Rich in colour and detail, Saurette is part vintage, part girl pretty sweetness packaged in a gorgeous array of fabrics embellished with embroidery and beading, and are suitable for both park and party play.

A recent Golden Globes Boom Boom Room favourite, Saurette was picked up by a suite of stars including Puff Daddy’s twin daughters, Joley Fisher’s three daughters True, Skylar, and Luna and Scott Baio’s cheeky chicky, Bailey. Join the club and scoop some for yourself!

Saurette ships internationally with postage and delivery costs based on weight starting at USD$12.30. Click here for the full table of costs.

Today’s post written by Edwina

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The 80’s are back! You may have already heard this and cringed at the thought, but we want to celebrate all that was good about being a kid in the 80’s and bring a little of that back to your family today.

Leave the shoulder pads and big hair behind, and think leg warmers, candy coloured clothing, long tees, pedal pushers, pantaloon jumpsuits, Ray Bans, cool sneakers and grandpa tops.

To really get into the groove pull out old board games like Operation and Twister, and re-live classic 80s movies like Ghostbusters, Karate Kid and, appropriately, Back to the Future.

Image Credits, from top left in rows:

Little Horn Marilyn Jumpsuit, Little Horn Bunny Dress, Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars, Red Pencil Scarf, Rock Your Baby Gingham Fedora, Ray Bans Junior, Munster Commute Tee, Stand By Me, Karate Kid, Peddle Pushers, Ouch Grass Green Jumpsuit, Ouch Yellow Ruffle Dress, Pacman, Ghostbusters, Rubik’s Cube, Baby Legs Leg Warmers, Pretty Pantaloons, Grandpa Top, 16 Candles Striped Dress,  Twister, Operation, Slinky, Goodies Rule, OK?

Please check individual stores for postage costs and delivery details.

Today’s post written by Leah

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When we think of fashion and its origins we are automatically drawn to the French and their capital – Paris.  Their flair for whipping together an outfit and making it look altogether uncomplicated, yet smart, is something they seem to achieve effortlessly.

A stunning example of French style is girls-wear label Rose Desbois – www.rosedesbois.fr – (pronounced Roz day-BWAH) which creates outfits for girls from newborn up to 10 years from a range of luxury materials that are the embodiment of Parisian Chic.

Rose Desbois opened their first boutique in Paris XVlle near Monveau Park, France in December 2008, and the label is already receiving rave reviews with mentions in fashion bible French Vogue and women’s magazine Marie Claire (France).

The label’s designer Chrystelle Desbois is a graduate of ESMOD‐Paris (the first in the International fashion university group). The materials Chrystelle uses to construct her garments are sourced largely from  France or Italy. Fabrics include velvet and cashmere, are used and many of the items are embroidered or knitted by hand. All pieces are manufactured in France.

The new Kids Collection Autumn‐Winter 2009/10 features caramel coloured wools, chocolate and mocha velvet and coffee‐coloured flannel. I found myself in awe at their craftsmanship and panache (and also at their prices, which start at a low 36 Euros).

Stocked in a small number of high-end stores in London, New York, Italy and Japan, as well as its own fashion house in Paris, Rose Debois is yet to take the Australian market, but will be available online at the new virtual store opening soon. If you can’t wait, you can contact the store directly via email at info.rosedesbois@orange.fr – Rose Desbois happily ship to Australia and beyond.

Please enquire for postage rates and delivery information.

Today’s post written by Angela

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Today it is my pleasure to give you a sneak peek of the summer 2009 collection for babies from birth through to boys and girls up to 5 years from Queensland label Three Little Trees – www.threelittletrees.com.au.

Designers Jac and Kate have once again teamed up with UK based artist Sandra Isaksson aka Isak, and together they have created a celebration of nature in their new ‘The Birds and the Bees’ collection.

Comprised of bloomers, shorts, tees, tops, and dresses featuring gentle representations of beetles, bugs and butterflies in rich chocolate, burnt orange, soft pinks and teal blue this collection is another triumph for Three Little Trees.

The Three Little Trees ‘The Birds and the Bees’ Summer 2009 collection is priced between $27.95-$54.95, and will be available in stores from September. You can buy direct from the Three Little Trees website, or from stockists nationwide.

Three Little Trees charge $9.50 flat Express Post Australia-wide. International orders are welcome. Click here for full shipping and delivery information.

Today’s post written by Angela

There’s a fresh and very cool new label hitting the scene in Australia right now: New Zealand based Minti – www.iloveminti.com.

This delightfully quirky streetwear brand has been big in its native New Zealand for some time now, and is set to do them same in Australia, with a cache of the hippest stores taking it on board.

So what’s the story behind Minti? I caught up with Amy from Minti to get the lowdown…

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When did you start Minti?

We started Minti way back in 2003.

Why did you start Minti?

We started Minti due to a gap in the market for cool, high quality kids wear. We were all working at Federation Clothing (which Nick and Jenny own) and getting a lot of our retailers and customers commenting that there was nothing cool out there for kids. Launching Minti was a bit of a gamble considering none of us had kids at the time, but what we designed was really well received, so we pretty much have gone from strength to strength from there.

Any funny stories?

The funniest would have to be the time we sampled a baby’s one piece in a size 5 and our tiny framed sales rep managed to squeeze in to it!!

What inspires you?

There really are so many things for us designers to be inspired by, we are all really close and get on super well. Nick and I run an artist series t-shirt label called Collective Edition. Within the family of artists we collaborate with are creative geniuses such as Mike Perry, Rinzen, Luke Ramsey, and Jim Stoten, to name a few – they are all so inspiring!

Also, since launching Minti, Nick and Jenny have had three awesome kids, Ryder, Monte and Dusty, who are really inspirational. They have really helped the evolution of Minti and taken us to the next level.

Tell me about the summer ‘09-’10 collection

The Summer collection is really raw which we love; a lot of hand drawn prints and a lot of denim pieces. We went a little bit ‘back to the future’ when creating it as well.

You can view the entire Minti summer ‘09-’10 lookbook here (click on each image to view full-size).
You can buy Minti online from these stockists.

Today’s post written by Angela

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The kids fashion world is exploding with the promise of summer at the moment, as the new season’s collections are revealed like butterflies emerging from their cocoons.

The spring/summer ‘09-’10 range from TikiBoo Kids – www.tikiboo.com.au – particularly puts me in mind of this kind of beauty, with their array of both vivid and soft retro floral prints.

Designer Kathryn Hetherington resides in Queensland, in Northern Australia, where she is inspired by the abundance of flora and beautifully warm weather, and this really comes though: the colours and prints are fresh and light, and the pieces are designed simply, but precisely, from high quality materials that can be worn easily on a hot summer’s day.

In addition to their trademark dresses, TikiBoo Kids has added new skirt and singlet sets to the collection, including a new signature ‘TikiBoo Birdie’ singlet design.

The TikiBoo Kids spring/summer 2009-10 collection will be available from selected retailers from September 2009. Stores interested in stocking TikiBoo Kids can contact Kathryn at TikiBoo here.

KidStyleFile interviewed Kathryn Hetherington from TikiBoo Kids in February this year. Meet Kathryn here.