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Today’s post written by Anna

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Little Styles – www.littlestyles.com.au is making way for summer and let me tell you LOVE is in the air! Everywhere I look around this enchanting online store, I simply can’t help but be falling in love

So dear KidStyleFile reader, let me let you in on the romance!

I’m in love with all the beautiful new season fashion gracing the pages of Little Styles. It’s breezy and light with lots of organic fabrics, delightful prints and cheeky little frills. New stock is arriving almost daily, so make sure you check out the “what’s new” page to feast your eyes upon all things summer.

You can find Bonds, Sooki Baby, Bebe & Bebe JR, Gaia, Big by Fiona, Tiny Tribe in-store now.  Fear not if you fall in love with an item and discover it’s out of stock.  Little Styles have already had to do some re-ordering of summer stock! It’s just SO delightful, some styles are literally walking out the door as soon as they hit the page!

It was hard to choose, but my favourites of new season stock are pictured below.

Now I know I am in good company as an Oobi fan (voted #1 brand in the KidStyleFile Annual Reader Survey) and I can hear the squeals of delight as I bring to you the best news yet: the entire range of new season Oobi will be found at Little Styles – yes the entire range!

I am also head over heels with the terrific prices on all sale stock, with new sale items just added from Big by Fiona, Three Little Trees, Fresh Baked, Itch design.  Wow! Plus Purebaby, Gaia, Books To Wear, Bonds & more. All marked down by up 25% …making way for summer is lots of fun!

Now last, but certainly not least, I am in love with Terri, proprietor of Little Styles! Because she is offering all KidStyleFile readers a 10% discount storewide!! That includes the already heavily discounted sale items. It’s enough to make me weak at the knees! Enter ‘ksf-summer’ at checkout until midnight 20 August 2009 to redeem.

1. Bebe  – JR Yasmin print playsuit $39.95 less 10% discount = $35.95
2. Cheeky Little Soles  – Red Baby ballet shoes – red – $35.95 less 10% discount = $32.35
3. Bebe   – Sophie romper with overskirt – $31.95 less 10% discount = $28.78
4. Sooki Baby  – Little man vest tee – $26.95 less 10% discount = $24.25
5. Gaia Organic Cotton  – Navy marle striped onesie – $39.95 less 10% discount = $35.95
6. Tiny Tribe  – Pink stripe frill snapsuit – $32.95 less 10% discount = $29.65
7. Sooki Baby – Love frill snapsuit – $26.95 less 10% discount = $24.25
8. Bonds  – Lemon zest + grey stripe babytail – $12.95 less 10% discount = $11.65
9. Deglingos  – Pikos hedgehog softie – $59.95 less 10% discount = $53.95
10. Gaia Organic Cotton  – Gracie pink striped dress – $39.95 less 10% discount = $34.95
11. Bebe  – JR Yasmin terry stripe dress – $34.95 less 10% discount = $31.45

Little Styles stocks fashion, toys and accessories from the following list of brands: Aden & Anais, Adiri, Albetta, Alex, alex & charli, Alimrose Designs, Annabel Trends, Baby Gund, Babykids, Babylegs, Babylicious, Baobab, Bbox, Bebe, Bebe Au Lait, Belly Art, Big by Fiona Scanlan, Blabla, BLINK Designs, Bluebird & Honey, Bobbleart, Bonds, Busybee Friends, Cheeky Little Soles, Cheeky Monkey, Cloud B, Cocoon Couture, Deglingos, Elodie Details, Fish Lilly, Flipsy Flopsy Doll Co., Flirty Bird, ForWalls, French Bull, Fresh Bakes, Gala Organic Cotton, Gertie and Me, Giddy Giddy, Gimmo, Global Style custom, Haba, Hess-Spielzebug, Infancy, Infantino, Isoki, Itch Design, Jack & Lily, Jasnor, Kathe Kruse, Lakeland Design, Lark and Friends, L’il Fraser Collection, Little Chippi, Little Styles, Love Police, Mamas and Papas, Marquis, Melissa & Doug toys, Miatom, Milk Baby, Minimonkey, Minti, Moppit, Muddy Cloud, Noo Design, Oobi, Paper Eskimo, Pink Thodore, Plum, Precious L’il Thingsm Purebaby, Rockabye baby!, Rush, Russ, Sevi, Sigikid, Skeanie, Skip Hop, Sooki Baby, Super Zeros, SwaddleDesigns, Three Little Trees, Tiny Mammoth, Tiny Revolutionary, Tiny Tribe, Vintage Kid, Walnut, W ell Spotted, Woof!, WOW toys.

Little Styles deliver Australia-wide for the flat fee of $7.50.  Orders over $150 are delivered FREE of charge!  See the Little Styles ordering and delivery page for more information, including international shipping rates.

This weekend, Miki brings you a fine selection of prams of strollers to drool over. The form of these baby-movers is just stunning, and their functionality is optimal. Just what every busy Mum needs in her life

Next weekend: Pram Accessories (including Bags!! Yay!)

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Silver Cross Dazzle

*The* name in prams is, and has always been, Silver Cross – www.silvercross.com.au. If it’s good enough for several generations of the British Royal family then it’s likely good enough for your precious bub!

Silver Cross have really updated in the last few years. Their latest model, the lightweight Dazzle stroller, is an iconic design – fresh, stark and simply beautiful. This is a stroller that really will become a modern classic.

I’m not lucky enough to have one of these (although I’d dearly love one!) but I’m told by people who do own a Dazzle that the build quality is second to none, and they love all the extra little features that come with it: the big viewing window in the hood which is held in place with magnets, the seat that lies almost flat so even the youngest baby can lie in it comfortably (there is also an optional carrycot), the hidden shopping basket, the suspension and foam-filled wheels giving the lucky kid inside a smooth ride, it’s light weight (only 7kgs), the five spectacular colours it’s available in… I’d better stop before I start dribbling.

The Dazzle comes with a ventilated rain cover too – that’s the last time you’ll have to take your raincoat off so the child doesn’t get wet!

The best price for the Dazzle that I’ve found online is from Nought 2 Five – www.nought2five.com. They have the Dazzle stroller for $395 in all colours, or $599 for the stroller and carrycot set. Have a browse around Nought 2 Five while you’re there, it’s gorgeous!

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Stokke Xplory

Another modern classic: the Stokke Xplory – www.stokke.com/en%2Dau/.

This pram made such a splash when it was launched in 2003! The world had never seen anything like it, and they still haven’t because the Xplory is simply in a class of its own. Designed for modern, urban parents, the Xplory motto is ‘higher is better’, and when you look at the pram you can see why.

The central ‘spine’ allows for height adjustability and for the seat to face forwards or back towards you. The extra height means that when walking you are closer to the baby in the seat, which aids eye contact and interaction between parent and child.

And the battle to get a highchair in a crowded cafe? Never again – the Xplory’s height means it can be wheeled right up to the table just as it is.

As you’d expect from Stokke, the quality is extraordinary; in fact, the aluminium and polymer structure is built to the same standards as automobiles and aircraft!

The seat and carrycot are interchangeable which makes this pram perfect from the earliest days of infancy right through toddler-dom.

Stokke are currently running a competition to win a Stokke Xplory: enter here.

The best online price that I can find in Australia is at Bebe Online www.bebeonline.com.au – it’s retailing there for $1499.00, with the bassinet as optional retailing for $439.00. Orders over $100.00 are delivered free! Otherwise if you want the pram-and-bassinet package, the best price is $1899.00 at Babies Galore – www.babiesgalore.com.au.

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Phil & Teds Classic, Sport, Dash and Vibe buggies

LOVE my Phil & Teds – www.philandteds.com – Sport Buggy. It was a present from my beloved aunty when my little boy arrived, and so far it’s taken everything I’ve thrown at it without batting an eyelash. It’s rugged enough for walking all over the grandparents’ country property, it walks daily along the beach with no signs of wear despite all the salt and sand. It’s lightweight enough (11kgs) to throw in the boot for quick shopping trips and it even looks good enough for promenading up and down the city high street!

It has a whole swag of cool features (the big shopping basket, the adjustable handle, the nifty pouch in the canopy (I keep my phone and my shopping list in there), the great colours available. And then there’s the ingenious doubles kit, available for all P&T single prams, which quickly and cheaply converts your single pram into one which can take a toddler and a baby or two toddlers! There just isn’t another pram around which can match the P&T for flexibility, particularly if you have two kids or think you might at some point.

I’m not the only one who loves it – I’m in great company with Holly Hunter and Brooke Shields, to name but a couple of my fellow P&T fans

Earlier this year P&T released three new models: the Classic, the Dash and the Vibe. These are already proving to be just as popular as the Sport buggy!

Clockwise from left:
Sport Buggy, $699.95 $595.95
Vibe buggy, $1130.00 $899.95
Dash buggy, $859.95 $749.95
Classic buggy – currently sold out in Australia, shows you how popular it is! But I’m sure it will be back soon.

2 Cute 4 Kids - www.2cute4kids.com.au – have the best prices on the P&Ts that I’ve seen in Australia and what’s more, they make these prices even more attractive by including a FREE doubles kit – or if you don’t want the doubles kit, take a further $50 off the price!

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But wait, there’s more!

If none of the prams I’ve shown so far has rocked your boat, then you’d better go and have a look around at 
Minimee – www.minimee.com.au.

These guys carry some of the top names in prams – Mountain Buggy, Emmaljunga and Bugaboo, among others – at fantastic discounted prices.

These are my picks:

Clockwise from top left:
Emmaljunga Duo Combi – Edge $1299.95 $1202.45
Mountain Buggy Urban Elite Single $869.95 $804.70
Bugaboo Cameleon $1599 $1499
Mountain Buggy Urban Double, $1199.95 $1109.95 (Angela had one of these for her girls and loved it!)

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As a final note, if you’re looking for more info about prams & strollers then go to www.strollersandprams.com.

There are reviews on every pram you’ve ever heard of (and plenty you haven’t), and if you still can’t the answers to your questions then join the S&P forums. As I’ve discovered while researching this week, the members are friendly and helpful and if there’s anything they don’t know about prams (which I doubt) then it’s not worth knowing!

Just reprising my Jan 10 post on the Bebe – www.bebeonline.com.au – sale.

Bebe still have some great bargains currently on offer, with 50% off sale on summer Eeeni Meeni Miini Moh (up to size 3, boys and girls), 30% off Svan bouncers and good discounts on Mountain Buggy accessories, selected Mamas & Papas toys and the irresistible Pooki & Co. softies out of France.

We received our two ‘Lolas’ (which have both been renamed to ‘Tallulah’!!!) and they are such a hit I am contemplating getting the ‘Mina’ and large ‘Pooki’….unashamedly for me this time

The service was great too; we received our parcel the day after I placed the order. Gotta love that!

Bebe charge $5 for shipping, and orders over $100 are FREE.

Just a quickie to let you know that Bebe – www.bebeonline.com.au – currently has a 50% off sale on current season’s Eeeni Meeni Miini Moh (up to size 3, boys and girls). They also are offering 30% off Svan bouncers and good discounts on Mountain Buggy accessories, selected Mamas & Papas toys and the irresistable Pooki & Co. softies out of France (2 are currently in transit thisaway )

Bebe charge $5.00 for postage Australia wide.

Happy shopping!