HOLLY (Our Social Media Manager) Loves: KID BY PHILLIP LIM caramel Chunky Knit Cardigan
YUKI (Our Graphic Designer) Loves: HACKETT Checked Patch Flat Cap
ELLA (Head of Photography) Loves: CHLOE Tapered Carrot Trousers
MICHAELA (Customer Service Manager) Loves: CHLOE Pleated Shirt
VANESSA (Our Buyer) Loves: GALLUCCI Wing Tip Ankle Boots
With most of us scrambling to prepare ourselves and our children for the coming cold, the world of fashion has moved on, sharing the trends of Spring Summer 2011 in four fashion capitals around the world.
On these grown up catwalk, the rules of SS11 fashion have been set, translating to kidswear for the same season. We picked the top trends from the grown up catwalk to give you a sneak peak at what is coming when the weather warms up once again.
WONDERLAND WHITES: For womens’ wear, almost every designer included a neutral palette in their collection, with lovely rich white fabrics and feminine classics like skirts, bows, ruffles and pleats. This girly girl look can be seen all over the SS11 collections of the world’s best kids’ brands, from Roberto Cavalli and Chloe to more casual lines like Scotch & Soda.
TANGERINE: Tangerine is this coming season’s juiciest colour, with runway looks from Marc by Marc Jacobs, Rebecca Taylor and Stella McCartney showcasing this vibrant and happy hue. In the land of kidswear, this same colour trend comes into in play for both boys and girls, with tasty tangerine offerings from the likes of Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren, Sonia Rykeil and Dior Kids.
MINI GATSBY: Designers like Viktor & Rolf, Hermes and John Galliano, seemed to have taken their inspiration from the fashions of the 1920s with cuffed, pleated trousers, loose fitting sleeves, crisp shirting, trilby’s and fedoras.
BRIGHT FLORALS: It wouldn’t be Spring Summer if there weren’t any floral patterns amongst the collections, and D&G, Jil Sander and Erdem seem to have committed the most to the trend, with last season’s liberty prints being replaced with bright florals in full bloom.
Nothing is more fun in the rain than splashing about in the puddles wearing your favourite wellies, and luckily, here in the U.K and many places abroad, the upcoming rainy weather that leads up to winter gives us all plenty of opportunities to do so.
We love puddle splashes so much at alexandalexa.com, that we created this Rainy Days Giveaway in hopes of finding the best puddle splash pictures you and your kids can create with a pair of wellies and a puddle from good ol’ mother nature.
Each picture submitted will be entered to win a pair of Hunter Wellies with the winning picture becoming our profile picture on Facebook.
HOW TO ENTER
Send us/post the picture of your kid(s) doing their best puddle splash along with the location of the splash and the name and age of the splasher(s). Pictures can be submitted any of the following ways:
A) Email us the picture to [email protected]
b) Post the picture of your kid(s) best splash on our facebook wall, www.facebook.com/alexandalexa
c) Upload the picture to your twit pic account and include @alexandalexa and ‘Rainy Days Giveaway’ in the message, along with the information listed above!
HAPPY SPLASHING!
* Contest Closes Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Wool Week, an initiative founded by HRH Prince Charles, kicked off today as part of the coalition for the Campaign for Wool.
Numerous retailers and fashion labels are taking part, with Selfridges sending a flock of yellow sheep down Oxford Street yesterday, and Savile Row being closed down today for sheep to graze in a specially laid pasture, tended by two farmers dressed in Anderson & Sheppard bespoke wool suits.
Even the London Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour has created special installations and displays in support of the campaign (our Alexandalexa.com offices are close to Chelsea Harbour so we ran down to take the picture below).
To take part in this wonderful week of wool, a few of the Alexandalexa.com team members picked out a few pieces from our selection of 100% wool offerings from the designers carried at Alexandalexa.com
OUR PICK LIST:
YUKI’S FAVOURITE WOOL CARDIGAN: Baby Graziella Grey Knitted Cardigan
OLIVIA’S FAVOURITE WOOL HAT: Baby Graziella Pink Knitted Hat
HOLLY’S FAVOURITE WOOL COAT: Phillip Lim Double Satin Bow Coat
MARINA’S FAVOURITE WOOL DRESS: Caramel Baby Navy Knitted Pattern Dress
LEANNE’S FAVOURITE WOOL VEST TOP: Baby Graziella Cream Tank Top
ANNA’S FAVOURITE WOOL SCARF: Hackett Multi-Coloured Knitted Scarf
VANESSA’S FAVOURITE WOOL MITTS: Ralph Lauren Grey and Navy Cotton Mittens
Let us know how you are taking part in Wool Week or email us at [email protected] with a picture and explanation of your favourite wooly item!
In this month’s U.K Vogue, hidden on the very last page, is a family friendly table that is anything but boring.
The table, called the DOMINOS TABLE, was created by Berlin based design label ‘neue tische’ in celebration of their first year anniversary.
Since it’s invention, it has received attention from all the right places by combining design and communication in an aesthetically pleasing and playful way.
Its steel frame supports a colourful matrix of domino pieces that can be removed and re arranged at leisure – meaning you and the kids can design your own mosaic of dominos in infinite combinations.
The DOMINOS TABLE will be available as a limited edition created by the designers and as a tailor made commissioned piece.
You can check out this clever piece of entertaining and practical art at www.tominotop.com
