Brands we love…. Kitekids!
We have a few brands that have become firm favourites for us because they fit our criteria of colourful, fun & comfy kid’s clothing, and with our customers because they keep buying them! The first of these brands is Kitekids….
Now in our fourth season of stocking Kitekids, at Kitekids they love great design, they love good quality and they also love our planet. They’ve poured this passion into a cool and contemporary range of coordinated clothing for children. (We stock up to age 8/9) Made from certified organic cotton, bamboo or recycled polyester, their clothes are not only super-comfy, they are produced without using any harmful chemicals – a big plus for the planet and the people involved in its production.
Here are some of our favourites from this summer’s Kitekids collection available on www.raspberryred.co.uk ….
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- Kitekids Shark t-shirt & wide stripe jersey shorts
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- Kitekids Spiro heart vest & shorts
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- Kitekids check shirt & 3/4 roll up trousers
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- Kitekids Spiro print strappy dress
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- Kitekids Spotty flower dress & pants
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- Kitekids Bug print t-shirt & stripy jersey shorts
Colourful kid’s clothes!
Can you tell what colours suit your child? Have you ever noticed how certain outfits look really wow on them and how particular colours make them look much happier and healthier? Do certain clothes become firm favourites and people always comment on them? That’s probably because your child is wearing clothes that match their skin tone.
I had a colour analysis done about 10 years ago. My mother took 2 photos of me wearing 2 different coloured scarves. In one of the photos I looked really ill and in the other I looked like I had just come back from a sunny holiday! The power that colour can have over how we look is astounding. I have definately changed my wardrobe over the years since having my colours done. It has had a real impact on my buying choices and how I look. I feel more confident, feel much healthier and get far more positive comments about the clothes I wear.
I can certainly see when kid’s try on Raspberry Red clothes certain colours just lift a child and some colours do nothing for them. Some parents find it hard though to know what colours suit their children, especially when a child has strong views about what colours they want to wear, and want to wear the colour all the time! Girls and pink sound familiar! Chances are if you’ve had your colours done, your child’s will be the same as yours.
Pick the right colours for kids and you can get far more value for money out of their clothes. Your kid’s will be happier, positive comments boost confidence and you will want to put them in the clothes more often! It will also make it much easier to buy clothes!
Spend more.. get more
When I first started buying clothes for my daughters I wanted to pay the least amount possible for gorgeous looking clothes! There were certain brands which in the early days I wouldn’t pay full price for, I would wait for the sales. However now having tried some of them there are certain brands I would definitely pay full price for, as they offer real value for money! These brands are fantastic quality, wash well, still look good enough to pass on to a sibling and have that something about them that makes them favourites and always gets comments.
Some brands have designed a functional style which they update each year in different colours and patterns.
Some of my favourites include:
Phister & Philina summer dresses which kids can carry on wearing through the winter with a long sleeve top and trousers, tights or leggings underneath. The dress is wide with elasticated arms, so has the growth space to become a great tunic as your child gets older. I have one that has now been used for 3 years winter & summer! I am delighted to say Raspberry Red are now selling Phister & Philina clothes and this dress pictured is now available from Raspberry Red.
Some other favourites include Mini a Ture summer t-shirts, fantastic thick quality cotton, which because of the thickness can be worn in the winter with a long sleeved top underneath. Katvig A-line dresses.
Comfy clothes….comfy dresses….
At home with my daughters we have comfy days when we wear comfy clothes! Nowadays my girls like to wear comfy clothes all the time. These girls dresses from Keedo are favourites. If they get to choose what they want to wear, it will be a Keedo dress. Made from jersey cotton, and loose fitting they are comfy enough to wear to the park, yet they look pretty enough to wear to a party.
- Party Dress in Blackberry above & Very Cherry below
These Keedo dresses in very cherry, flamingo pink, irish blue, blackberry,wildberry and teal are available at sale price at the moment online www.raspberryred.co.uk
Buy now for next year
Now is the time to take advantage of all the winter sales. Up until my eldest daughter was about 3 years old I would always buy at least 60 to 70% of her winter or summer wardrobe the year before in the sales. That way I was able to take advantage of buying quality, well designed clothes which I felt I wouldn’t pay full price for, for a price that I was happy to pay for. At the beginning of each season with the money I saved I was then able to buy those wow, must have items of clothing that I just had to have no matter what the price. I felt they were justifiable given the money I had saved on the rest of her wardrobe! This formula works until children become fussy and won’t wear what you have bought them. And If they have been bought the previous year you end up with a wasted wardrobe full of unworn clothes. When my eldest daughter went through the I only want to wear pink and don’t want to wear trousers anymore, I had to resign myself to paying full price for her clothes from there onwards! Having said that she is nearly 6 now and I do still risk it with about 20/30% of her wardrobe. I have a younger daughter now so I can always hope she may like them if my eldest doesn’t!
Raspberry Red’s website is currently full of gorgeous quality baby, boys & girls clothes which are colourful, comfortable & functional, many of which have up to 40% in our current winter sale. www.raspberryred.co.uk
Raspberry Red’s first words…
Welcome to Raspberry Red’s first ever blog. Raspberry Red is a kid’s clothes business which I started in August 2009. The basis of the business is to provide a colourful collection of fun & comfy kid’s clothes.
Clothes are sourced from suppliers whose design and manufacturing ethics meet the same criteria I use for buying my own children’s clothes. Being half Danish, brands chosen are influenced by my liking of scandinavian design. These criteria are at the heart of Raspberry Red’s ethos. The clothes are all good quality, hard wearing and wash well so they should be able to be passed on to siblings. Comfortable and practical, so that kids can freely move in them, whether they are running around at the park or having fun at a party. Colourful clothes, with striking combinations that work well together. Ethically manufactured and preferably organic. Beautifully designed and have something that makes them stand out, whether it be the fact that they are eye catching, have a major cute factor about them or they are just simply gorgeous!
Brands currently stocked include Albetta, Chatterpants, Green Baby, Helen Gordon, Keedo, Kitekids, Organics for kids and Pili Pala.
