What is happening at NEXT?

I was searching around the other day on the internet for a gillet for my husband and decided to have a look at the online NEXT store.

I was really surprised to see that they are now selling numerous other brands and makes of clothing. Why are they doing this? Are they now having to sell other makes because their own brand is not doing very well? I have no idea but surely this is the reason as why else would one of the most well known brands of clothes store in the UK start selling other makes?

I also think it is extremely unfair to the smaller retailers who have historically been the main retailers to sell the makes of clothes that they are now selling such as Quiksilver.

However, there prices are not necessarily as good as some of the smaller online outlets for these makes which is one good thing for the independent. Also, they are not stocking the biggest range of each brand so hopefully customers will still take a look at the smaller shops. Here's hoping.

Kids Work the Latest Trends

It's not just celebs or adult girls that are wearing the latest clothing trends. Children are trying desperately to copy their idols from the fashion and celeb magazines to wear the latest must-have top or have the latest bag and shoes.

As a Mum of 3 myself and a 17 year old daughter, I know how important it is to Mum's to ensure the clothes your kids wear are suitable for their age and don't turn your little one into a mini Madonna! It is easy though to help them to keep up to date and wear trendy clothes but still ensure it reflects their age. It's not always about the individual item of clothing but how you put the items together - for example a really short pair of denim shorts is great, as long as its teamed with black tights and boots in winter and flat pumps in summer and not high heeled shoes or platforms. Wearing a lower cut hoody top is absolutely fine - just ensure you buy them a string top for underneath that has a higher straight across neckline - it works for you and will work for them.

Avoid High Street retailers where the designers just seem to make the adult girls clothes in smaller sizes. I am not keen on New Look myself as I feel they are one retailer who does exactly this, although I will say not on all their clothes. Asda is fast becoming another one. I was up there last weekend and the toddler girls clothes were ok but the older girl were just versions of the adult clothes and some, especially some of the slogans on the tees where what I would consider to be highly innappropriate.

Yes I'm biased but I am so pleased year on year with one of the brands I sell for girls clothes of Babeskin. I have not yet seen one of their items of girls clothes that has been styled inappropriately for the age of the child, yet is able to reflect todays fashions in their designs. Babeskin are a cheaper version of Roxy with not such a big range. Roxy are another brand who I feel style things appropriately for girls.

Take a look at this collection below of girls shorts in denim that I would team with this brown surf styled t-shirt which will look trendy and not tarty. For the younger girl these white crop pants teamed with this smock style tshirt works brilliantly. You can get all of these at the shop now at www.streetmonkeez.co.uk.

Childrens Clothes - Selling Out Fast!

I'm not sure what's happening the last couple of weeks but to say that the retail trade is down is not what is happening here!

The shop has been so busy and to say we're not even into summer. The clothes that have been selling out fast have actually been high summer clothes like boys shorts, girls crop pants, spring weight kids hoodies and lots and lots of kids swimwear.

The range of clothes for Spring/Summer that we have received is really great. These pictures below of boys t-shirts and shorts and the girls string top and crop pants have been particularly successful. Oh and not fogetting the picture of the girls bikini and matching hat!

Grab them whilst you can at www.streetmonkeez.co.uk.