Anouncing Weekly Auctions for Girly Girl Clothing

            Announcing Weekly Auctions for Girly Girl Clothing

 

Children's Castle Boutique is going on a new venture starting Tuesday October 16th, 8:00 pm CST.  We will be having weekly auctions on each Tuesday night. We will be giving away several garments to those who visit our facebook page and share out photos with their friends.  I need all of the you to participate to help us get this started.  I would appreciate if all of my linked in friends would share and comment on our pictures now and then again on Tuesday night.  We will be offering incredible prices on quality boutique childrens clothing.

 

Thank you in advance!!

 

Brenda

Children's Castle Boutique

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Led Kids be Kids and Dress Like Kids

Let Kids be Kids and Dress Like Kids 

As I get older, I think I am much wiser.  I may be a little old fashioned but I am very picky about dressing kids.  It feels really ugh to me when I see a baby or a small child dressed like a grown-up.  Baby boys in a man’s button up shirt, why?  They have plenty of time to wear these kinds of clothes.  Why not let baby boys and baby girls be babies?  

I enjoy offering a range of smocked clothing that is upscale boutique, inspiring and affordable.  Embroidered children’s clothing, smocked clothing and appliqué clothing are very sweet looking clothes.  A baby that is dressed in this kind of clothing is truly delightful and sweet.  I don’t think they need to wear tight jeans, leopard prints and fur or leather vests when they are toddlers.  There is plenty of time in their lives for the trendy clothes and glamour and glitz.  This is only my opinion and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. 

I love colorful and fun clothes on my grandchildren.  Applique , especially Christmas appliqué is traditional attire.  Shopping for babies can be so much fun especially designer babies.  Babywear for birthdays is so versatile and enticing.  Sometimes you just can’t resist a purchase even though your child has plenty of clothes. 

Our baby boys love colorful shorts and t shirts.  Our girls love jumpers and girl capri with appliqué and embroidery.

Kids need to be kids and they need someone to guide their fashion taste to their benefit.  We love being able to offer great boutique childrens clothing to mothers and their children.

http://childrenscastle.net

Fashion for Kids in 2012 | Brother-Sister Clothing

Fashion for Kids in 2012

Brother-Sister Clothing

Matching brother-sister clothing is all the rage.  What is the saying, everything that is old is new? That certainly seems to be true in fashion for kids, especially boutique children’s clothing.  I have lived long enough to watch a couple of rounds in fashion.

This baby girl and baby boy is a prime example of the cute outfits that are available from children’s clothing boutiques.  These brother-sister outfits are handmade smocked dresses and john johns to match in a blue gingham check and smocked in red whales.  This is perfect for the 4^th of July for color and can be worn after the fourth for other occasions.

Handmade smocking is made by cottage workers who make their living from contract labor in the childrens boutique clothing industry. 

Every mother seems to constantly be looking for ways to renew the wardrobe of their babies and children including baby boy, baby girl, kid boy and kid girl.  Mothers always want their kids to look good and even better than themselves for any occasion.

Brand names are important to some mothers but to others, as long as it is a cute outfit, any fashion for kids is acceptable.

                                                 Fashion for Spring

Fashion for spring usually consists of sleeveless bishop dresses and matching boy bubble, sun suit or john johns.  Brother-sister clothing can be in many forms.  Sometimes it is twins with matching baby bubbles, sometimes it can be girls with matching short sets or girls capri.  Usually, it you are dressing baby girls,  kid girls, there will be a matching hair bow and sometimes shoes.  For boys, anything is ok.  Bare foot is even acceptable and very cute.

Matching sister-sister, brother-brother, or brother sister clothing are the perfect childrens boutique clothing item for a family picture.  Kids are their cutest from about 1 year old to 7 or 8.  This is the time that parents tend to take more pictures of their children.

These kinds of smocked dresses and smocked dress clothing especially bishop dress is more likely to be worn for special occasions such as church suite, birthday party as holiday fashion for the holiday season.  Smocked baby clothes are very popular with grandmothers.  Lots of baby boomer grandmothers dressed their babies in these kind of brother sister clothes, cute little boy bubble or girl bubble and they want their grandchildren to have the same look.  Maybe they are reliving having their babies by seeing their grand baby in these kinds of clothes. 

Fall Fashion                                                                                     How do you dress your child for fall?

No doubt, fall fashion will be made up of different fabrics for fall holiday clothing.  Lots of wholesale children’s clothing manufacturers use a light weight corduroy for fall clothing.  Most light weight fabrics just will not keep the baby girl or baby boy as warm as mothers would like.  There are heavier weight dress fabrics such as twill and baby cord.  A fall preview will be shown around the beginning of September.  You will start to see the baby boutique start to bring in their new fall clothing.  Many women are very passionate about dressing their child warmly. Lots of essential accessories for the winter are hats, gloves and scarfs.  These can be handmade and exquisite or a less expensive and accessorized from a department store.  Lower temperatures and cold snaps seem to bring about a complete wardrobe change.  In times of snow and cold weather, it is necessary for a very warm coat for your child. Sometimes young children under a year old are just wrapped in blankets.

No matter which looks for fall or girls summer clothes you choose, there are matching brother clothes or brother-sister or sister-sister clothing, you will find that for any time, any season or any special occasion, you will be able to dress your child to match either from online retailers or a local baby boutique or kids store.

Fashion Blog ~ Fashion Trends ~ Fashion Designer

Fashion Blog ~ Fashion Trends ~ Fashion Designer

Planning on fashion shopping for spring and summer fashion?  There are so many childrens boutique clothing fashions available when you shop for girls summer fashion.   Fashion for girls and fashion for boys can come in lots of shapes and sizes.  Smocked dresses are very popular for special occasions.  There are over 62 available lines of smocked  dresses clothing for girls and boys.  Bishop dresses are at an all time popularity point.  John Johns and baby jon jon are the most popular fashion for boys. Some people say Boys John John, some say boy jon jon or jon jons.  No matter how you say it, they are absolutely one cute outfit.

If you are a fashionable person, you will want to choose fashionable childrens clothing for your baby as well.

Childrens clothing fashion industry concentrates on the most popular styles and materials.  The most fashionable material for today is definitely cotton.  If you prefer the coolness and comfort of cotton, you can easily find infant and babies clothing in cotton today.  Cotton is so popular because it is almost the perfect material for children as it lets their skin breathe well.

 Cotton fashions can also be really trendy, which is the case with today’s fashion for girls.  Everything we see today is the results of some stay-at-home-moms developing some really cute ruffled pant sets and immediately the whole fashion industry jumps on it.  Nothing is sacred in the fashion industry.  If you develop a line one season and put it in the market, within a year, every designer starts to copy it.  Most of the ruffled pants and girls capri  are made with at least 3 or more different printed fabrics.  In the fall of 2007, Bell Fashions offered the first commercial made ruffled girls sportswear called, “Girly Girl” and within a year, many companies had copied the styles including lots of the big brand names such as Bailey Boys who before this had been very traditional dress with straight lines.   This became very popular and today they are controlling the childrens fashion industry.

Another popular material for children’s clothing these days is nylon.  Tutu’s are all the rage with the young mothers.  They are wearing them for leisure clothing.  The first time I saw a little girl shopping with her mother in town, I thought she was wearing a kan kan slip.  It looked like what my girls wore for slips with their big ruffled dresses in the 80’s.  Everyone wants to be a princess and the idea of what makes one look like a princess varies greatly.  I saw an outfit this week on the internet that was stated to be a princess outfit.  It was black and orange and looked more like a halloween outfit.  If you are really into the really trendy look, I guess the tutu could be for you. 

A special occasion dress clothing is very elegant and creates an image of luxury, so you may prefer appropriate style if you want to wear a special occasion dress for a flower girl dress or family pictures.  Portrait clothing are sometimes matched  brother-sister apparel.  Smocked dresses, john johns, bishop dresses and baby jon jon are clothing items that are often used for boysand girls portrait.  Babies are often dressed in girl classic designs such as French sewing or heirloom sewing.

Fashions design is the art of design in clothing. Fashions design is influenced by culture and society and changes almost completely every few years.  Fashion designers work in many ways to design clothing and assessories.  Some childrens clothing designers work alone or as a part of a team.  They try to always come up with new designs in clothing and must often anticipate the changes in consumer taste.

A fashion designer attempts to design cute clothing that is beautiful as well as comfortable and practical.  They must consider what age child is likely to wear the garments and the special occasion in which the attire will be worn.  They usually have a large selection of fabrics and materials to work with in a wide range of colors and patterns and style to choose from.  Most designs are made specifically for the mass market, especially casual and every-day playwear.

No matter what material or color you choose, the most important thing is that their clothing must serve as a fulfillment of your style. While choosing your accessory, the first thing you should consider is whether they will match perfectly with your clothing and its coloring. However, don’t ever purchase the thing you don’t like.

Dressing Kids in Children's Boutique Clothing

DRESSING KIDS  IN CHILDREN'S BOUTIQUE CLOTHING

Buying childrens boutique clothing is the most fun when you buy things for toddlers.  When dressing kids, the youthful youngsters are ordinarily at their cutest all through the toddling years. It could be the particular time when many babies start to stroll as well as a few try and do so. It certainly is considerable that people all attire them with garments that are easy to explore in. This also can be the age when really a few of us can very easily attire up the child as we please without getting the child’s opinion of what they need to wear.  There are lots of cute outfits fashioned for youngsters to satisfy the taste of every parent Most of those outfits could be found in different price ranges for everyone’s budget. The idea of making your designs in personal outfits for your babyboutique can be exciting.  You will be allowed to invest much less and get additional outfits for the youngsters and shop for less.

Shopping for garments for a child can be a fascinating thing. There is an amazing massive amount of striking attire from which to pick.  Some children can become quite distressed while deciding on clothing to purchase or wear. Extraordinary concern and concentrate must generally be offered all through the choice of kidswear.  Many outfits need to be precise and environment friendly or climate friendly for your little guyl or little man.  Many fascinating outfits may not be precise for environment ailments and special treatment should be given in the choice of material in order to be properly dressed for the weather conditions.  Cozy Cottons can help make a sweet outfit and cotton can help keep toddlers cool for spring and summer and warm for their fall fashions.  Cottons also make sweet outfits for the tiny youngsters.

The branded garments or brand names, in spite of the reality of the cost, undoubtedly are very pleasing to the eyes.  In years gone by, young mothers only had a handful of choices with style for kids outfits but these days, it is a very massive market.  Today there are many amazing kids design, boy wear, designer baby from a baby center for new baby.  Styles for kids are continually emerging at a phenomenal rate. Picking a cute outfit for school or a special occasion could be considered a dilemma when choosing things like flower girl dresses, beauty competitions or toddler beauty contest.

Small children may also be picky and sometimes choose to not like certain styles for kids that you purchase for them.  Sometimes they choose colors that are not suited for them.  Sometimes wild colors and patterns are intriguing to tiny children and especially their favorite characters from their favorite television show or movie.  There are massive amounts of garments with cartoon figures and things for toddlers in toddler sizes for small children when you shop for boys or shop for girls.  Sometimes the little girl wants to be dressed in a princess dress and little boys in super hero costumes.  Finding these kinds of kids dress in a cute outfit can be amazingly exciting to a child.

Children rarely worry about getting their clothing damp or stained.  It is all in fun for them no matter what kind of dress they are wearing.  It is always good  to have an additional outfit handy for such an occasion.

Sometimes, when you purchase their clothing, it is good to choose childrens boutique clothing that is effortless to put on.  Sometimes things for toddlers can be difficult and if they insist on dressing themselves, there can be a problem.  It is better if they are pull-on over the head or button in the front for ease of dressing kids.

Kid's Wholesale Club ~ Buyers Club ~ Chilren's Boutique Clothing

Kid’s Wholesale Club ~ Buyers Club ~ Children’s Boutique Clothing

If you are the average mom and you love to save money on your children’s clothing and especially if you like to be able to purchase childrens boutique clothing at an unbelievable price, you will love Zuli Kids.  Our company has been in the children’s boutique clothing business for over 20 years.  We have decided to offer them in a wholesale club or buyers club to moms who enjoy a savings.

We have just launched a new buyers club to the public. Parents can become a member and pay a yearly subscription fee of $39.95 and be able to purchase their children's boutique at wholesale price. We can provide the cheep-lowest price for your shopping fun.  Pass this info along to your friends on facebook: THANKS!! http:Find us on face book .

Zuli Kids (http://zuli-kids.com) is a wholesale Club selling childrens clothing at a dress for less price. Yes it is true. Visitors can join this buyers club, pay a minimal yearly fee and be able to purchase children's boutique clothing at a true wholesale price. We are offering smocked dress clothing as well as custom childrens clothing at unbelievable prices. There are clothing items for girls, especially girly girls, newborn infant and little boys. We specialize in kid’s dress, sister-sister clothes, girlswear and boy wear.  Take a look at the home page with examples of the prices you can expect to pay. Pass this along to your friends and also visit our FB page  http://facebook.com/zulikids

When you are able to purchase clothes wholesale, you can save a bundle and hit a great target price.  Please visit and compare, find your target price, do price compare and shop for less. 

1.      Compare with retail prices

2.      Compare quality

3.      Availability

Our goal is to be able to ship the clothing that is made in the USA within 10 business days and the smocked dresses with 3 to 4 weeks.  It could be a little slower at the beginning because of startup pains.  We will make you happy with your purchase.  That is our promise to you. 

If you are looking to purchase a particular style of clothing, we may be able to supply.  Feel free to make suggestions for styles and colors that you like.  We have the best clothes available for the price.

We will be offering clothes for different holiday season such as smocked easter dress, baby easter and Christmas dress for girls and boys.  Toddlers is our main focus.  Everyone loves to buy cute things for toddlers.  We also have monogramming available for girlswear as well as boy wear.  Our boys john john is very sweet with a monogram on the front.

Most of our designs for children are available in 12-24 Months, Toddlers and 4-6X.  We are offering a few things for a small baby such as the baby jon jon and baby girl style.

Sometimes it can be challenging to find upscale childrens clothing at an affordable price.  When my children were small, I dressed them in yard sale clothing for their play clothing because I wanted them to have nice clothing for everyday.  Nowadays, there doesn’t seem to be as much of that going on since Ebay and online stores have taken over.  Children’s boutique clothing stores are forced to raise their prices to cover their rent, utilities and cost of their clothing but you can purchase from Zuli Kids at the prices that the stores price and even lower.  Why should you pay their overhead to dress your kids in a cute outfit?

Toddlers look so sweet, no matter what how you dress them.  You still have the control at that age because they are not into what is hot and what is not.  They have no idea what is in.  They love the matching sister-sister outfits with the hair band or hair bows. Lots of mothers of little boys do not seem to be willing to go the extra mile to dress their little boys.  They look very sweet in the classic boy jon jon, expecially if it has a nice monogram or appliqué design on it.

 Designs for children are offered in lighter colors for Spring and Summer fashion and darker colors for Fall Fashion.  A wholesale club is the ideal store to buy things for babies whether it is a small baby or a toddler. If you shop for girls or shop for boys, a buyers club can offer dress for kids girls and dress for boys that will make your little girls look like a cinder Ella and your little man handsome.

Favorites in the baby world is traditional dress clothing.  There are things like bishop dresses, smocked dresses, baby bubbles, girl capri, and other kinds of girlswear and boy wear.  Childrens design is a large part of the fashion industry.  It is because they are so much fun to create and then fun to see them your best dressed child for any special occasion.  I can remember getting dressed on Sunday morning in my little traditional dress and my Mom saying, “Go show Daddy”.  Moms and dads love these clothes for family pictures and grandmothers especially love these styles for kids.

Please visit our fashion blog again soon for news on our latest fashion style for little girls.  Our kids store can be your baby world.  Please check out our web site for upcoming events.  We have a deal for you.  You can always shop for less.  Were simply the best!!

Children's Retail Business

Children’s Retail Business

              The Children’s Retail Business is a very interesting and rewarding business.  It is a business chosen by lots of young mothers.  The advantage to having your own Children’s Boutique Store is that mothers can have their own business and also have a income producing job as well as being able to take their small children to work with them.

            Another advantage is that they can purchase their Children’s Boutique Quality Clothing at a price that is a fraction of the cost of the retail price that they are accustomed to paying. 

            There are hundreds of sources in the children’s clothing wholesale market and so many wonderful things to choose from for boys and girls alike. 

            One important thing to remember about purchasing for a Children’s Boutique Store is, never purchase too much of one children’s clothing line until you learn what sells in your territory.  Lots of regions are different in culture and also in climate and that can have a great effect on what your customers purchase.

            Another important factor is your customer.  You must focus, especially in the first few months in seeing the size of children’s clothing that your customers are looking for.  I had a store owner once tell me that all the babies in her city were wearing size 2T.  Find out if there are lots of sets of twins or maybe you may have a customer with triplets.  All of these factors can be important when you are doing your buying.

            Advertise, advertise, advertise!!  You cannot succeed in your Children’s Clothing Boutique unless you advertise.  My brother & I once opened a furniture store.  I was so amazed at the number of people who could drive by, right in front of my store and never even look our way.

            Location, location, location!!  Location is one of the single most important considerations.  Location outranks advertisement.  It you are in a location that is inconvenient or that the parking lot is difficult to get in and out of, THEY WON”T COME.

            Do lots of research before you attempt to open a Children’s Boutique Store.  Make sure that it is the right thing for you and that you are financially stable enough to undertake this project.  Lots of young mothers have gotten themselves into serious credit problems just by not being informed at the beginning.

Baby Boy Clothes ~ Toddler Boys Clothes

Boys Wear ~ Jon Jons ~John Johns ~ Boys John John ~ Baby Bubbles

The newborn and infant are so unique because they only stay that little sleeping baby for such a short time.  By the time they are three months old, they are staying awake more and looking around a lot and that newborn infant has changed before your very eyes.  Infant apparel is so available in so many choices.  Baby Boutiques offer the best products for babies.  Baby Bubbles are a huge part of childrens boutique clothing for infant apparel.  Jon Jons follow close behind because infant growth is so fast, the next step in dressing baby boys from a boutique is John Johns from zero to three.

Kids styles are so versatile.  In the summer, the best dressed child is dressed in cute outfit such as sun suit, boy bubble, diaper set, baby sleeper, short-all or baby jon jon.  As he grows, he can be dressed in jon jons .  John Johns are growth friendly since they have button closures on the shoulders which can be adjusted as baby grows.   You can find a kids store on line that can supply all of these products.  A site for babies can easily be found.  You just have to scroll down past all of the chain stores that have low quality childrens clothing.  The best products for babies will be found on baby boutiques.

In the winter time babies are dressed in basically the same as summer except with long pants and long sleeve clothing.  Baby bubbles with long legs and sleeves are called rompers or long-all.  Jon jons come in long pants and are typically called long john johns.  Most baby sleepers are the same in summer and winter since most people have air conditioned homes these days and babies need to be kept warm in the summer.  Remember that a newborn baby is smaller and need more heat.  They are usually laying down which automatically causes them to need more heat including a baby blanket.  If you let them lay in the floor and play or in a low play pen, there is less heat lower on the floor.

It takes a little more effort to dress little boys because there simply is not as much available as there is in girl clothes.  Kids stores just won’t invest in the clothing for little boys as the will little girls.  Mothers seem to request boys clothing a lot but when it is in the stores, they just won’t pay the same price that they will for  little girly girl clothing.  They just don’t understand why they are priced so highly.  It takes a lot more time to make a pair of little boys shorts and a boys shirt than it does to make a little girls dress.  Young mothers just don’t understand that.  You are very limited on what you can dress your little boy in.  It is out there, it just takes dedication to find it. 

Applique is one of the most popular things in which to dress the little man.  Lots of jon jons are appliquéd for the toddler and baby.  Things for toddlers are much easier to find that when boys go into the 4-6X sizes. 

Small youngsters may be fussy when they get to a certain age.  Some of them have a mind of their own.  They have their favorite things and they know what is in and what is not.  They sometimes seem to lean toward things without tags at the neck and go for what is comfortable.  As they grow, you get to know your little man more than anyone else.  When others judge him, it is no big deal for you because a mother always understand and accepts her little boy and knows exactly why he does the things he does.  She knows what sets him off and what calms him down. 

Being a mother and is a very difficult but rewarding process.  Dressing your little boy can be fun and challenging.

CARING FOR YOUR CHILDREN'S BOUTIQUE CLOTHING

Parents give their best in relation to little one's care. They make an effort to keep them clean and looking good and comfortable.  They love the  clothes that causes their babies to get specific attention.  If you are concerned with maintaining the beauty and new look of your little ones Bow Peep clothing,  you will want make sure that you use only substances that are friendly to their sensitive skin.
Launder your baby's new clothes before they first wear them and rince them well in order to remove the dies and other substances used in the production of the baby boutique clothes.  Some of these compounds can be offensive to your babies skin.  Some can cause major irritations and allergies.  Washing also helps to remove germs from the people that cut and sew the baby clothes and then there is the shipping and unpacking in the kids store.  

Always read the directions on the laundering tag inside the garment.  Most of them will tell you the fabric content and whether to wash in cold or warm water.  They will also tell you whether to iron or just hang to dry. 

Things like sequins, glitter and buttons should receive special attention.  Sometimes it is good to turn the garment inside out and wash. Bow Peep smocked children's clothing is very easy to care for.  Dresses should be washed inside out to help protect the smocking design.  The boys john john and baby bubbles should also be washed inside out.  This protects the embroidery and other special effects from the washing process.  Most of the time, things like yoyo's and ribbon bows should be removed before washing. 

There are so many cute outfits available in the baby boutique, you will have no problem finding many kids dresses, baby bubbles and boys john john.

Sometimes when babies clothes are stained, it is good to pre-treat the clothing before washing.  There are products to spray before you wash that work really well.  An old toothbrush can be used to scrub the spot before it is put into the washer.  I have found that products that say Oxy on them work really good to remove stains form baby clothing as well as carpet stains. 

Always use a gentle laundry soap that is recommended for washing baby and children's clothes.  Kidswear can be easily cared for if you use all the precautions.  If your baby has allergic reactions on their skin, you may want to try different ones until you find one that works for your babies. Stores have many soaps that are labeled especially for babies.  Protect your baby's skin by making sure that the clothes are rinced well after washing.
Babies clothes should be washed seperately from adult clothes.  This will help to keep them looking new and fresh and most of the time, they should be washed on a gentle setting.  You may need to add some fabric softner to their clothing or use a sheet in the dryer.  Be very careful as some of these can be an irritant also.  Some have a very powerful scent.

 

Soak dirty nappies and diaper cloth in a pail with water until you are ready to wash time. Most mothers choose to use disposable diapers this day and age.  There are still some mothers that choose the cloth diaper route.  

Some infant clothing can begin to shrink when placed in the dryer.  That is why it is very important to check the label inside the garment.  Always set the dryer on a low heat to prevent this from happening. Sometimes, in order to retain the look of the new clothes, it is good to tumble dry for a short period of time and then hand to finish drying.  

When ironing baby clothes, be very careful.  Use a low temp on the iron and press with care.  The heat from the iron can destroy any germs that could be on the clothing.  It is also good to dry their clothes in the sun because the sun can kill any germs or bacteria present on the clothing. 

 Proper care for the baby's laundry can help to keep your little gal or little man risk free from germs, allergies and irritations of the skin.  You can make sure your baby is clean, comfortable and therefore happy.  You can rest assured that they will look sweet and cute at all times and on any occasion.  We love to keep our babies looking good and comfortable in the baby clothes that we love. 

There is a great variety of children's boutique clothing available in the baby boutique stores such as clothing for girls like smocked dresses, bishop dresses, kidswear, girlswear, playsuit, boy wear and many other clothing itmes.  Many mothers make it their hobby to shop for kids and newborn infant.  The kidswear market has grown very rapidly during the past few years.  Small children are attracted by different types of fashion and color in clothing.  Mothers get to choose the clothing until about age 3 and then the child sometimes takes over and knows exactly what they want to wear.  Enjoy them while they are babies and small children.  They grow up way too fast.

Clothing for a Royal Child ~ SmockedClothing ~ Smocked Dresses ~ Things for Children,  Infants and Toddlers

Geometric Design

Looking for sweet attire for your little princess?  Hand smocked dresses have been the attire of royalty or of royal families for centuries.  Even if she is a premature newborn, a just born baby or toddler, smocking always fits the occasion.   For the little prince, the boys john john for infants or little boys makes a cute outfit.  Smocked outfits for boys and girls can be worn for spring and summer fashion since the come in several kinds of girlswear that makes for a cute outfit .  The boy jon jon can be worn in the summer without a shirt or in the fall and winter with a boys shirt for a nice fall preview. 

Boutique garments are  a cut above chain store clothing.  When you welcome a new born baby home from the hospital, the baby day gown is so appropriate.  Comfort as well as elegance is present in these garments.  As your baby grows, other things are available for little girls such as the smocked dresses and other dress apparel for special occasions.  There are birthday dresses, Christmas dresses, Easter dresses, and things for children that can be worn for weddings, holidays and family pictures.

Childrens hand smocked apparel is thought of as dress clothes for infants, and toddlers.  Children from zero to three look sweet in any kind of clothing you dress them in and so does 4-6X.

Lots of bishop dresses are smocked in a geometric style and others are picture smocked.  Long before there was lace, braid and other trims, smocking was used to beautify a childs garment.  Smocking is very time consuming so if you are not interested in the challenge to learn hand smocking, you can just  visit a children’s clothing boutique, on-line store or a brick-and-mortar store near you.  You can look at the great selection of handmade smocked dresses for your baby girl.  If you are looking for a gown for a Catholic Christening or a baby dedication, there are many selections available.  Family portraits can be fun.  Sometimes you can use a sister-sister matching dress, a brother-sister matching cute outfit or a brother-brother attire.

Some kids store offers great deals that you an buy, compare, cheep-lowest, shop and there are some buyers club available that you can purchase children’s boutique clothing for wholesale price.  That is an awesome deal.  You just pay a yearly fee of about $40.00 and then you can purchase baby, toddler and children’s items for boys and girls at a shop for less price.

If you become a smart shopper, you can always dress for less.  One of the buyers clubs that I have heard about is http:// zuli-kids.com.  The prices are unbelievable and the quality is terrific. 

Childrens Clothing ~ Things for Children ~ Girls Fashion

Clothing reflect the personality of a person or a reflection of the personality of the little persons parent or parents.   When things for children need to be the perfect cute outfit to draw special attention to your child, you will want that special stunning outfit and that special girls fashion.  You want them to look more beautiful than any other in their brand names children's clothing for girls fashion.
To exceed expectation, clothing manufacturers are coming up with the range of newborn and infant clothing and things for children and  for a newborn baby infant.  Lots of clothing is available for premature infants.  That did not used to be the case.  When my daughter who was a little less than 6 pounds was a baby, she was 3 months old before I could find a size 00 shoe that would fit her.  You can find lots of things for babies such as a huge collection of sleepers, rompers, smocked dresses, boys john john or boy jon jon as some say or baby boy jon jon .  There are newborn baby things including cotton baby blankets, bibs, burp cloths, hats and onsies to match from some high fashion clothing manufactures for a new born baby.
Whenever you are planning that first birthday party, there are so many selections of cute outfits that say happy birthday, have balloons embroidered on them or some special birthday design.  There are many special occasion things for baby such as baby dedication or catholic christening.
When you can not decide what you want for your child to wear that an make her look like a millin bucks, go for that beautiful hand smocking attire.  Bishop clothing is very popular and has been for several years.  The bishop dress is the most popular but the bishop smocked bubble is close behind.  Smocked boys john john is the next most popular and then the baby boy jon jon.  Other popular clothing attire includes the boy bubble and the girl playsuit from zero to three and 4-6X.
Nowadays, if you want to create your own style statement at any famiy get together, a nice  boutique childrens clothing outfit is top choice.  There are many brand names from which to choose. 
Sometimes childrens boutique clothing can be costly but well worth it to get the unique boutique design that you can not find in a contemporary department store.  There are various designs available that is sure to suit your taste.
These boutique styles are gaining popularity.  There are many children’s boutique stores on-line so you can be sure to meet your every need in buying childrens attire or clothing for a newborn baby.  It is really a baby world out there.
Children’s boutique clothing is gaining popularity as the latest trend.

 Brenda
Bell Fashions
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Buying Clothing For Children

           

                     BUYING CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN

 

     It is not easy to make purchasing decisions for young children's clothing sometimes.  Things like back to school, first day of school children's clothes and other things to wear to school can be very intense.  Sometimes the challenge starts with a just born baby.  Sometimes with a newborn premature, it is very difficult to find things that fit.  All preemie baby clothing are not created equal.
      Sometimes starter clothing should not be so elaborate because they outgrown it in just a few weeks. Newborn infants and birth to three grows so very fast.  Sometimes you look back and wonder, “Where did the time go?”  Straightaway, you begin to realize that your baby is growing up too fast. 
     Young children can outgrow their clothes every few weeks until the age of around three, where they continue to grow really fast, but not to the degree of their first couple of years. Other things force us to buy clothing before they outgrow them.  The changing of the seasons is a very good example of this process.  Sometimes your child’s clothing may still fit but it is getting colder and boys or girls need warmer clothing.  A baby boy bubble may be way too cool for the season.  Sometimes dress for boys and girls can become torn or stained because sometime they get out in the grass and get stains or spill food.  They will probably need more clothing than an adult.
     Sometimes is is not wise to buy things such as white pants for toddlers and little boys.  Darker colors seem to work best because they do not show stains as do the lighter colors.  Most people only buy the lighter colors for babies that are not crawling babies.
     The higher the quality of the clothes, the longer they last.  You can buy nice clothes for boys and girls at chain stores.  They look really nice until you wash them and then you will know why it is better to go ahead and invest your money in unique quality children's clothing.  With the condition of our economy these days, you need to get more bang for your buck.  Fashion shopping can be very challenging, yet very rewarding.  There are many smart ways to reduce the cost of clothing that no ordinary family considers.  Bargain hunting is a must in families with babies, toddlers and young children.  The ideal time to buy clothes is during the off season.  You can purchase your children's clothing for the next year a season ahead of time.  Lots of children's boutique stores have clearance of seasonal clothing.  Summer clothes for girls can be purchased a size larger at the end of the summer and you will be so delighted when Spring comes and you have her beautiful and stylish clothes that you purchased for a fraction of the original cost.  Some of the best girls clothes come from children's online stores.
     For bargain hunters, the online store is one of the best places to buy clothes.  An eshop sometimes offers better prices on their merchandise than bricks-and-mortar shops do. It is not because the quality in inferior, it is because of a lower overhead because lots of online store operate from their residence and these savings can be passed on to the customer. It is a win-win situation because when they sell for less, they get more customers and have more profit, and the customer gets a best price. Shopping for children's clothes online allows for a greater choice in design, color, and quality.  There are so many cute clothes for winter and spring and summer fashion to choose from online.  Most small cities only have one child boutique and sometimes there are not so many choices in children's clothing so online store or as many say an eshop is a great alternative.  An on-line store makes shopping for less very easy.       
     There are many items such as clothing for family pictures, kids pajamas, girls panties, birthday jon jon, playwear and special occasion things like a daygown for a catholic christening.  There are also the basic necessities that children always need.  These eshops supply classic styles, traditional clothing and the far out things that are the latest in fashion.
     There will always be a need for newborn baby things, especially be be clothing as long as there are humans on earth having babies.  Children's clothing is a basic necessity.  Most parents will do without themselves to give their babies, toddlers and young children nice clothes.  They want them to have the best clothes, whether it is back to school, church dress or just everyday playwear.
     Smocked baby clothes such as smocked dresses, boys John John and boy bubbles are the clothing items that I prefer for my grandchildren.  When I shop for a friends baby shower, my favorite brand names are Bow Peep, Viva La Fete and Will Beth.  They have very cute clothes for baby as baby grows.
Girly Girl offers traditional clothes in bright colors and wild prints. One of my favorites is their pin wale corduroy trimmed with cute ruffles that is accented by gross grain ribbons and rick rack trim. I also like their baby girl bishop smocked bubbles as well as bishop dresses. What a cute outfit!!
It is very easy to find clothing for twins, especially twin boys.  Most online stores carry duplicates of their children's clothing items. They also have a great selection of brother-sister clothing items.
I don't have problems finding clothes for my friend's twins (boy and girl) as well because brother- sister outfits can be found easily online. You just have to search using the right term. In fact, I found these adorable pink smocked dresses by Bow Peep along with matching girls panties.  Perfect! 

Children's Clothing ~ Especially Smocked Children's Fashion

 

Babies and children’s fashions are not always an easy task.  There are trends emerging each season.  The seasons are Spring and Fall-Holiday and the collections differ greatly.  Fall and Holiday dresses usually are produced at the same time.  Christmas dresses are a very popular item and so are Easter dresses.  These two holiday seasons pretty much keep the children’s boutique clothing stores in business.  There are lots of specialty occasions things also like christening, baby shower gifts and birthday outfits. This is the most difficult clientele and niche in its category. With competitive marketing strategies and a well aware buyer status, the manufacturers are proactive in their ability to create newer comfortable solutions in dresses for baby girls.

 

There is a large demand for boys specialty clothing items such as the boy jon jon.  People complain and ask why children’s boutique stores don’t carry more boys clothing.  Boys clothing is very hard to find.  The reason for this is simply that boys clothing are just as difficult or more difficult to produce than girls clothing.  People just are not willing to pay the same price for boys clothes as they are for the cute little girly things. There is a large demand for  smocked Easter dresses for kids and also ones that have special messages like picture smocking with birthday cakes or birthday balloons and party hats.  New born and infants clothing is in very high demand in these tough economic times.  There will always be a need for clothes for new born babies.  Peruvian cotton layette clothing for infants is of very much interest. Lines like Sweet Cheeks have matching blankets, bibs, hats, sleepers, onsies, rompers, dresses and leggings all in matching fabrics that can be displayed for customers in boutique stores.  These make a very lovely display and customers seem to love these for baby shower gifts and just special things that grandma likes to buy.  Applique clothing items such as jumpers and jon jons are very popular children’s clothing item.

Many years ago, mostly children of royalty wore this kind of clothing.  Smocking is an ancient art which originated in England and was most popular during the thirteen and fourteen hundreds.  Smocking is an exquisite art and is a kind of embroidery.  It is mostly used in children’s clothing but is used somewhat in ladies blouses and night wear.  Martha Pullen and Children’s Corner patterns has made smocking very popular for stay at home moms to do sewing for their children.   Smocked dresses are available in jumpers for casual wear.  In recent years, it has become popular to cut a square from the center front of a tee shirt and insert a square about 6 inches square in the center of the shirt to make a cute playful capri or pant set.   Smocking patterns is all about threads.  Mostly cotton thread is used.  The design can vary according to the number of threads that are used to smock.   The smocked dress can be done in lots of different patterns.  The round yoke dress is called a bishop dress.  Some dresses are smocked to the waist in a bodice pattern.  Lots of sundresses are made with smocking designs.  Sometimes white inserts are used in a color fabric and something called picture smocking is inserted to form a lovely picture such as santa for Christmas or bunny rabbits for Easter.  Lots of different smocked clothing is enjoyed by children all over the world.

.If you think your child should look like a little princess, then smocking is certainly something that you may want to consider.   Lots of pieces of smocked clothing become heirloom clothing items.  There are multiple companies producing handmade smocked children’s clothing.  One outstanding smocked line is Bow Peep.   Bow Peep is a handmade smocked dress line that has been in the United States for 16 years.  Bow Peep clothing is manufactured in Central America by some of the most talented crafts people in the world.  The native ladies there love doing this kind of work.  They teach their young daughters at a young age to do the handmade smocking.  They start them out doing what is called back smocking.  This is the stitching that is done on the back of the design that causes the design to hold its shape.  I was amazed to know that the 50 women that do the smocking for Bow Peep can produce about 200 smocked designs per day.  That is an average of 4 dresses per day.  That is pretty amazing as I have done some smocking myself and it would take me much longer.

Elegance is the reason for smocked clothing.  Parents enjoy dressing their children in elegant and quality garments.   A Children’s Boutique store is the best place to find those special one-of-a-kind items for your babies and children.

Opening and Managing a Children's Boutique Store

By Brenda Bell

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Lots of young mothers have a dream to open a children's boutique store. Understanding the cost of children's clothing, lots of mothers think that if they could just own their own store, they could get their children's clothing for half price or at a wholesale price. What most young ladies starting this kind of business don't realize is the original cost of starting up a store. There are lots of things to consider in the overhead of the store to start with. You can expect to pay from 1200.00 per month to 4000.00 per month depending on your location. Then there are utilities, clerks, unless you plan on doing it by yourself. A lot of ladies think that they can do it by themselves but on a busy day, that is just almost impossible. Most don't realize that the minimum start-up inventory for a store of about 2500 square feet is between $100,000.00 and $200,000.00. That is money that you may as well consider throwing away. You never get that money back. That initial investment will be placed in your store and will have to be continually replaced. It is not like you buy $100,000.00 in goods and then you sell them and you buy more. It is absolutely necessary that you have that much money to start your store with, that you never expect to see returned to you again. If you think it is worth that to buy your children's clothing half price then you may want to reconsider. As a clothing manufacturer and supplier to Children's Clothing Boutique Stores, I have seen lots of ambitious young women get into financial trouble in a short period of time. If you have the extra money and you decide to go ahead with this venture, let me give you some purchasing advice.

Beware of certain sales reps. Some of them will write you a $1,000.00 order in his or her showroom and when you get it shipped to you, it has been what we call padded. This means that he will write more styles on your order after you leave and you will get a lot more than you bargained for. My advice to you would be, never buy a lot or overload on any one manufacturer. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Buy small quantities from several manufacturers until you see what will sell in your area. Just because you think it is cute doesn't mean it will sell. If you love someone's goods and you purchase 1/3 of your merchandise from them, you have no guarantee that they will even produce those goods. You could be left holding an empty bag when it is time to receive your goods for the next season. When you order from several manufacturers, you will get to know each of them individually. You will see how they ship. By that I mean, if they ship to you during the time period that was designated on your order or if they actually even ship the goods at all. If they are hard to deal with, you may want to cut back on their orders and do business with the ones that you enjoy doing business with.

I have noticed, as a manufacturer, that new store owners buy loosely. By that I mean they buy much more than necessary to begin with. My sales rep says, if they buy like a drunk, they will pay like a drunk. By this he means that they come into his showroom and order $5,000.00 or $6,000.00 from one manufacturer. When shipping time comes, they don't have the money to take all of that at one time and they don't realize it will all come at once from every manufacturer that they order from.

 First of all, different clothing items and gift items sell differently in different regions of the country. We make clothing that only sells in the south and you could not sell it at all in the northern USA. Sales even vary from city to city and certainly from state to state. This is why I say, "Don't buy too much from any line until you see how it sells for you". I had a customer tell me that she bought a lot of little girls coats her first year and then when she had a very mild winter, she was trapped with a lot of her money tied up in coats that she couldn't sell. This is a very typical thing that happens with store owners.

Managing your debit cards and credit cards can also cause you great pain. I tried to ship a store a $400.00 order this week and her bank had her debit card set at a limit of $300.00 per day. We went through a week of difficulty and she finally had to go to her bank and sign papers to get this changed. Some credit card companies do the same thing. A lot of stores prefer to use credit cards instead of taking a COD shipment because of the $ 10.00 fee that is charged for COD shipments. If you will ask, the manufacturer will probably prefer to pay the $10.00 charge themselves than to take your credit card. Most manufacturers pay about 4% when they take a credit card because you are not there to swipe the card. On a $1,000.00 order, the cost to take a credit card would be $40.00. The $10.00 fee is much better. I even offer this service to my customers who have good credit and I feel that I can take their company check.

I hope something I have said here will be helpful to you if you are a new store owner or thinking of opening a Children's Boutique Store. I have a on-line Children's Boutique myself that is http://childrenscastle.net. The only reason for my retail children's store is that I have lots of customers from my Bell Fashions wholesale business that order merchandise from me and then when shipping time comes, they don't have the money or some of them are going out of business. I do not want to be in the retail business but because all people are not honest in their dealings, it has forced me to be. If you are considering becoming a retailer, please check out all of your options in the planning stage and proceed very carefully if this is what you decide to do.

Brenda Bell

Bell Fashions

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