Trendy Tot Tuesday--Sister Style

So as I mentioned yesterday, today I am linking  up for a little blog  hop party featuring tot fashion! I'm not  very experienced in link up parties to  be quite honest, but this one sounded right up my alley so I'm giving it a try. Hopefully I can "meet" a lot of fellow bloggers who love kid fashion as much as I do! :-)  (Go link up yourself at Table for Three )

I wasn't really sure what I should blog about for  today's link  up, and then I decided that since  I theoretically  will have new readers stopping by today I should probably give a little  introduction to my favorite kid's clothing brands, so that you all  know what kind of cuteness you can expect to see here if you stick around. (By the way, have you started following my blog yet? You really  should! :-)

In general I love kid's clothing way too much to stick  to one or two brands. I  keep an open  mind and am likely to find a cute outfit  at Walmart just as easily sometimes as a really pricey brand like Matilda Jane. That  said, I  do have  my favorites, so take a look!

Oh, and in case you haven't met these cuties yet, here are Miss Raya Marie, age 3.5 years, and Miss Brielle,  age 2 years (although these pics were taken a few months ago)

 

 



Probably my favorite  brand right now is Naartjie  .....never  heard of them? Well seriously,  go check  them out! Very few stores in the U.S., but  you can order online. And  frankly  the lack  of local stores makes me love them even more because you pretty much never see another kid wearing the same outfit. Naartjie is always a show stopper out in public because  it's so unique! They  tend to do lots  of ruffles, layers, bell bottom type pants, etc. And the great thing is that they offer every outfit  in about 3-6 color schemes, making it super easy to coordinate the girls in the same outfit, different color :-)

(I'm just using old pictures today, so here are a few Naartjie outfits we've had---the upper  left  corner has the ones  we wore for Thanksgiving this year and they were to die for!)

Perhaps my  favorite Naartjie outfit though is this  throwback to the 80s number...the leggings have attached  legwarmers! hehe.  (oh,  and  my girls don't like sharing the spotlight when they model, as you can see)

(Brielle's  outfit here  was a mix of Gap and Old Navy)

One  of my  other  favorite brands is from the UK---called NEXT . I've only ordered  once, but  LOVE the two  outfits  I got. And again, it's  not  going to be seen  on many other kids  since  it's from the  UK :-P

Here  were the girls  in their NEXT mouse outfits when we first got them---a little big,  but they've since grown into them :-)

My next favorite  brand is probably Gap, but  I tend to buy older  lines  used on ebay or other online forums since we don't have an actual store nearby. I loved the Gap outfits they wore to the pumpkin patch this year!

After Gap is  probably Gymboree. I  do  like  the "matchy matchy" aspect  of Gymboree  haha. The downside is that it's more  popular and  not as  unique. However we still  get lots of people stopping us on the street when Brielle heads out in her giraffe boots! :-)

We love  Gymboree swimsuits too :-)

And of course  matching  Gymboree holiday  pjs---they  make for  great photo ops!

Of  course we like Gymboree's sister company, Crazy 8, as well! These  shoes weren't crazy 8 but we must point  out  the need for cute shoes  :-)

And I  do also love  Target---just wish  they  wouldn't charge as much as Gymboree when I have very hit  and miss  luck with Target quality :-/

Mini Boden is one of the newer brands I've experimented  with during good sales---very cute stuff! And Tea Collection has the comfiest dresses...

And everyone  loves a little Children's Place now and then, right?!

And for  every brand I haven't mentioned, don't worry, I still buy you as well  if you are cute enough! The middle outfit below was one of my favorites, and it was a Walmart shirt, Babies  R Us  vest, Target jeans, and Target  boots---random but  adorable :-)

And  lastly, I  love me a good custom creation too! In case you are new, you should know  that I have an Etsy shop with lots of adorable stuff for  sale---check  me out here at No Paparazzi Please ! I made the "cute chick" Easter  shirts for  the girls last year, and they  are  for sale in my shop now, along with a "chick  magnet" shirt for boys---too cute! The "you are my sunshine" outfit  was a great  seller for me as well, and most recently I made  Brielle's birthday  tutu! (The crown and shirt though were from other  Etsy sellers---I love to support little home businesses!)

So there you have  it, a rundown of my favorite  brands  and an introduction to my two gorgeous girls in case  you are new here. Please follow my blog and stay awhile! (And seriously, I have outdone myself  on stockpiling items for the upcoming spring/summer season---just you wait, you will not believe  the  adorable fashion shows that are in store for you in the coming months!!!! hehe :-)

And  if you didn't play  along this week,  you should  next week!