Walnut Melbourne children's shoes

My very stylish friend Mellissa and I were talking about toddler's shoes and lamenting over the cheesy white with pink butterfly sandals that are thrust upon us. She has recently discovered the joys of Walnut Melbourne shoes and has ordered maryjanes in every colour for her 16 month old Lola. I had to know more.



Lo and behold, Walnut Melbourne creates fun canvas shoes with a soft sole in nautical colours and preppy designs. The shoes for kids in sizes 2-13 are at a great $29.95 price point and nod at Euro chic styling.

Pedrosprout baby booties

Brisbane-based Michelle Gillies is Pedrosprout; a crafting maven with a gorgeous line of children's shoes and other accessories made from felt and fabrics.



There is so much love that goes into Michelle's products - from the recycled plastic-made felt to the intricate hand embroidering for your baby's tootsies. Plastic-made felt, you ask? Kunin Ecospun felt is a high quality polyester fibre made from 100% certified recycled plastic bottles.



Apart from the gorgeous booties, the Pedrosprout range includes brooches, fabric coasters, tote bags, and pin cushions. Just fabulous.

Trellis Design clothing & accessories for girls

I have found so many amazing Australian kids clothes designers through the Shop The Flood! appeal for the QLD floods. One brand that really stood out was Trellis Design - a Brisbane-based label featuring gorgeous clothes and accessories for girls age 1-6.

The detail in Trellis Design clothing is spectacular. I just adore the ruffles, yo-yo's and swirls. And how about that playsuit (tell me you had one when you were a kid too!). Most of the Trellis Design clothes are one-of-a-kind creations. If you see something you love, you'll have to snap it up quick! You can also contact Trellis Design creator Pennydirectly for specific size and availability requests.

Trellis Design clothing & accessories for girls

I have found so many amazing Australian kids clothes designers through the Shop The Flood! appeal for the QLD floods. One brand that really stood out was Trellis Design - a Brisbane-based label featuring gorgeous clothes and accessories for girls age 1-6.

The detail in Trellis Design clothing is spectacular. I just adore the ruffles, yo-yo's and swirls. And how about that playsuit (tell me you had one when you were a kid too!). Most of the Trellis Design clothes are one-of-a-kind creations. If you see something you love, you'll have to snap it up quick! You can also contact Trellis Design creator Pennydirectly for specific size and availability requests.

Itty Bitty Butts bloomers for little girls

Another great Australian-designed label for kids that I have come across through the QLD Flood Appeal auctions on Facebook is Itty Bitty Butts. Can you just stand it?

Tenae from Itty Bitty Butts makes the most adorable bloomers/nappy covers in lovely summery fabrics with row upon row of girly pleated ruffles. Who doesn't love a ruffley butt? Just too lovely.

Tenae did a fabulous job organising a huge auction on her Facebook page and raised over $2,500 for the QLD Flood Appeal. Thank you Tenae for all your hard work!

Little Chillies clothes for girls

Another great Kids In Style find was family business and Australian children's label Little Chillies. Based in Melbourne, three generations of the Little Chillies family are dedicated to creating baby and toddler clothes (sizes 000 to 4 years) with a huge dose of vintage design and a nod to French style.



I love the classic red, cream, navy and blue colour scheme, the perfect ribbon pleats and wool coats and oh! those shoes. Little Chillies is a welcome addition to the nostalgic trend we've been seeing in children's clothes. I can see us all dressing our little ones in knickerbockers and peter pan collars this season.

MOZI mini clothes for babies

I was beyond excited to open my email yesterday and discover that much-loved Australian design brand MOZI has launched a collection for babies. Always on-the-money, MOZI's new design includes red, pink and blue bunnies, leaping lambs, pouncing cats, ambling elephants, and other sweet animals.

Aptly named MOZI mini, the collection includes clothing (rompers, long pant sets, booties and beanies), accessories (blankets, bibs, wraps, towels and toy bags) and bath and body products (body wash, body lotion, massage oil and soap). I have a feeling they are going to fly out the door.

Australian-designed Flower Girl Dresses

Australian-designed Flower Girl Dresses

I wrote over on Bondville about the Royal Wedding last week and the flower girl dresses; wondering if the look may have been more modern if they had gone with an Australian-designed flower girl dress. Here are my picks for special occasion dresses from Australian designers:

Tea Princess Special Occasion Collection - a sweeter, softer option.

Sophie's Lane - Liberty prints (of course) in a soft grey and ivory.

Tutu Du Monde - adorable on the big girls and the little girls, and definitely wearable again.

Let me know if you have another favourite Australian-designed flower girl dress that I can add to this list ...

Australian-designed Flower Girl Dresses

Australian-designed Flower Girl Dresses

I wrote over on Bondville about the Royal Wedding last week and the flower girl dresses; wondering if the look may have been more modern if they had gone with an Australian-designed flower girl dress. Here are my picks for special occasion dresses from Australian designers:

Tea Princess Special Occasion Collection - a sweeter, softer option.

Sophie's Lane - Liberty prints (of course) in a soft grey and ivory.

Tutu Du Monde - adorable on the big girls and the little girls, and definitely wearable again.

Let me know if you have another favourite Australian-designed flower girl dress that I can add to this list ...

Babushka Baby clothes for girls

Babushka Baby clothes for girls

I totally love the styling of this photo shoot for Babushka Baby - it's oh-so-Hiawatha Hip. Clever Belinda Stabb is the brains (and style!) behind Babushka Baby and recently wrote to me to introduce her gorgeous range of ethically-produced clothes for girls aged 3 months to 6 years.

The Autumn/Winter 2011 range (Babushka Baby's second collection) is full of lovely pieces reminiscent of folk tales and adventures in the woods. You'll find play-friendly pinafore dresses, reversible skirts, quilted jackets, shirred blouses, booties, bibs and lovely patchwork quilts.

Babushka Baby clothes are designed in Melbourne and made from 100% cotton with folk-inspired prints, hand embroidery, lace and quilting. All quilted bibs and booties are made from remnants resulting from production processes and which would otherwise be waste.