Sunday, August 31, 2014

Dress Your Children In Style With Naartjie Kids Clothing

By Mattie MacDonald


These days it's not always easy to find clothes that your children will love. When a piece of children's clothing looks great, it's so uncomfortable that your little one will soon want to change into those old shorts and T-shirts. Then again, if the clothes are comfy, they tend to be, well, not something any fashion-conscious kid would want to wear. Luckily Naartjie kids clothing recognizes this and combines comfort with style.

'Naartjie' is the word South Africans use to describe a Satsuma or mandarin orange. It's a small, sweet citrus fruit that is easy to peel and has a unique taste. Like the fruit, the clothes made by Naartjie clothing are hardy, sweet, unique and, most importantly, loved by children.

The brand is originally from South Africa. At first, people had to go to Greenmarket Square, Cape Town's most popular flea market, to buy the clothes. However, the company opened a store in the Waterfront, the prime shopping center in the city, in the early Nineties. It was so successful that franchises soon opened all over South Africa and the USA. Today, company headquarters are in Salt Lake city.

One of the most distinctive features of the brand's clothing is its use of colors and patterns. Children normally love bright colors and with these clothes they can choose from colors that are reminiscent of fruits like oranges, peaches, watermelons and of course naartjies. However, there are more subdued colors too, especially in the ranges for boys, with browns and grays. The fabrics used are mostly cotton and they often boast bright and bold patterns too, such as florals for the girls and animals for the boys.

While the boys' ranges tend to sport basic designs in terms of cut, the ranges for girls are quirky and cute. Even a pair of brightly colored leggings gets a unique treatment by adding frills at the bottom, for an almost psychedelic Victorian feel. Dresses and tops are often adorned with bows and frills but the loose-fitting cuts ensure that they're extremely comfortable. If you want everyone to know that your baby is a girl, dress her in an adorable onesie with a little tutu in some bright color such as purple.

The only drawback of the brand's clothes is that grown-ups can't wear them. There are ranges for boys and girls, from newborns to 12-year-olds. The US stores also include ranges for girls aged 12 to 16 so that there's a stylish alternative for tweens who don't yet want to look like little women.

Most ranges include pants, T-shirts and tops and, for the girls, dresses. However, you'll also find sleepwear and swimwear ranges. To complete the outfit, you'll find accessories from shoes and sandals to the cutest sunhats and watches. Girls can also choose from bags and headbands. For babies, you'll find adorable booties. Then there are also ranges of bedroom decor, with everything from pillowcases and sheets to mobiles for the nursery.

To find the perfect outfit for your child, you may want to visit a Naartjie store to look at what's available and to feel the textures of the clothes. There are stores all over the USA, in South Africa's major cities as well as in Saudi Arabia. If you can't get to a store, though, simply order online, since the company ships to 205 countries.




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