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Fall Fashion Trends for Kids!

Posted on by Jordank

Trendy clothing is not just for women and men anymore. Fashionable clothing for children is more readily available than ever before, according to a multitude of magazines.

Gone are the days when kids needed just jeans, a few T-shirts and tennis shoes to complete their wardrobes. As it turns out, kids like to look good, too!

Here are some kid-friendly fashion trends for fall:

  • Classic looks that are right out of high-fashion magazines, with practical material suited for active youngsters
  • Mother-daughter and father-son outfits
  • Jewelry, scarfs, belts and other accessories that copy adult styles
  • Material with patterns that resemble watercolor and other kid-like artwork
  • Colors of beige, cream, light blue, sand and coffee
  • Folk-art embellishments such as embroideries, lace, appliques and ribbon
  • Velour material, which is comfortable and manufactured with cotton
  • Materials that emphasize comfort such as denim, corduroy and knitwear
  • Convertible fashions that use zippers or buttons to create shorts or long pants and short or long sleeves. These fashions also allow for additional wear as your children grow.

However you decide to dress your children, make sure the clothing is easy to care for and comfortable to wear. For example, don’t dress your toddler in a full-length dress; she’s sure to trap her shoes in the hem and take a tumble. Here are some additional tips:

  • Try to avoid clothing that must be dry-cleaned.
  • If you’re purchasing a dress with lace, make sure it’s soft and won’t irritate your youngster’s skin.
  • Look for clothing without tags; tags can even make an adult cry.
  • Be sure to sort through your child’s closet and dressers several times a year and donate outgrown items.

As you bring on board new items, it’s a good time to think about what’s already in your kids’ closets and drawers that they may have outgrown, or no longer wear. Gather up those gently used items and give us a call. We’ll be glad to stop by to pick them up; your donations will go toward helping our veterans!

Get Your Style On for Fall!

Posted on by Jordank

There’s a crispness in the air, leaves are beginning to change and the summer sky is giving way to fluffy fall clouds. What does all of this mean? It’s time to conduct the semi-annual closet shift—swapping out the summer wardrobe for warmer fall/winter clothes.

But don’t just trade one pile of clothes for another. Changing seasons can be a great time to purge those lightly-used or not-at-all used items from your closets. Face it, if you haven’t worn those coral printed crops or that Hawaiian shirt the entire season (and perhaps even for seasons before), it’s time to clear some space for clothing you will wear.

In Real Simple, Rebecca Daly offer six helpful tips to help you purge those items from your closet*:

  • The old bag you used to love, but now just takes up space on your closet shelf! When cleaning closets it can be easy to focus on clothes alone, but don’t neglect to review the other items that take up space—like those bulky bags you no longer use.
  • Old undergarments. Another closet item or dresser drawer item that tends to be overlooked is undergarments. If you’re not wearing them, throw them out—or, if there’s still useful life in them—add them to your donate pile.
  • Stained clothing. So your favorite white beach cover-up somehow has become stained with unidentifiable spots. If you’ve washed and dried the item, those spots aren’t going away! It’s time to toss!
  • Well-worn old sweaters. We all have them. Piles of sweaters that are full of pills, snags or stretched beyond recognition. Put them in the discard pile!
  • Shoes that have taken their last steps. They may have been beloved at one time, but if the heels are worn off, the toes are scuffed or they simply don’t fit quite right and you rarely wear them, it’s time for them to go.
  • Those old jeans that just don’t have the right look or fit anymore. If they’re baggy, holey, or following a style trend that has seen its day, it’s time to part with them, regardless of how well-loved they once were.

There! Doesn’t that feel better? Once you’ve gone through your closets and drawers to declutter and dismiss, you’ll have room to welcome the new fashions and trends that will keep your spirits up over the fall and winter months.

*Oh, and by the way, as you’re doing your fall closet clean-up, keep us in mind. We’ll come and pick up your gently-used items and find them new homes—benefiting our veterans in the process!