Monday Mama: TheBabyWearsPrada

Monday Mama

 Kids, Fashion and Blogging with some of the Nets most famous Latte Mama's

Monday Mama is back with an all new crowd of wonderful Mum's from across Britain and Europe, giving us an exclusive look into the latest in kids fashion and blogging straight from those that matter.  

She doesn't wear Prada but she looks pretty stylish nonetheless. Liz is our latest supermom and she loves nothing more than letting all of us have a sneek peek into Lucie's adventures in Wardrobe Land.

Name: Liz McCarthy

Blog: The Baby Wears Prada

Twitter: @babywearsprada

Location: London

1) How did you start your blog and where did you find the inspiration

from? 

I started it almost a year ago for two reasons, I always wanted to blog but didn't 

quite know what my USP could be, and I wanted to record all Lucie's fab outfits!

2) Tell us about any nicknames you have for your little one? 

Ha! We call her Tron - it stemmed from her being The Snuggletron and 

has now stuck at Tron - she answers to it!

3) What is the one thing you know you shouldn't let your child do, but

you allow it anyway?

Eat chocolate with me (well if I'm being naughty seems unfair to expect Lucie to be good) 

4) What's the one thing you're convinced your child has inherited from

you? 

My temper, my tendency to be a drama queen and my attention seeking - 

basically all the bad stuff!

5) What makes you a LatteMama? 

My love of fashion, fun and caffeine :) (and a fully stocked make-up bag!)

6) How has motherhood changed you and your style? 

I hardly ever wear heels now - I was a 6 inch girl before (oo-er!). Instead I've invested 

in a selection of stylish brogues, sassy flat boots and lovely loafers.

7) What is your best fashion find for your daughter? 

Too many to just pick one, so can I have a top three??!

1) Realizing there's more to kids fashion than the high street with 

stores like LatteMama that stock cool Scandinavian brands. 

2) The Tootsa MacGinty label - we just love everything they design. 

3) A cute burberry dress found in a charity shop for £4! Madness.

8) If you could choose one piece of clothing from LatteMama for your

little ones, what would it be? 

All of it! 

LatteMama has great taste!....you can slip me the fiver later Isra!

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Monday Mama: MrsAgathaMarple

Monday Mama

 Kids, Fashion and Blogging with some of the Nets most famous Latte Mama's

Monday Mama is back with an all new crowd of wonderful Mum's from across Britain and Europe, giving us an exclusive look into the latest in kids fashion and blogging straight from those that matter.  

This week we have the pleasure of MrsAgathaMarple,

a mother, wife and experienced blogger from Finland.

She gave birth to her adorable son in spring 2008, which is when it all started. She went on to start her very own blog shortly after in October 2008 and she loves blogging still.



Sari and her son



Name: Sari

Blog: MrsAgathaMarple

We have to ask Mrs Agatha, where did the name for your blog come from?

Well, I'm a huge fan of Agatha Christie, love her detective stories and my favourite is Jane Marple. So when I thought about a name for my blog that would stand out, MrsAgatha was the coolest name I could think of and the address also has Marple in it =)

You have been blogging for years now, have you noticed any changes in the children’s fashion blogging world?

Yes, there are more sponsored blogs, brands and businesses have realized how easy it is to advertise via blogs.

What's it like blogging in two languages at the same time, and do you ever feel like skipping one?

I feel like skipping all the time! :D It's quite hard to write in 2 languages but I can't skip Finnish since most of my readers are from Finland. And I can't skip English as I've noticed an increasing amount of readers outside Finland =)

How has your sons style changed since becoming older, do you even get to decide his outfit anymore?

When he was a baby I bought him very colourful retro-style clothes (brands like Ej Sikke Lej and Småfolk were my favourites then). But nowadays he dresses more like me, black and grey being the most used colours with some more colourful things too. I'm a lucky mama and he lets me to choose his clothes still! :D

He really doesn't care about what he wears, he's happy if the clothes are comfortable.

Scandinavian fashion has become very popular lately. Are there any must have Finnish brands out there, and how would you define Finnish fashion?

I recommend checking out brands MinuMinu and Aarrekid, those are the best Finnish brands for kids. Also Nosh Organics is cool.

Almost all Finnish brands use organic/recycled materials for the clothes and the designs are quite simple but feature a few unique twists. Most of the children's brands in Finland are retro-inspired since that kind of style is a big hit at the moment in Finland.

What has been your best fashion find in the past?

For myself: Swedish Hasbeens-shoes and for the boy: Vans-shoes (can you tell that I love shoes ;D)

What is your favourite trend for S/S 2012?

I love the colourful jeans!

What do you predict will be the most popular one for AW 2012?

I'd say sequins and warm jumpers.

What are your top wish list items from www.latte-mama.com?



Clockwise from top: Robot Tee £22; Puss Shirt £28;
SunBirds Hat £15.50; Out of Pocket Jumper £17; Roley Poley Pants £32

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A Personal thing

I'm going to get slightly personal now and not behave professional at all. I'm a single mum to a wonderful soon to be 2 year old, I've shared with family and friends that I will never have a second one (there is a slight medical problem involved, but I like to pretend the choice is mine). For the past year I have seriously considered fostering a child. When people ask me why, I can't say much more than "I want to be there for someone". When I had my son I was really proud of what a good mother I was, and what a good person I had become. If I'm a good mother to an only child, why can't I share that with someone who truly needs someone? This night has been a sleepless one, so I decided to stay up and google foster and adoption options in the UK. Suddenly 20 pages with different children charities came up. LatteMama donates a sum to both CARE international and Every Child each months, and getting involved with a third one was something I thought would come later in the year. but here I am, 2.40 am in Sweden and I've just finished reading every about us page, what we do page and how to get involved page, and I've decided there's room to get even more involved.

I have a plan, but as mentioned it is now 2.41 in the morning, and if I write it down I'm sure a lot of editing will take place in the morning. I can reveal that the charity I have fallen in love with is Barnardos . Something about it really caught my eye. I can't say much more except, it will be very simple to get involved, it will be fun, it will be help so many children and I am truly hoping we can help make 2012 a little bit brighter for someone out there. I'll let you all know tomorrow what the plan is, I hope you approve and I apologise for my 2.44 babbles.