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: StyleMyBabyLndn

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.  

StyleMyBabyLondon

We are pleased to welcome Kari Nyack of Style My Baby London. After a fulfilling career in fashion and interior design, Kari started her career as a showroom assistant for a high-end

wholesale fashion company in North London, She then began personal interior and fashion styling.

After styling client’s children as a sideline, 

this brought her to her true calling.…Style My Baby London was born!

Name: Kari Nyack

Location: London

Twitter: @Stylemybabylndn

Website/Blog: www.stylemybabylondon.co.uk

Please tell us a bit about your services as a stylist?

My personal services are aimed at busy style conscious parents. 

"Turning children into mini fashionistas, bringing the perfect wardrobe to your door"

When the guilt ridden parent has been working all hours of the day all week, the last thing they want is to drag the kids to the stores to buy clothes at the weekends! Manic! A personal shopper and stylist is a blessing, someone who brings everything their child needs to their door, custom to their lifestyle, no stress, hassle free! Allowing weekends to be about family fun! I offer seasonal wardrobe, holiday wardrobe, and special occasion-wear styling as well as Interior design. I also do commercial projects, working with retailers and brands styling seasonal campaigns and Look-books etc.

How did you find your path to children styling?

I started working in fashion as a showroom assistant for a high end wholesale and distribution company, I then went on to designing Interiors for market properties. It was here I built up a client base and started personal styling clients workwear wardrobes. One day I was asked by a client to style their kids and that was it, I was hooked!

Which one is more fun? Fashion for you or for the kids?

Without a doubt, kids! I spend more on my kids than I do on myself!

How do you like to dress your son,  is he  giving his own input yet? 

He wears whatever, he is not really fussed. Although he does kick off sometimes about a particular pair of loafers because they leave marks on his feet! I dress him in all different kinds of looks, depends on my mood and what he is doing, if he is at nursery then I put less effort in as (I am sure that every mother experiences) he comes home an absolute wreck! 

My daughter however is not even 2 yet and she insists on wearing her wellies with everything! (at home nothing but!) I just go with it though, I think it's quite funny and adorable that she is expressing herself so young!

As a mother to a boy, what advice do you have for mothers who struggle finding stylish clothes for their sons?

It is true, there is a heck of a lot more available for girls! But there are some great finds out there for boys in the high street and designer wear, also there are some fab unisex brands. The childrenswear industry is growing so I don't think it will be too much of a problem for much longer!

What are your favorite finds in the baby fashion world?

Again there are lots of great unisex brands that concentrate on comfort as well as style, such as Indikidual and Beau Loves. On the high street Baby Gap and Zara Baby are always a winner. Designer brands, I love

Chloe and Paul Smith. 

Do you think runway fashion inspires children's fashion at all, or is it the other way around? 

Yeah absolutely, obviously the styles are designed to cater for children, but colours and fabrics etc all follow a similar trend.

What is your favourite SS2012 trend?

Colour blocking because it works so well with children! Also florals, neons and metallics are a favourite, but they will be back next Spring/Summer, hopefully it's a better one!

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

AW fashion is probably my favourite! Of course I do prefer the sunny weather but I just love winter fashion, I love furs, boots, scarfs, hats, gloves and in this country it's one trend that is here to stay! I think kids look so adorable all wrapped up for the cold weather, big coats, woolly hats and rosy cheeks!

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

I love the No Added Sugar Trapeze Jump-Suit, that's in a Liberty print too right? I also love the No Added Sugar Ovation dress.

Ovation Dress, Trapeze Jump-Suit both by No Added Sugar

Dont Forget to Check Out Awesome Discounts on all Monday Mama Wish List Items

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#Ephraim&Pippi: Cardi Love

Bonnie Baby Cream Cardigan £41.50

Ephraim & Pippi

The style guru duo we love

What is more versatile, comfortable and key to any good mid season outfit?

The CARDIGAN

Neon Summer Textured Cardigan by Warehouse £42,
Bathany Knits Oversize Cardiganby FCUK £77  

Bonnie Baby knows the secrets of a good cardigan, this cream open weave little button up is cute, warm and goes with everything! The granddad style is still going strong in the fashion world and lends a certain classiness to jeans, dresses or shorts. 

Everyone loves a cardigan and with style starting to focus more on comfort and practicality they are a fashion forward accessory 

Pacific Dot Cardigan £70 by FCUK,
Sanny Sea Cotton Dark Blue £90 by J Lindeberg

The cardigan has crossed multiple social boundaries and now the lovely Latte Daddies in our lives can also benefit from Cardi Love, with some of the biggest male names in fashion sporting the super cool cardi.

#Ephraim&Pippi

#OutfitoftheWeek: RockStar

Ovation Dress by No Added Sugar £60,
Zebra Leggings by Mini Rodini £20

Outfit of the Week

Lets Get Rock n Roll

20% Off for 7 Days

Retro rocker fashion has been all over our magazines for years, the Mods and Rockers era is beloved to many and it can been seen in the latest summer 2012 denim trends and laid back leather jackets.

We <3 the vintage rock princess vibe of this silver dress and zebra print leggings. The dress from No Added Sugar is versatile and will take any young lady from play time to party time in style and comfort. 

With the weather also having taken a turn for the worse a splash of zebra print makes this outfit stand out with a multi-seasonal twist.

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#OutfitOfTheWeek: Surfs Up

#OutfitOfTheWeek

Barnum Shorts £33, Back to the Future Tee £19,
both No Added Sugar

It's official, we are in a heat wave!

This weeks its Beaches Galore,  and obviously we all want that uber-cool, and laid back LA feeling. 

No better way to get it for your trendy young man, than from a pair of surf shorts and a funky retro tee. 

20% Off for 7 Days

We <3 this outfit from No Added Sugar, it brings to mind skating, making sandpits, paddling and my favourite ice cream all round my mouth!

Surfs Up Everybody!

@lattemamauk

Ephraim and Pippi: Dungarees

Ephraim and Pippi

The style guru duo for stylish parents and their tots

With the revival of 90s style, dungarees are back in our fashion magazines and on the catwalks. People want trendy but practical and versatile luxury clothing, not just for themselves but for their children. Dungarees are all this and more, for play time, nap time and any time. 
The spring shades are all about faded denim and candy colours which makes this set of Bonnie Baby dungarees bang on trend for 2012. Bonnie Baby is a great believer in organic cotton and these little dungarees are no exception.

Bonnie Baby Dungarees £38.50

Its not just kids that are reaping the benefits of the dungarees revival, Whether its cute, sexy, or sophisticated their is a dungaree to suit any style inspired Mummy. 

Clockwise: Pink Jumpsuit by ASOS; Coral Rope Playsuit by Mango;
Floral Jumpsuit by Pepe Jeans and Denim Dungarees by Fred Perry.
Sourced @ ASOS 

Our hottest picks for this trend are sourced @ ASOS and feature:


Coral Rope Playsuit by Mango £29.99


Floral Jumpsuit by Pepe Jeans £85.00


Denim Dungarees by Fred Perry £95.00


Pink Jumpsuit by ASOS 
£50.00

Just In

So it's not spring yet, and it's definitely not summer, but thankfully the clothes from SS 2012 are sensible and will still keep your LatteBaby warm! We're huge layering fans at the LatteMama HQ and these pieces all work with a extra top, some tights (yes even for boys, you have checked out Slugs & Snails haven't you?) and a cardigan.