Have you ever noticed your child has a gift for piecing together outfits with the most mismatched articles of clothing?
Back in the day, I would only buy clothes for Milly in browns and pinks. That way, everything went with everything else and she never ended up looking too disjointed when she dressed herself.
Then Aunty Alex gave her a silver scarf.
Oh, how she loved that scarf!
She wore that scarf with light pink tights, red shoes and a brown skirt!
Finally there came a point where I gave up and took a whole new approach to buying Milly clothes.
I stopped buying things in one palette and instead went for amazing colours and textures. And you know what? I learned that defying expectations can be fun.
Italian label, Val Max, is a recent find for Milly and me, and it is as if they have been listening to our wardrobe negotiations. They offer chic yet practical, colourful contemporary and comfortable handmade clothing for girls from 3 to 14 years.
Their latest collection VALMAXÂ AW2012Â is in love with amazing colours, rich textures and playful contemporary twists.
So why not wear this monochrome Chanelesque tweed dress with pink snow boots to dance in the garden?
The fluff skirt and rose detail at the nape of the neck immediately appealed to Milly’s sense of fun, and because the dress is so beautifully made and the fabric so strong I was sure it would withstand as many twirls and pirouettes as Milly could manage.
Do you and your daughter have similar negotiations about what she wears? What children’s clothes brands have you found that work for you?
Italian label VALMAX kindly gave Milly the vintage tweed dress for the purposes of our review. The fluffy snow boots and all opinions expressed here are the model and her mum’s own.
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