The celebs’ favourite fashion designer has just launched a new children collection in collaboration with Gap : a must have for every budding fashionista!
Who Stella McCartney (38), daughter of former Beatles Paul McCartney, made a first name for herself when she revamped aging French fashion house Chloé in 1997, before launching her eponymous brand in 2001. Since then, she has become a firm favourite with the Celebs set -with Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, Cameron Diaz, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Biel- all wearing her designs on the red carpet. She has also worked on highly successful collections with H&M, Adidas and Puma.
What This is the first Baby and Kids range of clothes designed by McCartney, herself the mother of three. Designed for boys and girls aged 0 to 12, the 70 pieces collection features her signature touches -a soft colour palette and a unique mix of unexpected pieces- while fun and practicality at the forefront of the design intent. For girls, key pieces include a great cable knit dress with trendy leopard print, a girlish tutu in soft pink and an original “I Love You” as the lining in a classic trench. Designs for Gap boys mix monster and superhero graphic tees with practical pieces like a navy wool peacoat with nylon concealed hood. Stella McCartney’s “Days of the Week” underwear concept is presented as a set of seven in her trademark style “drawer” packaging.
Why For its perfect cut and classical yet trendy style and for the quality of the fabrics (organic cotton, cashmere and silk). Also because of the fact -Mothers rejoice!- that it is machine washable and (relatively) affordable, with prices ranging from £12.50 to £80. Note that the size 12 for kids is equivalent to a small size 6, so can be worn by some teenagers and adults. Chic-Londres particulalrly adores the cashmere leopard print knit dress (£80) and the Miller military jacket, very Sergent Pepper (£75).
