Dedicated toddlers of fashion: how kidswear became so minimal
With a market worth billions, an increasingly discerning customer base and a focus on sustainability kidswear is the fashion industry’s growth sector. Is that why it all looks so tasteful?
We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
Locally made children’s wear, a new bridal boutique and the latest menswear collaborations
We Love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
Cruelty-free fashion, bright and bold kidswear – and jolly picnic blankets
January 2023
We love: Fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
Pre-loved kids’ fashion, a new footwear concept store and a chic salad dressing
December 2022
We love: Fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
Mr Porter’s young designer mentorship scheme, Cos supports traditional crafts plus classic childrenswear
May 2022
Expandable shoes for children aim to cut landfill waste
Eco-shoe brand gets £250,000 grant from sustainability fund to perfect design – with soles the trickiest part
August 2021
Janet Kennedy obituary
Print designer for Clothkits whose sew-it-yourself patterns defined the look of 1970s childrenswear
April 2021
Why parents are choosing to rent their kids’ clothes
The secondhand clothing market is growing fast – and not just for adults. Tim Lewis meets the parents changing the way we’ll dress our children in the future
September 2020
Weekend fashion special autumn/winter 2020
Help! I need a wardrobe reboot: Guardian readers' fashion questions, answered
Stuck in a rut, or not sure which ethical brands to buy? Our expert team have the answers
August 2020
Human rights in focus
The Children's Place cancels millions of dollars of garment orders from Ethiopia
Under cover: 15 reusable face masks for children – in pictures
June 2020
Up in the air: summer's best printed childrenswear
We asked four photographers to head into their own gardens and get their children to jump into summer’s cheeriest floral prints
October 2019
Babygro outgrown? Now you can rent fresh replacements by the month
Families looking for sustainable, affordable children’s clothing are saving time and money by hiring bundles
August 2019
Fashion for all ages
The best kids' autumn clothes for all ages – in pictures
The Guardian picture essay
China’s child modelling industry – a photo essay
April 2019
Canny parents wise up to used designer kidswear at tiny prices
As top names move into baby clothes, the online market for ‘pre-loved’ items is booming
February 2019
Shortcuts
Why the world has gone wild for reversible sequins
The addictively tactile discs are everywhere – from T-shirts to lunchboxes. Now they have reached the world of contemporary dance. Why are we so obsessed?
September 2018
Why do we dress boys in clothes that are grey, joyless and dull?
Alice O'Keeffe
Fashion for all ages
The best colourful autumn outfits for children of all ages – in pictures
August 2018
From the Guardian archive
How to dress your 'tweenie' daughters – fashion archive 1971
26 August 1971 The agonising fashion stage between childhood and womanhood – dressing girls aged 11 to 14
