Little Hanbury - a new website for boys

Patch hoodie by ESP No1, £49

There are numerous great online fashion shops for little girls but hardly any dedicated purely to boys' style. Mum and creative thinker Sarah Elek spotted this gaping hole in the market and decided to fill it with a new website for tiny tykes (from 2-10 year olds). She has sourced a lovely selection of stylish pieces including Urbanears headphones, patterned Happy Socks (in super-cute tiny sizes) and fashion for mini hipsters by labels like Imps and Elfs and a CLB fave, Tootsa MacGinty. It's not all about just looking good though – Elek, mum to an active boy herself, knows that the items she's picked need to withstand the rough and tumble and multi-washes. At last, a one-stop shop for style-conscious boys (and their mums). Just add mud. www.littlehanbury.co.uk

Happy Socks, £10

Numbers watch by O Clock, £34.98

Plattan headphones by Urbanears, £50

Who Am I T-shirt by Imps and Elfs, £19.99

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Little Punk stick-on T-shirts launch

Toddlers aren't always at their most compliant when getting dressed. Miss E, for example, has VERY strong ideas about what she WILL and WON'T wear right now. At the moment anything with a pocket is IN and anything with stripes is firmly OUT. Helen Keenan, mum to a three-year-old thought a solution around the problem might be to incorporate stickers into the routine. Every kid loves stickers after all. She developed a range of T-shirt range with velcro and fabric stickers so children might actually enjoy the process of getting dressed and has just launched her label, Little Punk London. We love the idea but are yet to try them with Miss E though....it's either going to be a case of LOVE or HATE. We'll keep you posted. From £26.99 each at wwww.littlepunklondon.com

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Bubble London January 2013 highlights

Melissa's new kitty cat kids shoes

CLB hopped to Bubble London yesterday to get the scoop on the best new kidwear labels. It was great to catch up with old faces and make new friends. Here are the ten things we loved the most:

1. Melissa's new plastic cat and fox-inspired Mary-Janes.
2. Poco Nido's beautiful new baby footwear designs, T-shirts and shortie weelies.

3. Tootsa MacGinty's super-cool unisex collection featuring stunning knits and checks.

4. Corby Tindersticks' quirky illustrated clothes and soft toys - very refreshing.

5. Sew Heart Felt's cute felt animal slippers.

6. Sasti's highly individual collection for groovy boys and girls.

7. Lettie Belle's new sea life themed applique cushions.

8. Leopold & Livia's the new Swedish label's dreamy party frocks. So pretty.

9. Hucklebones' stunning a/w 2013 collection.

10. Grubbies denim dungerees for boys and girls.

Tootsa MacGinty's faboulous unisex designs

Sasti London's charming designs

Corby Tindersticks' leftfield offerings

Sew heart felt animal slippers

Hucklebone's beautful dresses

Poco Nido's shortie wellies

Leopold & Livia's exquisite party frocks

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CLB ♥ Thornback & Peel's new T-shirts

How cool are these bold, screen printed cotton T-shirts by CLB favourite Thornback & Peel? Take your pick from a strawberry, tortoise, hare or erm, a tin of sardines. As ever this Brit brand proves children's design can be sophisticated - not a soppy kitten in sight. £15 (sizes 3-7 years old) each at www.thornbackandpeel.co.uk 

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