CLB ♥ Oyu Moyu cashmere

CLB had the pleasure of meeting designer Oyuna Tserendorj at the luxury kidswear show Plusher recently and checking out her inspiring new kids' range Oyu Moyu. Tserendorj, who already has a successful global cashmere line for adults, has turned her attentions to 0-8 year olds, inspired by her three-year-old son. It works perfectly – cashmere was originally only used for young children – and with her playful designs, some of them subtly educational (like the jumpers with one arm blue and one yellow to show together they make green) it makes perfect sense.  Each piece is accompanied by an exquisite illustrated story. From £12 for socks, £72 for a pullover at www.oyumoyu.com

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CLB ♥ A Little Something

Romper, was £20, now £12

Something, one of London's loveliest independent gift shops has recently relocated online. While we miss the airy Bloomsbury store, it's fab to have access to Toni Hornton's wonderful mix of accessories, homewares and childrens clothing at the click of a URL. Horton has also recently launched her own exquisite range of baby and kidswear, A Little Something, which includes charming merino/cashmere knits. Little Lola has been wearing the above top, £55, off and on all year - a great all-year-around piece. While your there have a look at the other labels (Hucklebones and I Love Gorgeous included) for boys, girls and babies, many of them currently on sale. www.something-shop.com

A Little Something merino/cashmere dress, £55

A Little Something merino/cashmere cardigan, £60

Bag, £18

I Love Gorgeous outfit, was £51, now £28

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CLB ♥ Waddler

Every now again a label comes along that breaks the boundaries of babywear. When CLB spotted Waddler when it launch at the end of last year, we knew we had set eyes on something truly special. The story began when Philip Thompson, his wife Marina and their one year old son, Finn, moved to South America in 2008. 'After Finn was born we felt the time was ripe for adventure and spent almost three years living between Argentina, Peru and Bolivia,' explains Thompson. Much of their time was spent in the beautiful Andean region. 'We loved the slow pace of life there, the incredible light and the rolling high altitude plateaus. And we quickly discovered that the best way to keep Finn warm in the chilly winter was by wrapping him up in the locally produced Alpaca.' With the help of some local artisans, Marina turned her designs into beautifully knitted alpaca jumpers and trousers and thus Waddler was born. All the clothes are made by women in La Paz Bolivia (in fair trade conditions) using baby Alpaca wool which adapts to all temperatures so perfect for British climes. We were delighted to hear they'll be available from Sistersguild come September but in the meantime you can buy the designs for the wonderful Waddler website. From £20 for knitted booties.

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