Cosy Winter fashion from CopenhagenA gorgeous shoot full of all the soft fabrics and fine knits we saw at Copenhagen's CPH Kids Fashion Fair. Make sure to read the September 2011 issue of Junior, on shelves Friday July 5, to see the stunning eight

When it comes to trend-led styles at affordable prices, George at Asda excels. On the George website you can browse and buy all the latest fashions. Themed slots provide style inspiration for, say, your next family holiday or the Jubilee. 

You may well think pink is for girls and blue is for boys but historically, more often than not, the opposite was true. Instead, boys wore pink because of its associations with the ‘power’ colour red, whilst girls were more likely to be clad in ‘Virgin Mary’ blue.

"It is impossible to overemphasise the role played by knitted garments in the democratisation of children’s clothes,” says Noreen Marshall, author of Dictionary Of Children’s Clothes. Knitwear became popular after zoologist Dr Gustav Jäger wrote in 1850 that people might live hea...

Until the turn of the 20th century, uncomfortable layers were a staple of children’s clothes: not just to keep warm, but also to protect modesty and add shape to the outer clothes children wore. Sometimes, a few extra layers were just what was needed in a crisis – the memorable e...

Amazingly, denim breeches were worn as early as 1703, and the first ‘jeans’ from the 1840s onwards. The word denim comes from ‘serge de Nîmes’ (literally meaning fabric from Nîmes); whilst ‘jean’ derives from sailors’ pants worn by the Genoese navy. Children started wearing jeans...

Aravore believes passionately in sustainable fashion and upholding the highest ethical standards along the supply chain. They also believe that clothes should be for life, not just for one season, so each and every one of their garments is made

Dressing siblings in matching outfits gives the family a neat look – just look at the Beckham boys. But, according to psychologists, dressing siblings identically might not be the best thing for their developing identities. So think before following suit.

Trends may come and go, but the children’s look inspired by generations of royals (think Queen Victoria dressing her children in kilts at Balmoral; or little Charles and Anne in their double-breasted, velvet-collared Harris tweed coats) has run and run. Parents still swoon over “...

Dressing-up clothes took off in the 19th century and are still adored by children, parents and educators everywhere, especially because it is a sure-fire way to spark creativity and encourage imagination through role play. The average dressing-up collection is a ragbag of hand-me...