Any parents who adore the minimalist creations of Celine or Acne will be thrilled with the new Le Vestiaire de Jeanne SS11 collection; a beautifully light girlswear collection fashioned in a simple palette of stone grey, snow white and sand

and run. Parents still swoon over “le style Anglais”, maybe because it makes them look “un peu jet set” and like the kind of family who might have a Norland nanny at home.

of toys and gifts, shoes and "the world's finest parenting magazine.” There's also an instore hair salon.

Resourceful parents, like Sex & The City star Sarah Jessica Parker, still employ this canny thrift. “My son James Wilkie only wears hand-me-downs,” she says, “I don’t think I have ever bought him clothes.”

Junior Style, the North London-based boutique is having a pop-up sale next week. The sale will include luxury brands such as D&G Junior and Kenzo and will pop-up on the November 17 for all discerning parents looking for a pre-Christmas bargan, so

smart bomber jacket, a mod inspired granddad style cardigan – all featuring the label's famous laurel emblem that's been around since the label first launched in the Forties. The range is ideal for retro-enthused parents and for dancing around

“How we dress our children reflects how we see ourselves as parents,” wrote Jess Cartner-Morley exploring the Mini-Me phenomenon in The Guardian last year. Dressing a child in miniature versions of their own clothes is a way for adults to flag up

chinos, with blue blazers - jazzed up with this season's current fad, the straw trilby. The Monnalisa world had something for every parent yearning for the nostagia of their own childhood; a clever business move and aesthetically a pleasing collection.