Last year, Next ran a competition looking for budding fashion designers under 16 to create the must-have T-shirt in aid of Make-A-Wish Foundation ® UK, the charity that raises funds for children with life-threatening medical conditions. The winner

Boys & Girls make quirky organic cotton pieces in bright colours with witty slogans. It opens its east London store in February, which will contain items like this Bright As Day top from £22, jersey skirt from £14 and star-print jumper dress £20 (ages 1–8).

Designers at Debenhams (Jasper Conran, Julien Macdonald, Ted Baker, John Rocha, FrostFrench, Pearce Il Fionda, Betty Jackson, Ben de Lisi and Matthew Williamson) have teamed up with the NSPCC to create a range of quirky chairty t-shirts, Junior

REPLAY CONTINUED LAST season’s love affair with Americana. Models sport baseball bats, American football-style T-shirts and baseball caps. Stripes are also popular, appearing on polo shirts, long-sleeved T-shirts and preppy soft tailored blazers

THE DEBUT COLLECTION by Little Duckling has a touch of Seventies vintage style. There are three stand-out styles: a retro kite print on dresses, knickers, skirts and T-shirts (left); gingham-patterned sundresses and shorts; and colourful knits

For any parents yachting to St Tropez next summer, the Guess SS12 childrenswear collection would be the ideal collection to pack. En route to sunnier climes, Guess suggest dressing in a nautical theme - girls should sport slouchy, stripe T-shirts

of shorts, polo shirts and jersey jackets. Mauves are introduced for a more romantic feel on girls’ favourites, such as evening dresses and skirts, while white provides a lighter touch on most looks. Jeans being loose fitting, often coupled with distressed

inspiration from streetwear. Boys wore skater chains over their cropped baggy jeans and graduation bleed T-shirts with band motifs were popular. Girls wore summer dresses in check and floral prints layered over black leggings and matched with waistcoats

Note Pad print t-shirt £22 by Loose Leaf for Artware Editions (ages 12-18 months) Artware Editions is a boutique based in the heart of New York and collaborates with artists and designers to produce limited-edition design ranges from furniture

collections from the Fifties and Sixties, as seen with this cheeky sailor-print sleeveless T-shirt £35, cotton jacket £72 and cotton shorts £47 (ages 3 months–4 years).