Welcoming you back from the Easter bank holiday weekend, this week’s Half Pint Chic sale is a combination of Baby Graziella brands featuring Coccobirillo, Boys and Girls and Baby Graziella.

This beautiful Italian childrenswear designer offers a range of adorable clothing to get you ready for summer.  For the girls pretty t-shirts and dresses with plenty of frills, bows and diamantes and for the boys, smart nautical styles, crisp polo collars, bermuda shorts and fancy shirts for all occasions. Lots of red, whites and blues again, great for the Jubilee.

Baby Graziella is also a clear favourite amongst the mini celebrities including most recently, baby Clemency ,TV journalist Kate Silverton’s newborn.

We love, this gorgeous combination of red and white for the little ladies and smart and sporty navy set for the little soldiers in our lives.

Our latest sale is worth staying up for this week. It features designer nightwear brand, Mini Vanilla, also found at prestigious Harrods.

We are offering a wonderful collection of beautifully stitched shorties and classic checked pyjamas to keep the kids looking cute even when they are asleep!

We love these blue and red pyjamas complete with Union Jack are perfect for getting into the spirit of things with the Jubilee and Olympics around the corner.

Looking for a gift? The Mini Vanilla baby sleepwear is also perfect for gifts, as the sets all come in their own little gift bag or box. These little forget me not shorties are just the catch for babies this summer.

This week the Huffington Post opened a blogging debate on whether we should care about children's fashion? 

The question feels a bit wrong headed - of course it isn't important - but it is fun and it is undeniable that children love to dress up, so provided that fashion is about them and what they want to do, rather than something imposed on them how can it be bad? 

The weekly sales we run at Halfpintchic.com,  we like to think, encourage experimentation and make it fun. The discounts mean parents can buy beautiful clothes without breaking the bank and the variety of brands introduces far greater choice for the kids (if you let them).   

Our latest sale features Scandinavian designer Lille Barn – beautifully made clothes in natural fabrics created to make dressing children easy and maintaining their good looks wash after wash. All garments (including their Merino Wools) are machine washable.

We say yes to children’s fashion, what do you think? Give us your opinion here in our comment box.

Easter is approaching fast and many of us will be lucky enough to escape for a while with the family and enjoy some precious time together.

Luxury travel gurus Babyfriendly Boltholes has helped us put together a super list of last minute breaks for you and the little ones, as well as some must have items from our special Easter Weekend sale.

French escape

 A New boutique house crammed with mid-century classics and boasting a heated infinity pool with views of snow-capped Pyrenees! This pretty white bag by Tartine et Chocolat is a great accessory for any little girl collecting eggs this Easter!

Beach bolthole

A Family-friendly hip hotel on Portugal's Algarve coast that combines cool contemporary interiors and a beach-side location with creche, kids club, indoor and outdoor pools and Easter egg hunts! This gorgeous rose swimsuit by Miss Blumarine will cheer up any beach babe.

Rustic retreat

A truly trendy Trullo near Ostuni on Italy' south-west coast that comes with funky furnishings a private pool and an organised Easter egg hunt. A lovely sundress like this green paisley one by Sunuva will be perfect for country walks paired with a cute straw hat.

Bay break

Family-friendly, mid-century modern is the feel of this surf-central beach bolthole, just a short stroll from Widemouth Bay in North Cornwall. These fabulous boys surfer shorts will be fun to wear in the waves.

Country chic

Quintessential country cottage with contemporary edge, just outside the market town of Shaftesbury. These comfy teddy bear pyjamas are great to relax in with a warm cup of cocoa before bed.

 Which is your favourite?

Happy holidays!

This week we feature Joseph aged 4 from Dagenham who is mad about ‘hats’!

What’s your favourite item of clothing/accessory? My trilby hat (the ‘trilby’ became hugely popular in the 60s and has made a huge fashion come back with celebrities like Ollie Murs)

What style are you wearing today? ‘Skinny Jeans, Check Shirt, biker boots, scarf...oh and trilby!’ a mini Ollie Murs is in there somewhere we think.

What don’t you like wearing? Nothing really! I love everything! (lucky you Angela)

Mum Angela says: “Joseph loves to wear his hat everywhere, he has many but his favourite at the moment is his black and white trilby. Joseph likes to choose his own clothes although I think his brother has a big impact on what he wears, he likes to look smart and trendy. He loves his bright colours too.”

Angela is mum to three boys Jak age 9, Joseph age 4 and little Oliver who is 5 months old.  
You can read all about them on her blog 'Mum of three boys'.

Thank you Angela and Joseph for sharing your trilby love with us all.

Looking for a touch of classic British styles for Spring?
 
Tomorrow's sale on halfpintchic.com features items from award winning English Childrenswear collection by UK designer Nicki MacFarlane.
 
Best known for designing flowergirl dresses for the William and Kate's Royal Wedding, Nicki’s latest collection, Nicki MacFarlane Blue, has produced a range of elegant daywear clothes with a sophisticated color palette and contemporary style.
 
The sale features perfect pinnies, well cut shorts and pretty tops and shirts all at bargain prices for you to step into Spring and stay classic chic for summer without burning a hole in your purse.

 
If you want to keep up with the latest boutique collections, Half-Pint Chic Baby Chic and Party Chic boutiques offer a selection of beautiful baby wear and gifts to exquisite party outfits from labels such as Caramel Baby & Child, Their Nibs, Tartine et Chocolat and Simonetta all with 70% off rrp.

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Beach and water, there’s nothing better than planning a holiday and shopping for those little outfits is part of the joy of becoming a parent. What’s more it doesn’t have to cost the earth.

Our latest sale is nautical heaven. Week-end a la mer, a brand which has become synonymous with Breton stripe styles,  offers French chic styles to help you create perfect half pint sailors this Summer.  The sale offers a range of gorgeous blue, red and white designs, as well as pink, blue and white outfits for infants.

‘New Nautical’ stripes are set to become a huge hit on the beaches this year so kit those mini wardrobes up now and save. 

To help you carry off one of the season’s most wearable trends accessorise your little ones’ navy stripes with a pair of orange sandals or a cool orange hat and if you are feeling a little more British this summer pair up with deep royal reds to join in the Jubilee celebrations!

This adorable nautical T-shirt is a bargain at £6.99 (rrp £15.50) matched with this great pair of red summer board shorts with elasticated waist and draw strings at the legs (£10.99 rrp £24.25).

This cute dress is fab for little mermaids walking on the beach (£12.99 rrp £28.50) great with a denim jacket!

The great, the glamorous and the gorgeous of London Fashion Week descended upon the Capital this week to show off their very best collections this week.

We have put together our own miniature ‘blogway’ (that’s blog runway) to show you what patterns, colours and styles are making a comeback.

Don’t despair, even if you can afford the latest collections you can stay fashionable year round with this pint sized style guide so that you can follow the very latest trends without making your purse cry.

Here are our very own top looks fresh from London Fashion Week. Which is your favourite? 

Tartan

Set to return to the hangers – Tartan is still living on the catwalk. Choose bold colours. Our mini handmade Maria Tartan Dress by Maglificio Graziella does the trick nicely.

Dungarees

You can never go wrong with a pair of dungarees and many were spotted for Autumn/Winter 2012. Always a must have for the little wardrobe in your life like this Little Duckling baby dungarees.

Pictures

Spring is here and Mulberry has created some stunning lines using animal illustrations for Summer, a similar style is found in this super cute Spanish Dancer splash dress by Their Nibs.   

Lavender hues

Lavender is a popular colour to wear this Spring. To carry forward a colour like this into your autumn and winter wardrobe just add black! This pretty velour dress by Kiss Katch is just our thing.

Top to bottom: Corrie Nielson, Unique, Mulberry and Erdem