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Shade Critters Palm Beach
Toads-N-Tutus is all about providing you with the most fun and unique kids clothing from all over the country, and swimwear is no exception! As the summer season heats up and the kids are clamoring for a trip to the pool, we wanted to take the opportunity to introduce you to one of our favorite brands: Shade Critters!
Based out of Palm Beach, Florida, Shade Critters has made quite the splash with their bold color palettes and sprightly patterns. These suits are far from your standard beach-side fare, they come in a wide variety of styles brimming with summertime exuberance. One-piece suits adorned with tutus will have your kiddo feeling like beach royalty while tie-dye rash guards with matching bottoms will let the world know that summer is their time to shine!
Shade Critters swimwear is great for kids of all ages. Their lines of swimwear are made for infants, toddlers, and school-age kids in a variety of sizes. Kids are seasoned professionals at having fun, and these pieces are made with playtime in mind. These pieces are made to withstand even the most boisterous beach escapades and the quality of design speaks for itself!
Another aspect of the Shade Critters swimwear line that we appreciate immensely is their commitment to children’s safety. Summer is the outdoor season, but there is an increasing body of evidence for the harmful effects of UV radiation and prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. Shade Critters has addressed this issue by making all of their swimsuits and rash guards UPF50+. That means that when your youngster is having the time of their life out on the lake you can rest assured that they are protected from harmful radiation and sunburn.
Check out our website today and get your kid ready for summertime fun with Shade Critters Palm Beach swimwear!
We are back again with another brand spotlight, and we could not be more tickled to introduce you to a company we adore: Ruffle Butts. Made famous for their appearance on the ABC venture capital reality TV show Shark Tank, this Texas based children’s clothing company not only turns heads with its cheeky name, but also with its innovative designs and bold choices of color palette. From one and two piece bathing suits to rash guards and cover-ups, Ruffle Butts is committed to apparel for tots that makes sure they have the best summer imaginable! Though we love the original Ruffle Butts diaper cover, we cannot get enough of their summertime swimwear. Staying true to their Southern roots, we are especially fond of their seersucker bathing suits as it's a pattern that looks great on babies and is also quite apropos for the summer season. If the traditional blue and white seersucker textile isn’t quite colorful enough for your young one, we are also positively enthralled by their pink and white seersucker hooded terry cover-up (yet another offering we wouldn’t mind seeing in adult sizes!). Another Ruffle Butts offering that gets the Toads-N-Tutus seal of approval is their Ice Cream Social print line. Featuring an all over print of vibrantly colored ice cream bars with a pastel pink background, the Ice Cream social line truly captures the joy of youth and summer. It’s available in our store as a bathing suit and as a rashguard. If that wasn’t enough, Ruffle Butts also happens to be one of those companies with mission goals and ethics we can get behind. They state that they always aim to adhere to the Golden Rule: Treat others as you would want to be treated. This commitment to fair treatment is probably why their customer service is famous industry-wide. All of our offerings from Ruffle Butts are currently on sale in our online store, so come on out and give a look at what we’ve got to show from this delightful company!
Hello beautiful people, we are back at it with another brand spotlight and we could not be more delighted to introduce y’all to one of our personal favorites: Lemon Loves Limes! Established in 2008, this Florida based brand has been turning heads in the children’s clothing and layette world with their bold colors and forward thinking designs inspired by more traditional girl’s clothes. Woman owned and led, Lemon Loves Limes has a lot to offer to youngsters with an eye for color and comfort! One of the things that sets Lemon Loves Limes apart from other children’s clothing lines is their clear eye for creating outfits that are as functional as they are versatile. Their color palettes are well-coordinated between their different offerings, meaning that all of their dresses pair nicely with nearly any of their leggings! We appreciate this effort from Lemon Loves Limes because this means it’s extremely easy to put together an outfit on those busy school mornings and goes a long way to teach your youngster about matching colors between tops and bottoms! The style of their clothing is adorable! We are especially fond of their line of dress tops. They are exceptionally comfortable and come in a wide swath of designs and colors. If your young one is going through their princess phase, Lemon Loves Limes has them covered with a wonderfully curated selection of royalty appliques of horse-drawn carriages and beautiful castles. Seasonal dressing has never been easier as well; Santa’s going to have some adorable elves this holiday season with their gorgeous red dresses adorned with candy canes, nutcrackers, and gingerbread houses. We cannot get enough of these colors and designs! If you are intrigued by what you’ve read so far, go ahead and check out our webstore for our full offerings of dresses, leggings, and rompers! Both you and your child are going to love how they look!
Hello again dear readers! We are back again with another brand spotlight on one of our favorite purveyors of layette: Magnolia Baby. Established in 2006, Magnolia Baby’s mission has always been to provide a layette that is not only stylish, but also functional and of superior quality. All of their products are made with 100% pima cotton which make the clothes remarkably soft and breathable, while also allowing for a level of craftsmanship that makes them imminently wearable. The quality of their work has not gone unnoticed, as they have expanded their presence to over 450 boutiques internationally in places like the UK, Asia, and the Middle East. The selection of clothing is so cute! We are especially smitten with their Go Dawgs! long pajama set that features an applique of an adorable pup perched atop a football. The design of the textile itself is red and white stripes with black cuffs and collar, which is such an excellent color palette that you don’t see enough of in children’s clothing. We also cannot get enough of the Pink Pumpkin toddler dress, which features an all over print of, you guessed it, pink pumpkins! It’s such a lovely classic style with a wonderfully muted palette, that is at once playful and restrained. The pima cotton composition also sets it apart, it’s stylish and yet so soft to the touch. Don’t get us started on the hand embroidered Baby Fox playsuit! For one, the embroidered fox is just too cute for words, and we love the keen design sense that went into this particular piece. The full front button opening makes it easy to dress, and the collar is equal parts romper and cardigan. Brilliant! Come check out our offerings of Magnolia Baby layette in our online store, we’re sure that you’ll be just as delighted as we are!
We are back with another brand spotlight with a company that is near and dear to our hearts: Nola Tawk Baby Clothes. We know that you will adore this homegrown, woman-owned company as much as we do! Established in 2010 in New Orleans, LA, Nola Tawk’s line of 100% Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified cotton muslin baby clothes are designed as a joyful celebration of everything we love about the South. For those of us who know that tea is something that is served cold and sweet, that a barbecue is different from a cookout, and can argue for days about the best swimming hole in the county, we appreciate a clothing line that has the spirit of the South in mind. We also love Nola Tawk’s ethic of providing children with clothing that is made with fair-trade materials and printed with water-based inks that are both non-toxic and easy on their skin. This insistence on using environmentally friendly materials with Mama Nature in mind puts Nola Tawk high on the list of companies we are proud to support. What’s even more impressive is that they manage to make environmentally friendly products that are nearly too precious for words! You can check out our selection of their baby pajamas in our webstore. Their offerings are made in a classic style, with adorable shortalls and rompers adorned with all-over prints that would feel at home in any accomplished sartorial collection. Whether your child is going through their “big engine” phase and just needs their all-over tractor shortall or are so sweet they can be dressed in nothing but the “Berry Nice” sunsuit, your young one is going to look their best and be happy and comfortable in 100% certified organic cotton! Come and check out their offerings in our webstore! You’re going to love your baby’s new classic Southern look!
Here at Toads-N-Tutus we love providing families with fun looks for kids year-round! This summer we would like to highlight one of the kid's clothing brands that we are the most excited about: Cotton Kids Children’s Clothing. Cotton Kids has been making waves in the children’s boutique clothing scene with their innovative twists on contemporary American designs blended with traditional Indian textiles and craftsmanship. Whether it is a long sleeve dress, a pinafore, or overalls, Cotton Kids clothing is made with remarkable attention to detail and creativity. Their dresses range from subdued prints to vibrant and fun to explosively colorful collages of animals, flora, and scenery. The imagination expressed in these dresses is only matched by the exquisite craftsmanship that goes into the dresses. The designs are created by hand, using appliques and embroidery from traditional methods. In fact, the geniuses over at Cotton Kids will often spend 8-10 hours on a single dress, just to give them their jubilant aesthetic. The tail of a friendly crocodile will become the strap of a halter dress, cupcakes adorn the pockets of empire dresses, and flamingos wrap their necks around the shoulder, creating pieces that kids and adults alike will adore. The more traditional offerings of Cotton Kids are also unique and lively in their own right. Floral patterns pop just enough to express colorful palettes without feeling loud, and the all-over-print animal designs lend a personality that is both tasteful and energetic. Whether it is for a trip to the beach or looking their Sunday best, your kids will love their look as much as you will. We also appreciate the Cotton Kids business model of only being available through boutique children's stores. These dresses are not cheap, mass-produced kids fashion; each piece is a work of art in its own right and it shows the amount of workmanship that goes into each dress. Check out our online store today and peruse our selection of offerings from Cotton Kids Children’s Clothing. You’re sure to find something you and your child will love for the summers to come!
Buyers
Emery Joseph
Jade Kennedy
Elisabeth Loyd
Katie Medlin
Ann Loyd
Owner
Roma Cochran