spring 2013 girls clothes: Buyers are giving Sandra Stoller’s spring/summer 2013 Ambition Activewear collection a thumbs up for its flattering, comfortable pieces and the choices of colorful prints or chic neutrals. Two favorite buyer looks: the playful newsprint tank and leggings edged in hot pink, and the candy colored tank with boot cut pants. Great looks in and out of the gym!

spring 2013 little girl dress: The Milan-based Amelia doesn’t do flashy. They eschew bright tones, big prints, and extraneous detail. For spring 2013, buyers favored the understated Siria dress for its gently pleated neckline and flirty dotted underskirt.

spring 2013 little boys’ fashion trends: The Milan-based Amelia doesn’t do flashy. They eschew bright tones, big prints, and extraneous detail. Boys look elegant in the subtly striped Fidel tunic and slim five-pocket Ryan pants. 

spring 2013 little girls clothes: Block-printed South African textiles inform Emily Meyer’s spring-summer 2013 Tea collection. She mixes bold motifs with tiny all-over prints, goes wild with stripes, and works the entire line into a palette of shades that are rich yet seem to have softened in the hot African sun.

spring 2013 little boys clothes: Block-printed South African textiles inform Emily Meyer’s spring-summer 2013 Tea collection. She mixes bold motifs with tiny all-over prints, goes wild with stripes, and works the entire line into a palette of shades that are rich yet seem to have softened in the hot African sun.

spring 2013 little girls dresses: Shawna Dalton at Twirls & Twigs spins out multi-piece lines as easily as a spider spins webs. For spring-summer 2013, two favorite groups are the peachy, sherbet-toned Sweet Tweet, and the elegant navy, yellow and gray Under the Sea. While the colors differ, the spirit is, well, spirited with tiers of different patterns, crocheted corsages, ruffles, appliqués and plenty of ruffles.

spring 2013 little girls clothes: Shawna Dalton at Twirls & Twigs spins out multi-piece lines as easily as a spider spins webs. For spring-summer 2013, two favorite groups are the peachy, sherbet-toned Sweet Tweet, and the elegant navy, yellow and gray Under the Sea. While the colors differ, the spirit is, well, spirited with tiers of different patterns, crocheted corsages, ruffles, appliqués and plenty of ruffles.

spring 2013 little girls special occasion dresses: Sometimes a company evolves so much we forget what put them on the map in the first place. For the dress company Us Angels, it was the lovely, now iconic, special occasion Ballerina dress with the full skirt little girls adore. Shown here for spring-summer 2013 in sophisticated Champagne festooned with oversized cloth roses.

 

spring 2013 little girls dresses: With its palette of soft neutral tones, easy cotton and linen fabrications, and delicate custom prints, Charlotte Galsgaard’s spring-summer 2013 multi-piece children’s collection for Wheat, all but screams Scandinavian design. Tops and tunics are cut to catch the breeze, pants roll up; everything is styled for comfort, and effortless to mix and match.

spring 2013 baby and toddler clothes: With its palette of soft neutral tones, easy cotton and linen fabrications, and delicate custom prints, Charlotte Galsgaard’s spring-summer 2013 multi-piece children’s collection for Wheat, all but screams Scandinavian design. Tops and tunics are cut to catch the breeze, pants roll up; everything is styled for comfort, and effortless to mix and match.