Week 37 In the park wearing Alba*Baby | By Evy Fotograf Stavanger
In addition to photography I have a love of childrens clothing. I don’t have a specific style i like as I feel all clothes suit different situations. I adore whimsical clothing from Matilda Jane especially if I were to do an outdoor photo session with my daughters. Their playful use of colours, fabric and style means it characterise childhood. Then I have the love of the pure outfit, the vintage cream and lace which represents the innocent and purity of a child. These are outfits that I love to put them in especially during the warm summer days. For every day wear, we try to choose practical but both my girls have their own style.
However when it comes to nursery clothing I found that a lot of my daughters wardrobe was not very practical for nursery. Having large ruffle trousers from Matilda Jane is just not comfortable in wellington boots or under a snowsuit. I have been drawn to the scandinavian retro clothing and a year ago I came accross a brand called Alba*Baby and I immediately fell in love. The clothes was functional, colourful and funky. I felt that the clothes represented my daughters personality and they were ideal clothes for nursery.
We made our first purchase last year to test them out and I was really pleased with their quality and washwear. They have survived several trips in the washingmachine. I don’t like when my girls wear washed out clothes, I like clothes that wash well and look good even after 5, 10 or 20 washes and the clothes from Alba*Baby past the test. I was so impressed with the clothes that I have made my second purchase and I can already tell you that there will be a 3rd and 4th purchase too. I was at the playpark with my daughter and decided to take a few photos just to show how cute and functional these clothes are. With Alba*Baby’s permission I am also sharing some stock images of these adorable clothes.
Tops and Tees
The cotton has a nice soft feel to it. It fits tight and don’t ride up and reveal their skin so keep them nice and warm. The sleeves has long elastic cuff on the arms. If we buy a size to big this will keep the excess fabric further up on the arm or you have plenty of cuff to roll up witout it getting bulky. When it comes to puttig on a jacket or another top or jumper you don’t have the problem where the sleeve ride up the arm leaving the skin exposed. You no longer have to navigate up the jacket sleeve to try and get the cuff of the jumper to pull down. When the child is to put on gloves, the design makes this process a lot easier too. So overall a winner for me.
Bottoms
Their bottoms have again got a really nice soft feel to them. I have these in cotton, corduroy and velour. For comfort and washwear I would say the corduroy and velour wins hands up. After several washes, they still look like new. The waist of the baggy corduroy pants has an adjustable elastic band which is ideal for my daughter. We have with both elastic finish and with cuff finish. Both allow you to buy a size larger to add room for growth. The elastic and cuff means excess fabric are just adding character to the bottoms. This function makes them comfortable for the children to move around and play.
The long cuffs on the bottoms are great for nursery. When putting on snowsuit, rain clothes, boots, extra layer of warm socks… the bottom stay the same. It is not excess fabric inside the boots so a winner all aroudn for both comfort and flexibility.
Jumpers and Zipped jackets
These are fun for colder days or to use instead of a jacket during spring, summer and early autumn. The shape of the hood is playful and add to the child character. The same comfortable fabric making it a great addition.
So if you are like me and enjoy to dress your child in funky, functional, colourful, practical and child like clothes. Then why not check out Alba*Baby.
Alba*Baby was kind enough to allow me to use their stock images.
WHERE TO BUY
In Norway some of the shops stocking Alba*Baby are
If you are wondering what shoes my daughter is wearing, these are by a label called Livie and Luca. They are a US brand however there is now also a stockist in UK. This stockist has been amazing and great help and had the shoes shipped to me here in Norway. We love our shoes from Livie and Luca so please do check out their webshop.
