Monday, October 25, 2010

“How to Save Money when Clothes Shopping for Kids - Associated Content” plus 1 more

“How to Save Money when Clothes Shopping for Kids - Associated Content” plus 1 more


How to Save Money when Clothes Shopping for Kids - Associated Content

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:25 AM PDT

Kids are constantly growing, and this means that you have to constantly focus on buying them more, and more clothes. It can be very difficult to save money on kids clothing. Of course
 occasionally you will find a sale here and there, but even with that it can cost you a large amount of money. The key is to learn the secrets to saving money when you need to go clothes shopping. Below you will find a few ideas, and suggestions that may prove to be helpful.

Shop after the holidays

You will first want to start by focusing on the after the holiday sales. After the holidays, you will find better deals than at the beginning of the holidays. You will find plenty of things on clearance during the after the holiday sales. There are many items that will be marked down at least by 90% in some cases. Remember that for retailers, they want to clean out the inventory, and get some new items in for the next season.

Sign up for the store newsletters

Most stores nowadays have newsletters that you can sign up for. These newsletters are usually sent through email, and with them come coupons. You will also be the first to find out about special sales that the store will be having. Take advantage of these special sales, when they come up, and the coupons. This is really a great way to save as much money as possible when you are clothes shopping for the kids.

Make a list

The first thing that you want to do is make a list of items that you need for your kids. This will make sure that you stick to getting what you really need. If your kids are old enough you can have them sit down and make a list of what items they want, or need. Once you have your list, see what stores have the best deals on the items that you need. You can do this by looking online first, and see what they are currently offering.

Stick to your budget

Sticking to your budget is really a great way to save money on the clothes that you are buying for your kids. It can be very easy to go over budget when you are clothes shopping. If you set a budget for each of your children you will find that you end up spending a lot less money when you are shopping.

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Vegan Shoes, Ecofabulous Fashions and Kids Clothes at The Ki - Tree Hugger

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:13 AM PDT

The Ki centers around the stylish, whether that's in home decor, or transportation, but the main draw seemed to be fashion. Clothing lines were highlighted at The Ki, from surfer boardshorts made from recycled fabrics to sarcastic t-shirts, from organic lingerie to soft knitted sweaters for kiddos. Cruising around the floor of The Ki, it's easy to see that green fashion has come into its own.

zem joaquin photo

Zem Joaqin of Ecofabulous was there to discuss sustainable fashions and styles, and there were several lines of clothing. Interestingly, and somewhat unfortunately, green clothing lines tend to focus on women's wear. This event was no different, with hardly a stitch of mens clothing to be found. And that includes the shoes:

vegan shoes photo

NeuAura and Mink showed off their line of vegan shoes, including those with animal prints and skin textures. It seems odd to have vegan clothes sport very much non-vegan styles. But they were popular nonetheless. As was more casual wear like these snarky t-shirts:

global warming t-shirt photo

And of course green underwear was on display:

sustainable lingere photo

As were super cute and soft clothes for kids:

kids sweater photo

But taking the eco-fashions full circle was the Green Garmento, a laundry bag system we love. The bag goes from hamper or laundry bag, to laundry duffel for taking your garments to the eco-friendly dry-cleaners, to a dry-cleaning bag. There are over 80,000 of these distributed throughout the states so far, helping to cut way down on the single-use plastic garment bags handed out by dry-cleaners.

dry bag folded photo

By looking around the showfloor at The Ki, it is obvious that eco-fashion has fully arrived. The styles created by green-minded designers are making their way into boutiques and mainstream stores everywhere, and it feels like just a short matter of time before it will be easy to find sustainable threads at just about every clothing outlet.

Check out all the fashionable participants at The Ki on their website.


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