School Cool: Stylish Must-Haves from Kindergarten to High School

Going back to the yester-years of hopscotch in the playground to Teen Mag Posters of our favourite "heart-throbs" taped up to our lockers, a lot has changed since then, but one thing that will never fade is a child's/tween's/teen's longing for individuality and personal style.
Give them something they will love with my list of Stylish Must-Haves!

1) Printed Jeggings
The Children's Place, $18
www.thechildrensplace.ca

2) J.Crew Boys' Long-Sleeve Glow-in-the-Dark Tees
J. Crew, $34.50
www.jcrew.com

3) Nevada®/MD Little Girls Reversible Vest in Raspberry Gelato
Sears, $19.97
www.sears.ca

4) Customizable Shoes 
Skribbies, $49
www.skribbies.com

5) Beatrix New York Little Kids Backpacks
Beatrix New York, $42
www.beatrixny.com
I absolutely LOVE Beatrix's line of Kids Backpacks (my daughter owns the Papar Owl one!) with their unique and adorable designs of embroidered forest creatures. Enough storage for your Little Kid and you can rest assured not every child in his/her class will have the same backpack. Don't you hate when that happens?
Durable, easy-to-clean and easy to carry. A CAC Favourite for the New Generation Kids and Parents!





6) Glitter Backpack 
J. Crew, $114
www.jcrew.com

7) Spiketus Rex Full Pack
MadMax, $60
www.madpax.com

8) SoYoung Grade School Backpacks
SoYoung, $49.99
www.soyoung.ca

9) 8" Globe – Pink *Comes in different colours
Indigo, $29.50
www.chapters.indigo.ca

10) KSNY x Darcel Journals
Kate Spade, $25/each
KateSpade.com

11) May Designs Custom Notebooks
May Designs, $20 (Current sale for only $12!)
www.maydesigns.com
I love how many stunning and unique designs you can choose from to suit your individual taste. Their designs are gorgeous and you can also choose the inside pages: Monthly Agenda, Address Book, Blank, Academic Agenda, Kids Colouring Book & more!





12) Target Notebook set (Hello Eiffel Tower!)
Target, $4/each
www.target.ca

13) GreenRoom Recycled Notebook
Target, $4/each
www.target.ca

14) Large Pencil Cases (Owl and Bare Tree seen in pic)
Indigo, $7
www.chapters.indigo.ca

15) Banderole pencils
Anthropologie, $12
www.Anthropologie.com

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Luved Clothing {Review}

I remember watching The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and thinking to myself: There is no way women of different shape can fit into one size fits all jeans.

Imagine a clothing line that would provide only one size... for all?

Crazy, right? It would look weird.

I know that when shopping clothing from Japan or Korea, they usually offer 'One Size' tops which is the norm as they make it rather large. But, the 'One size' in Japan & Korea is still rather small for many average women in Canada and the US.

But it wasn't until I learned of Luved Clothing, a Toronto based clothing line that designs clothes to look great on all body shapes.

Luved's versatile garments fit women's individual forms in a style that is distinctive and does not discriminate against their natural shape and size.  The garments come ina  variety of styles and colours and are designed so they can be transformed to function as casual daywear or sophisticated evening wear.

I came across this brand from the 2011 She's Connected Conference this past September. I shared a table with Lisa (aka @FabFrugalMama on Twitter) who was sporting one top from Luved Clothing and I was allured by the design and functionality of the top. It was able to be manipulated in different ways to create a different look and on top of that looked comfortable yet stylish. Sometimes those two words don't go hand in hand.

Okay, now Lisa is a slender woman (kudos to her after children!), and after looking at the website & seeing the models wear them, they looked amazing but again, typical, tall, slender women.

I'm not a large woman but I'm short and after my first child, still carrying those "extra lbs". :p

Was I a bit skeptical as to whether this would fit me right? Yes. Yes, I was.

Luved Clothing graciously sent me the lovely LEO cape in dusty green. It comes in Stormy Blue, Soft Pink and Heathered Black as well.

As soon as I tried it on, I was in love with how warm and comfy I felt in it. I paired it with leggings, a long tee & black leather knee high boots (and a necklace) and wore it out to the coffee shop with Ty.

It looked great and not like the typical pull-over capes. It wasn't so thick (even though it kept me warm & toasty), so I didn't even have to remove it when sitting in the coffee shop. 

It's an effortless add-on to create your outfit. Fall & Winter are all about layering and this is a great piece for layering.

Here I am with my stylish & comfy LEO cape. 

*Please excuse the photo quality - was taken with my smartphone in the dark. :p*

I was so comfortable in it, I also sleep in it (replaced my pajama top!). :) 

The only thing that I was iffy about was that the hood was a little too big, but I guess that's the style?

Like I mentioned, I'm a shorty (5'3) so I still kind of felt that it was a little too long for my liking. It's a must you wear heels/boots with this cape if you're on the shorter side because the length of the cape will make you look shorter! 

Aside from those minor issues, I was thoroughly impressed and I would definitely recommend Luved Clothing to all my friends and family.

They have so many other great pieces. I really love the Owen & Micah pieces -- gorg!

Check out Luved Clothing today at www.luved.ca and take advantage of an awesome 20% discount using the code 'modernmama'. It's only valid till this Sunday (November 13), so act quickly! Will make a great Holiday gift! 

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