Monsoon Fashion for Kids

Monsoon Girl

The Autumn Winter season begins with Enchanted Forest, a nature and woodland inspired theme which mixes hand-painted florals with colour-blocking, printed onto luxurious silk and sumptuous velvet fabrications. For party wear, Enchanted Forest is influenced by the hazy water lilies and graceful moonlight sirens in Claude Monet’s captivating paintings. Simplistic blooms and illustrative fairies create a dreamlike canvas for a saturated and feminine colour palette of ruby, fuchsia and topaz blue. The South American Arts & Craft movement and Russian Doll bohemian influences prevail with Babushka. A folk-inspired story, this modern interpretation features scarf prints and pom-pom detailing in a colour spectrum of rich berry shades coupled with highlights of flouro coral, gold and anthracite.

A pretty, floral theme with contemporary Scandinavian influences introduces Archive. Chunky knits and delicate blouses are ideal for layering as the nights draw in. A subtle dove-grey base gently contrasts with rose petal pinks, watery teals and neutral minks for girlish elegance. Party wear comes in the form of 50s styling and the ethereal charm of Papillion. Empire-line prom dresses and flowing taffeta skirts, in textured crepes and fluid silks, are painted with blurred florals. The feminine essence of the trend is highlighted with hues of slate blue, dusky lilac and shades of ivory.

Monsoon Boy

Take a trip down Route 66 with the adventurous Road Trip, a story using classic car imagery for inspiration. Tees and hooded jersey tops are emblazoned with American Highway signage, ‘hot-rod’ car prints and grizzly bear appliqués. Fairisles knits and lumberjack checks in leafy green, oatmeal and burnt magentas add to the retro, home-spun styling. Taking inspiration from the elusive Banksy’s graffiti art and the London cityscape, Urban features stencilled building and skyline prints. The classic black cab and historical landmarks are immortalised in illustrated graphics, with graffiti enthused typography adding a contemporary cultural approach to the trend.

Monsoon Stores

The Mall, Marousi, tel. 210-6300275

Mediterranean Cosmos, Thessaloniki, tel. 2310-475819

My Mall, 285, Franklin Roosevelt str, Limassol (Cyprus), tel. 00357-25343777

and in the following Accessorize stores

Ermou, Glifada, Halandri, Peiraios-Athens Heart, Airport, Thessaloniki (70, Tsimiski str.), Larissa (27, Roosevelt str.) and Pantheon Plaza (Ioannia and Nicosia), The Mall Cyprus