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Dear Readers...
This morning I rushed out of the house with my Ugg boots shamefully tucked into a velour tracksuit, hair scooped up in a pony and Jackie O's. As I tuned out to the morning argument between Cristian and Emily about who would sit in the front, the reality that I am not a fashion icon hit me... panic set in. How will I write about dressing to impress when I can hardly dress for the school run?
Getting the children to school on time each day, fed, dressed, teeth cleaned and lunch packed is impressive even on the occasions when I sometimes leave in my pj's, trenchcoat and gum boots!
The school run is, unlike most things in life, about the destination not the journey...
There are many occasions when it is appropriate to 'dress to impress'. I am not a person who has natural flair for style, I have to work at it so I have picked up a few useful tips whilst compiling this weeks edition and would love to get some more to pass on to our members... |
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Jane King
Mother to Emily 8, Cristian 14
Founder of Parenting Australia
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There are some delightful designer duds out there for kids. Designers have great creativity and style, and many are producing high quality and appropriate designs for little people. What I do find bothersome though, is the culture now for parents to actively seek out the designer name for the sole purpose of having it emblazoned across their child's chest... By Mihiri Udabage. Read more. |
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Suri Cruise has a fashion blog, wears kitten heels and make up, we'd love to know what you think in this weeks poll on our home page, would you let your 3 year old wear kitten heels like Suri Cruise? |
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Queen Bee is fast becoming THE maternity store on every pregnant ladies wishlist! With over 50 amazing brands to choose from they've got everything covered from the most comfortable maternity leggings ever, to formal evening dresses for special occasions and hot designer maternity jeans. Their beautiful mail order catalogue is out now - request a copy by emailing style@queenbee.com.au. Shop till you pop 24/7 with fast delivery Australia wide.
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HOT OFFER for Parenting Australia members
Enjoy 15% OFF STOREWIDE - enter 'parenting09' at checkout. |
| Offer excludes gift vouchers, packages and sale items. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Ends midnight 27/10/09 |
| Need an outfit for a race day, wedding, or to impress your mothers group? |
Stylehunter.com.au can help you dress to impress! Featuring clothing, shoes, handbags & accessories from hundreds of designers & boutiques. Find your favourite labels such as Wish, Hussy or new unique designers that you can't find anywhere else. Most items can be express posted to your door in 24 hours, so even if you don't have time you can still look fabulous!
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Visit Stylehunter before 27th October, complete the entry form & you could win a fabulous wardrobe worth $500 from cutting edge designer HUSSY. Enter now! |
Parenting Australia Competition
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Win 1 of 30 Fisher-Price TRIO prize packs |
Fisher-Price is celebrating the launch of TRIO - a building system made up of easy-click bricks, sticks and panels that make building a snap for kids as young as three years! And it's easy to enter the promotion for your chance to win TRIO! |
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When was the last time you had an opportunity to get girly and frock up? I'm talking dress, heels, makeup, hair, accessories... the whole diva deal... By Catherine Oehlman. Read more.
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Every time I see the phrase "dressed for success", I think of the Roxette song of the same name and the lyrics, "I'm gonna get dressed for success, shaping me up for the big time, baby," pop into my head... By Johanna Baker-Dowdell. Read more.
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Quinn Macool has over 200 designs including a new range of personalised designs, party-themed t-shirts, father and son sets and Christmas tees for kids sized 000 - 8.
All garments are tagless at the neck - so no more annoying tags and a generous neck size reduces dressing tantrums. All their clothing is available on-line and delivered Australia-wide in a gorgeous box.
Quinn Macool's customised service also enables you to design just about anything on a t-shirt! They do all the hard work, you just give them your ideas! Perfect for gifts.
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For one week only get 20% off all baby and kids full priced clothing.Excludes father and son sets, customised tees and bargain bin. Expires 27.10.09. Enter 'parent' in redeem code on check-out. |
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ShopHouse is an online children's boutique offering designer clothing, accessories and unique gifts. Their fashion collection includes delectable pieces from Oobi Baby, OshKosh B'Gosh, Mill & Mia, Pure Baby, Penny Scallan and Cocoon Couture. Their selection of organic products, including Eco.Kid, Bod and Moltex Nappies have you and your child covered, from head to toe. A hassle-free returns policy makes online shopping a breeze. Complimentary gift wrapping is also available. |
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Dress to Impress! |
| Marcella interprets discerning tastes, creating outfits that are unique and special - today's "princesses" want to look different. An Australian small business specialising in one-off, small volume designs and alterations. |
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Online Shopping advice and tips |
Undoubtedly there are bargains to be found by shopping on line, for instance at Top Shop one of UK's favourite online shopping outlets you can buy sequinned and embellished blouses for approx $80 similar to those sold at Witchery for $149.95, or Ray-Ban's from the US for $120 that would set you back around $300 from a retail outlet here. However there are pitfalls, I fell into one myself when I purchased a treadmill online and it was faulty, the retailer refused to collect it, they said I had to carry it to the post office, a workout in itself! It took me 4 weeks to sort the matter out and get refunded and I vowed never to shop online again... at least until next time. For the choice, savings and delivery to my door combined with the benefit of 24 hrs, no parking to worry about and not having to deal with shop assistants telling me I look great when I know I don't, all at the push of a button, it is very appealing.
Online purchase guide: |
- Do
your research, buy only from sites you know and trust or get referrals
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- Check
the site is an established business with a physical address
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- Check
the refund and return policy
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- Look
for hidden costs like packaging, delivery,currency conversion and taxes.
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should be options and prices for different delivery methods
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- Ensure
you receive a receipt of the order by email or post
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Yamaha Music Education Centre offers a range of keyboard courses suitable for children as well as courses for adults. The Music Wonderland keyboard course is for children from three years of age and continues with Junior Music and Young Musicians. Adult keyboard is offered as an eight week short course and various holiday workshops are available in instruments such as electric guitar and drums. Group violin is also available for the first time this year for children 9 - 12 years old.
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BOOK NOW - 1300 139 506 or yamahamusic.com.au |
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Can you help?
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The Sunday Telegraph is looking for parents as case studies for a news story "Satellite babies". Satellite babies refers to the way newly-emigrated parents send their Australian-born babies back to their home countries (due to long working hours, and economic/cultural circumstances) to be taken care of by their grandparents, they return to Australia again when they are old enough to start school.
If you can help please contact jahshane@sundaytelegraph.com.au |
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Special editions of Parenting Australia’s eNews to look forward to
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