PBS KIDS Loves FashionPlaytes!

Why? Because we allow girls the awesome opportunity to be creative by virtually designing clothes, “with the added bonus of actually being able to have their creations made!” But you already knew that, right?

So, although we absolutely LOVE when any mommy blogger or publication includes FashionPlaytes in a blog, article, tweet or Facebook update, we were particularly honored to be mentioned by PBS KIDS GO! in their “It’s My Life Blog“. The entry includes advice for designing your own clothes, with special tips from our very own CEO & Founder, Sarah McIlroy! I’ve included an excerpt from the actual entry, but feel free to head to their site to read its entirety!

Thanks again to PBS KIDS for taking the time to highlight FashionPlaytes!

“We were excited to discover a new website called FashionPlaytes that gives girls the opportunity to do this virtually, with the added bonus of actually being able to have their creations made! We asked FashionPlaytes founder Sarah McIlroy to share some tips for IML’ers who want to play around with clothing embellishment, whether it’s online or on their own:

• Start with a theme or color. This will help guide you through the design process and give you a good start and vision for what you’d like to design. If you have an existing piece of clothing you’d like to work with, let the style of it inspire you. For instance, a simple solid-colored t-shirt is a great blank canvas to do something fancy, while a tank top that already has ruffles and a pattern might look best with only one or two simple accents. Don’t use too many patterns or colors that might clash with one another and distract from your design.
• Don’t forget that clothing’s not the only thing that can be embellished. Purses, backpacks, tote bags, and other accessories like hats, scarves, etc. can also be spiffed up!”

- PBS Kids Go!