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Kate Carter

Fair trade clothes for babies and toddlers

Fairtrade baby clothes: Fairtrade baby clothes
All Green Baby clothes are made at Assisi Garments in south India, a member of the World Fair Trade Organization. The community project runs a school for deaf girls and the clothing factory was set up to provide jobs for them when they finish their education. All the clothes are made from organic cotton.

Dress and leggings set, £22
By Green Baby
Buy online at greenbaby.co.uk
Photograph: PR
Fairtrade baby clothes: Jeans and shirt from Frugi
All Frugi clothes are made from certified organic, fair trade cotton in a fair trade-certified factory, and 1% of Frugi's turnover is donated to charity as part of the 1% For the Planet scheme. The entire range is beautifully designed, extremely well made and washes brilliantly.

Pirate jeans, £24, and check shirt, £22
By Frugi
Buy online at welovefrugi.com

Photograph: PR
Fairtrade baby clothes: Piccalilly cotton T-shirts
Piccalilly clothes are all certified by the Fairtrade Foundation in the UK. They also use organic cotton. The designs are sweet, simple and very reasonably priced. Their new line for spring/summer 2010 helps keep traditional techniques alive by using artisan village block printers.

T-shirts, £15 each
By Piccalilly
Buy online at piccalilly.co.uk

Photograph: PR
Fairtrade baby clothes: Frugi reversible fleece
Frugi are based in Cornwall and this design is inspired by Cornish Blue crockery. Although it's in the girl's clothes sections, this top would be perfect for little boys too. The reversible fleece is super-snug and cosy.

Reversible snuggle fleece, £27
By Frugi
Buy online at welovefrugi.com

Photograph: PR
Fairtrade baby clothes: Little Green Radicals slogan T-shirt
The Little Green Radicals range is made exclusively with organic and Fairtrade-certified cotton in Egypt and India. The collection includes some cute T-shirts and some particularly fine panda prints.

Slogan T-shirt, £12
By Little Green Radicals
Buy online at guardianecostore.co.uk

Photograph: PR
Fairtrade baby clothes: Green Baby outfit
Another gorgeous outfit from Green Baby (also comes in a more masculine blue with green edging). The tie-round shape is practical for those little ones who hate having things pulled over their heads.

Double layer jacket, £18, and stripe trousers, £10
By Green Baby
Buy online at greenbaby.co.uk

Photograph: PR
Faitrade baby clothes: Fairtrade baby dressing gown
Very useful for keeping a little one warm and snug post-bath. Made from soft, organic cotton.

Bathrobe, £29
By Piccalilly
Buy online at babipur.co.uk

Photograph: PR
Fairtrade baby clothes: Fuschia dress by Gossypium
Another organic, Fairtrade-certified cotton product. This is a great buy at £18 - it can be worn as a dress with tights but will also work brilliantly as a top as your little ones grow.

Cord dress, £18
By Gossypium
Buy online at gossypium.co.uk

Photograph: PR
Faitrade baby clothes: Marks & Spencer baby bodysuit
M&S has a sweet range of Fairtrade cotton baby clothes designed by illustrator Sally Hunter. This bodysuit is a snip at £4. The range also includes sweet T-shirts and a snuggly jacket.

Bodysuit, £4
By Marks and Spencer
Buy online at marksandspencer.com

Photograph: Beccy Harrison/PR
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