by tommy & lottie | Apr 23, 2018 | Blog
Every year the Fashion Revolution Week takes place from 23rd April – 28th April. The global campaign is to raise awareness of modern slavery in the fashion industry, encouraging consumers to ask fashion labels #whomademyclothes and to show transparency in their...
by tommy & lottie | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog
With so much plastic having a serious effect on our planet globally, consumers are looking for alternatives to help towards this problem. An exciting new business has recently launched called The Ethical Box – with an aim to give consumers a solution by...
by tommy & lottie | Mar 31, 2018 | Blog
Tommy & Lottie is now stocked on one of the most amazing kids fashion websites, BAMBINISTA. The site, started by ex-fashion buyer and mum to toddler Bailey, has an amazing collection of modern, trendy and minimal brands from the UK and abroad that focus on...
by tommy & lottie | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog
Since starting tommy and lottie I have met so many inspiring women that have created businesses and who are so passionate and hard working but also juggle that with being a Mum. So to celebrate International Women’s Day I want to showcase just a few of these...
by tommy & lottie | Feb 1, 2018 | Blog
By Jo Salter – Where Does It Come From? Katie Carr – Tommy and Lottie Megan Markle shows us her ethics It was fabulous this week to see the Daily Mail featuring our princess-to-be Meghan Markle and focusing on her ethical clothing choices. Meghan’s conscious shopping...
by tommy & lottie | Jan 22, 2018 | Blog
This weekend, 27th – 29th January 2018 is the Big Garden Birdwatch. It has been running for 38 years and is one of the largest wildlife surveys in the world. Over half a million people take part and it is a great way to get involved in nature and maybe do it...
by tommyandlottieshop | Nov 16, 2017 | Blog
Christmas is about is giving and many people in the UK will struggle this Christmas to eat and be able to provide staple foods for their everyday needs. At a time of year where indulgence is apparent for a number of us wouldn’t it be lovely to give something to...
by tommyandlottieshop | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog
We are excited to announce that we have teamed up with our local Gymboree Play and Music in St Albans. Gymboree Play and Music are global leaders in early childhood development. They have been inspiring parents and engaging children with play, movement and fun...
by tommy & lottie | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog
Here at tommy & lottie we want to share with you what makes us a sustainable brand. Our clothing is vertically produced this means that the cotton crop is grown near to the factory where the spinning, knitting, dye, cut and sew are all done in one factory...
by tommyandlottieshop | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog
Gender Neutral baby clothing brand Tommy and Lottie has always been a gender-neutral baby clothing brand, even if we are a teeny, tiny business compared to the big retailers like John Lewis, who have recently been in the national press for launching a range of...
by tommy & lottie | Jun 9, 2017 | Blog
Fathers Day gift ideas handpicked from some of our favourite local businesses that we have had the pleasure of meeting since we started Tommy and Lottie. All of the small businesses featured are based in either Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire or Buckinghamshire and we...
by tommy & lottie | May 29, 2017 | Blog
Summer is finally here and we have handpicked some red and white summer striped pieces which would make a great summer outfit for a day out to the seaside or a holiday with your little ones. Hat – Babies heads are so very delicate so this little hat by JoJo...
by tommy & lottie | May 2, 2017 | Blog
Hedgehog Week has arrived and to support these cute little creatures, which are sadly in huge decline, we will be donating a % of profits to The British Hedgehog Preservation Society from any of our Tommy and Lottie hedgehog prints, t shirts or gift sets sold for the...
by tommyandlottieshop | May 16, 2016 | Blog
Tommy and Lottie are so proud to be a partner of notonthehighstreet.com as through their supportive community we have already met so many wonderful like minded and talented people. Tommy and Lottie only joined notonthehighstreet in November 2015 so when I received an...
by tommyandlottieshop | May 1, 2016 | Blog
We love British wildlife but there is one animal who captures our hearts and that is the hedgehog. The population of hedgehogs in the UK has dropped dramatically and has declined by a third in urban areas and by half in more rural ones since 2000. Have you ever seen a...
by tommyandlottieshop | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog
This week is Fashion Revolution Week which marks the anniversary of the devastating collapse of the Rana Plaza complex that collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the 24th April 2013. 1,134 people were killed and over 2,500 people were injured in the catastrophe. The...
by tommyandlottieshop | Sep 26, 2015 | Blog
EEEEEEK we won one! Remember we said that we were picked as finalists for the Hertfordshire Digital Awards 2015? Well we are very proud to say that we won a silver award for the best use of video for business! Whoop ! Whoop ! The competition was fierce with so...
by tommyandlottieshop | Sep 3, 2015 | Blog
When we decided to enter the St Albans Chamber of commerce Business awards for the new business category. I didn’t think we would get through to the final but we have which we are so proud of. I would just like to share with other fellow business owners...
by tommyandlottieshop | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog
We are through to the final of the Hertfordshire Digital Awards 2015! Such a lovely surprise when we returned from a much needed holiday to find that we had been selected as one of the finalists for the Hertfordshire Digital Awards 2015 in two categories, best...
by tommyandlottieshop | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog
What is Oeko Tex®? Oeko Tex® Standard 100 was introduced in Vienna Austria in 1992. It is an independent test and certification for textiles from raw material to end product. Examples that can be certified are yarns, fabrics (cotton), clothing, textiles, bedding,...
