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Welcome to Poppy’s wonderful world

MAY we introduce you to a little girl called Poppy?

Some of her clothes were created by her friend Bryony, who has designed fabrics depicting the exciting adventures of Poppy, and her dog Fred.

Our spring / summer range of clothing includes cotton dresses complemented by cardigans, and little jackets all aimed from birth to six.

All items have in common the pretty designs featuring Poppy and her friends. The 100pc cotton fabrics evoke home-made wholesomeness and fun, a 1950s-inspired innocent time of imaginative play.

The clothing is complemented by a novel series of co-ordinating toys, gift sets and make-with-mum kits – greetings cards, peg dolls, rag dolls, baking and picnic sets and Punch & Judy.

The giftsets are designed to accompany the childrenswear, with fabrics mixing with other sustainable materials such as bamboo and wood to create items that are built to last … and be passed on.

Poppy and Fred’s picnics, traditional games and outdoor antics amongst also feature in a paper back hand-made storybook, and can also be followed online on our very own blog - the adventures of Poppy and Fred.

In a world where children grow up too fast, we have tried to produce a range of products which allow children to be children, and not little adults. I have drawn my inspiration from my own care-free happy childhood in North Yorkshire.

“ We make a big effort to test our charming items on lots of children – not just little Poppy – so we know they are going to go down a treat. Our fabric is designed and printed here in the UK. We then manufacture nearly all our clothing and kits here in North Yorkshire and try to bring you well produced quality items as well as fairly traded.

A little Poppy History

Poppy Ltd was established by Michael and Stephanie Richardson from their shop in Yarm-on-Tees in 1980 to create bright, bold prints for nursery décor. Poppy’s signature border prints proved extremely popular and Poppy clothing emerged in 1995. Their daughter Bryony, 28, took over the reins last year and is striving to continue the firm’s tradition of sourcing as locally as possible.