Loop Kids: Quality second hand children's shop

There's no denying that vintage clothes shopping for adults has become super-glam, but you don't hear much about second hand gear for kids. All this could be about to change as a stylish new store called Loop in Ealing, West London, has opened its doors with all sorts of high quality, pre-owned gear for kids inside.

The shop owners buy direct from parents to ensure items are in good condition, and favour well-known brands like Mamas & Papas, Boden, Gap Kids and Osh Kosh. You might even dig out a designer piece by Ralph Lauren for your little one if you've got an eye for quality.

The shop was founded by new parent Alice Whitely, after the birth of her first child. Stunned at the sudden expense and quick turnover of essential items, she said : “Children grow so fast that it’s easy to end up with mountains of perfectly good, unused gear – what a waste! Instead of binning or recycling it, I feel passionately that we should be reusing it. It’s better for the environment and can save parents hundreds of pounds,”

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