I love buying my sons new clothes, and they grow like weeds, so its also out of necessity.  Over the years I have learned that my sons each have a unique individual style.  Well, at least my older boys do.  My youngest is three so I can still dictate what he wears at least 65% of the time and he is totally fine with what I pick out.  My oldest son, who is 8,  hates to wear jeans and lives in athletic pants and fun tee shirts.  Last but certainly not least, my 6 year old, loves to wear jeans and loves graphic tees with cars, animals and more.  He is probably the biggest fashionista of them all!  He is very particular about what he wears and takes great care to make sure that he matches.  Honestly though, all three of them love to get new clothes and I was thrilled when the boys were offered the opportunity to review some outfits from Tea’s Fall 2011 Modern Mexico collection.

About Tea

“Travel opens anyone’s heart and mind to people and places that we don’t know. The clothing we create at Tea transforms the foreign world into a smaller, friendlier and more familiar place. We believe that we bring a little bit of that world home to you.” – Emily Meyer, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer

We design distinctive fashion collections inspired by the beauty we discover in our travels around the world. From the iconic art and architecture of Barcelona to the graphic boldness of Brazilian street graffiti, we interpret our discoveries into beautiful, dynamic styles for children, ages 0-12. We launched our women’s collection in the fall of 2010 in that same spirit—easy-going, culturally-connected styles designed to fit your life.

Everything we create—our products, images, words and ideas—is inspired by going there and being here. And by our passion for exploring different cultures. We are awed by the unique beauty and diversity of people around the world. As we celebrate and share our discoveries, it reminds us how small the world is and how alike we all are.

*info taken from Tea’s About Us page

The Review

Tea graciously sent each one of my sons an outfit from the Modern Mexico collection.  I absolutely LOVE this collection!  The colors, the textures, the graphics of this collection – all of it.  All though my sons aren’t Mexican they are Latino and I really love the Spanish flare of the clothing.  It’s nice to have some items that remind them of their Spanish background.  Even though each of them have very different tastes this collection has enough styles to cater to each of their likes.  Another huge plus in my opinion.  Each piece that we were sent were sturdy, durable and very well made.  It is quite obvious to me that Tea creates high quality, long lasting Children’s Clothes.

Emilio’s Outfit

Emilio was sent the Mas de 62 Tee and the Surplus Playwear Pants.  This was a great choice for Emilio because with Fall upon us he really needed to have a new long sleeved tee.  I love the color and the style.  The sleeve is designed to be not quite full length.  The 62 symbolizes that there are 62 spoken languages in Mexico.  It’s great to have a story behind the reason for the number.

The Surplus Playwear Pants are AWESOME!  I love the color and they have an adjustable waistband – a must have in toddler pants.  I immediately noticed that the adjustable band end was looped and sewn back into the pants.  Basically, this means that if you need to adjust them to accommodate a child with a small waist there isn’t a huge 3 inch dangle of elastic band coming out of the pants.  The sewn in loop keeps it all tucked in and neat. I think that all adjustable waistbands should be as well thought out as those used by Tea.

The Mas de 62 Tee as well as the Surplus Playwear Pants are machine washable and 100% cotton.  Both are available at Tea for $35 each.  The Mas de 62 Tee  is available in sizes 6-12 mos to 12 years.  The Surplus Playwear Pants can be purchased in sizes 12-18 mos to 12 years.

Benji’s Outfit

Benji was sent the Jaguares de Chiapas Tee and a pair of the Super Side Stripe Pants.  Benji really liked the color and soccer theme of this tee.  He couldn’t wait to try it on.

The Super Side Stripe Pants are more of a sweatshirt material and they are more fitted in the leg than loose.  The stripe down the side ads a fun sporty flair to the pants and I know that Benji enjoyed the fact that these pants have pockets.  Even though Benji is more of a jeans wearer he really took a liking to this pair of pants and wears them at least once a week.

The Jaguares de Chiapas Tee is available for $26 but is currently on sale for only $19.50 and the Super Side Stripe Pants are $30.  Both are machine washable, 100% cotton and can be purchased in sizes 6-12 mos to 12 years.

Oscar’s Outfit

Oscar was sent the Vaqueros Tee and a pair of Ticking Stripe Pants.  I thought that this was a great choice for Oscar because the outfit is very comfortable yet it looks nicer than jeans and tee when worn together.  Oscar likes different tees and he really liked the design of this shirt which is based on a vintage Mexican postage stamp.

Knowing that Oscar really only wears athletic pants I was a little worried if he would like the Ticking Stripe Pants.  The pants have an elastic waist band and are very durable even though they have a very light weight to them.  I think that it was these features that really made Oscar comfortable when wearing them.  He told me that they are so comfortable that it feels like he is wearing PJ’s!  I love the style of the stripes, the tailored knees and I know that he loves the fact that they have pockets.  It is so great to see Oscar expanding his wardrobe and going for a different look.  I am definitely planning to buy other pairs that are similar in style offered by Tea.

The Vaqueros Tee can be purchased for $30 and the Ticking Stripe Pants  for $32.  Both are machine washable, 100% cotton and available in sizes 6-12 mos to 12 years.

I truly love the Boy’s Clothes that Tea has to offer.  They are adorable, modern and fun.  I think that it’s great that most items are available starting at 6-12 months.  As a mom of three boys I know just how hard it is to find Baby Boy’s Clothing that looks cute without looking feminine.  So many boy’s clothing options are more babyish than little boy looking.  Being able to dress your little boy in clothes that look gender appropriate is a BIG deal for moms like myself that don’t like the frilly baby boy outfits that are offered at most department stores.

In addition to babies and little boys Tea also offers shoes, clothing for girls and women as well as a small selection of gifts for children.  Shipping is free for all orders over $150 and only $7 for everything else.  You can also find Tea locally at several children’s clothing boutiques and department stores including Nordstrom, Bloomindale’s and Saks Fifth Ave.

Win It!

One lucky Pretty Pink Momma reader will win a $50 gift certificate to Tea!

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*I received samples from the Tea Modern Mexico Fall 2011 collection to facilitate an honest review.