OH BOY: Molly ‘n’ Jack Spring/Summer 2009

DON’T GET US WRONG. There are great young boys’ clothes out there. But they tend not to be on the highstreet or super-affordable. Which is why we wished we’d discovered Molly ‘n’ Jack earlier. The girls’ clothes from this relatively obscure brand that is sold at large Boots stores here in the UK (although we have yet to find one), and online at the Boots-linked mini mode webshop, are lovely, but it’s the boys’ clothes that really shine (and sell out quickly). 

Take a little bit of French bon-chic-bon-genre, add a touch of vintage-look styling, a smattering of Marc Jacobs-influenced preppy detailing (large buttons, etc), great quality, and you have a capsule collection that is just a little bit different. And which, this season at least, never costs more than £24. The only problem? For now it’s sold only in the UK, so international readers need to start making British friends now…

*Pictured here are the new fine knit blue top (£10) and roll-up twill trousers (£12), above, and the stripe waterproof coat (£20), right, all available from February. 

**Molly & Jack at www.minimode.co.uk