Retykle Blog

I love using recycled materials for arts and crafts with my kids. For me, raiding the recycling box is much more appealing on a slow afternoon when looking for something to entertain the kids than taking a trip to the toy shop. Especially when for little ones, the packaging is often as fun as what’s inside anyway!

One of the city’s hottest fashionistas, Alison Chan-El Azar is the epitome of a modern mum. Mother to two beautiful kids Khalil and Kaia, Alison is passionate about health, fitness and travels. With a bountiful personality and limitless positivity to inspire all who cross her path, Alison has chosen to donate her Charity Closet to Mother’s Choice, a charity close to her heart.

Denise Ho is one of Hong Kong’s most respected entrepreneurs, a pioneer for sustainable fashion and mom to Donovan who is one year old. Passionate about reducing textile waste and the environmental impact of the fashion industry, Denise founded her knitwear label Knotti, using only biodegradable yarn and employs home knitters in Hong Kong’s local communities to ensure flexible working hours.

How to live your best eco-chic Mom (or Dad) life, and simplify your children’s wardrobe to save precious time and money.

We welcomed Lavinia "Vinnie" (3 years old) and Naomi (4 years old), the lucky winners of our Retykle Best Friends Competition into our new office for a personal shopping experience and mini photoshoot.

Every parent will agree that the rate at which children outgrow clothes is alarmingly fast!  Clothes and shoes, lovingly bought for our children are too quickly moved out of their wardrobes to make room for new sizes. Children speed through seven sizes of clothing in their first two years of life, and will outgrow over 1500 articles of clothing before they are fully grown!  Knowing this, it is worth considering the best way to mindfully re-purpose your child's outgrown clothes, shoes and accessories so that they have minimal impact on our environment.

Here is our guide to a clean and organised wardrobe for your tyke, inspired by the great Marie Kondo (the Japanese tidying expert and author of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up.) We hope that these tips help you to keep track of your favourite clothes and accessories so your tykes can get the best wear out of their clothing before they grow out of it.

At Retykle, we understand better than anyone the stress (and let’s be honest, the expense!) of keeping our kids stylishly clothed in a city as expensive as Hong Kong. We also care about preserving the environment for the next generation of tykes, which is why we’re committed to reusing – or as we prefer, retykling – as much of our children’s wardrobes as possible. If you’re new to Retykle, here’s our guide to getting the best from our site!

With the start of a new year we are reflecting on the things that have been inspiring us to have a better and brighter 2019. We hope you will find something new here to inspire you too!