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WRAL’s Go Ask Mom Feature: Chapel Hill mom creates innovative line of clothes for tween girls
Trying to find appropriate clothing for her tween daughter sent Shannon Tennyson to the drawing board. A year ago, Tennyson founded CALZICO, an innovative line of clothing for tween girls developed, in part, with the help of her daughter, who just turned 11.
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Tween Daughter & Mom Introduce New Line Of Clothes
Shannon Tennyson and her tween daughter Callie have teamed up to create Calzico a brand new line of clothing for tween girls. Her fourteen year old son is also in on the family venture, helping with multimedia and graphic projects. Read about how they do it and why in a guest interview at Bright Girls. -
CALZICO delivers stylish clothing for young tweens (by Period Packs)
Finding stylish clothing to suit a young woman’s changing body can sometimes prove challenging for parents and tweens. The options are somewhat limited in this space and clothing seems to go from frilly, ruffled dresses to “sexy wear” with little in between. Read our guest post at Period Packs. -
CALZICO – A Globally Inspired Apparel Line For Tweens (by Gomee Girl)
Gomee Girl is on a mission….to inspire girls to find personal empowerment and self-confidence through messages of positive self-expression. Recently, Gomee Girl so graciously shared our tips for helping your tween increase her self-confidence. -
Introducing CALZICO – An Awesome New Tween Apparel Line
As the mom of one tween and one young teen, I understand only too well the challenge of finding versatile, well-fitted clothing for young girls. To read about how CALZICO helps address those challenges, read our guest post at Princess Awesome here. -
3 Independent Brands Pushing Past Stereotypes
It’s outdated to think that blue is for boys and pink is for girls – however, too often parents find themselves placing that exact stereotype onto their kids because other options are so hard to find. Read about how other brands are working to give kids choices that let them reflect who they are. -
CALZICO Incredible Teen Profile: HANNAH RICHARDSON, Singer/Songwriter and Mentor
Hannah Richardson is a 15-year-old singer/songwriter who discovered her passion for performing at the age of five years old.
Described as ‘the girl with sparkle’, Hannah’s worked hard to make her light shine bright – she has performed more than 450 times, has released three full albums and is the face of Gomee Girl.
Hannah loves working to achieve her dreams, and inspiring others as she sparkles. She put her microphone down to answer a few of our questions.
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Tween Time!
We all know busy! Spending dedicated time with our kids is often harder as they get older; however, the tween years are a critical time to invest in creating/maintaining a healthy, balanced, connected relationship, ahead of the teen years. Here are simple ideas for spending one-on-one time with your favorite tween(s). -
Raleigh News & Observer Style Watch Feature: Chapel Hill mom creates tween fashion label Calzico
When shopping for clothes for her 11-year-old daughter, Chapel Hill mom Shannon Tennyson found the choices for tween-age girls to be a bit lacking. So, though she had no fashion industry experience, Tennyson decided to create her own line of clothing aimed at her daughter’s age group. Find out why here.
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4 Independent Clothing Brands Inspiring Confidence in Tweens
Tweens are constantly changing. At CALZICO, we know how important it is to instill confidence in pre-teen girls during what is one of the most important stages of their development. Ensuring they have clothing options to suit their age, activities, and development needs is often tough to find.
Read about 3 other independent brands that are also thoughtful in design and purpose, and are helping girls express who they are, just as they are.
Go ahead, get that holiday shopping done early!
