Dressing up is an age old favourite among children of all ages and allows the child to use their imagination in a creative way through role play. It also encourages imaginative play and is a wonderful way to allow a child to dream and act out all sorts of fun adventures. Piccalilly’s fabulous range of dressing up costumes also inspired the imagination of Piccalilly founder Hannah Evans so much she couldn’t wait to make them one of the first ranges when she launched Piccalilly in 2006 and they have been both a staple and a best seller ever since.
Hannah first came across our fabulous manufacturer in Bali in 2005 and was instantly drawn to the quality and attention to detail that went into producing the dresses. They stood out from the mass produced dresses sold on the high street and the colours were both strong and iridescent – like butterfly wings! Bali at the time was suffering significant ecomonic hardship after the first Bali bombing campaign and this lovely family business, on the edge of Kuta (an area hit by the bombings) supported 10 local ladies in a small factory using locally sourced fabrics from the market. Hannah left the island with a bag of samples and arrived at Manchester Airport to the news that a second bomb had taken place on the island.
Hannah has since worked exclusively with this small family business to produce the Piccalilly dressing up costume ranges and in 2010 revisted with her family to develop this new range and also visit YKIP a foundation Piccalilly has been supporting for over five years now through sponsoring the edication of children through the Back To School Fund. We are soooh excited to finally launch this fabulous new range of dressing up clothes designed to inspire the imagination of little girls and enourage active free play. We’re also delighted to be continuing working with this fabulous little Bali based business.
