Hi, My name is Helen Bristol and Skibz started right here on my family’s farm in rural Somerset, England.
I must hold my hands up and plead as guilty as the next parent when it comes to investing in the “funky factor” of my three children. It’s an established fact that we just can’t resist dressing our kids up and making them look cute. And just like for grown-ups, having fun and being fashionable are key.
But for every pound I spent on my children’s wardrobe when they were small, I must have spent half as much again on bibs to keep their clothes clean, and cleaning materials to get the stains out of the clothes when the bibs didn’t work!
All my babies dribbled – a lot. I didn’t just need something for messy mealtimes – I needed something they could wear all day. The shops sold bibs, of course, but there was nothing remotely fashionable enough that I would have wanted to keep them wearing all day.
Which is how I came to design the Skibz.
The Skibz is half a scarf and half a bib; it looks like an ordinary item of clothing as opposed to a bib and it’s both functional and fashionable.
I insist that Skibz are produced to the highest quality – after all, they started life on my own children. We work hard to source tightly woven fabrics to enable the Skibz to be highly absorbent and not too bulky in appearance – it doesn’t remotely resemble a bib and it’s comfortable enough for children to wear all day.
The fun part comes in sourcing the fabric designs and we pride ourselves on having a range to suit everyone , from tweed for the country lovers to cosy pastels for extra cuddle appeal! Polka dots, gingham, denim and delicate florals are setting the trends at the moment, whilst animal prints are enduringly popular and set to stay in the range for the foreseeable future.
Skibz are now taking the children’s fashion world by storm across the whole of the U.K. and beyond, with distributors from around the world spreading the Skibz message:
I hope your children get as much enjoyment from wearing Skibz as mine did. Our online shop is ready and waiting to take your order.
Best wishes,
Helen Bristol
Founder of Skibz