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About Claudia ::
Hi! My name is
Claudia Cerrato and I’m the owner of City Kid Style, a Seattle based girls’
clothing company. I worked in the
field of Early Childhood Education for many years and while I loved working
with children and families, I always had an itch to be doing something a little
more creative. I’ve enjoyed sewing
since I was a child and have always had a sewing machine in the back of my
closet for projects here and there.
But when my daughter was born I pulled that machine out and started
sewing girls’ clothing and I never really stopped. It was an addiction!
I was inspired by my daughter to make clothing for girls that was hip
and cool but still a touch girly.
I started scouring second hand stores and combining old fabrics with new
fabrics to create one of a kind and limited edition items. A big challenge for me was finding
comfortable jersey knit fabrics with cool prints. Which is why I was absolutely thrilled to discover Girl
Charlee Fabrics. Stripes, florals,
geo prints, motorcycles… I was in heaven!
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At the end of my daughter’s first grade year I quit my “real
job” in Education to focus on starting a business. I officially launched City Kid Style in September of
2013. I started out mainly offering
one of a kind dresses, all handmade by me. I got more and more demand to offer more of a full line
including leggings, pants, tops, etc… But that was far more than I could handle
myself! Therefore, I recently
enlisted the help of a few local sewists in the Seattle area to help me with my
sewing, as well as a professional pattern maker to help me fine tune my
designs. Last month I launched my
first full line and I’m thrilled with the results. I’m now able to offer leggings, a few tops, pants and tunics. And of course I have Girl Charlee to
thank for all of the amazing fabrics! And because I have help sewing most of the basics, I’m
able to really be creative and still offer one of a kind items made from a
combination of new and upcycled fabrics that I sew myself.
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I absolutely love the creativity of this business. I constantly have new design ideas
swirling around in my head. I used
to lay in bed at night kept awake by thoughts of classroom budgets, school
enrollment numbers, and big deadlines.
Now I lay awake thinking about new clothing designs and fabric choices... much
better I think! And best of all,
this business allows me to work from home allowing me way more time with my
family!
~ Heather & The Girl Charlee Team
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