Best baby tees for summer styling
Tight and cropped t-shirts were popular in the 70s and 80s due to the sky-high nature of denim waistbands, but there’s no decade more synonymous with the style than the 1990s. Originally referred to as the “French cut tee”, designer Linda Meltzer is credited with creating the very first line of baby tees.
The music video and film stylist found herself combing through racks of vintage and second-hand clothing in desperate attempts to curate a selection of children’s t-shirts dating back to the 1970s. Obsessed with the shrunken, skin-tight, and somehow perfectly boxy silhouette yet unable to source an ample supply of exactly what she was looking for, Meltzer decided to create her own.
Founded in 1993, Meltzer’s Tease Tees eventually rebranded to the cult-favourite, still wildly popular Spotted on
