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Great Day Houston: Segment six on June 3, 2008  Plus size kids clothes can be cute and trendy! Watch Host Debra Duncan interview It Chick Models onstage in our flattering gauchos and our adorable cha-cha skirt.

Houston Chronicle

Filling a niche for tweens

By Heather Staible, Houston Chronicle , August 23, 2007

It Chicks This pink terry cloth beach dress is $24.99 at www.itchickclothes.com. The It Chicks line specializes 'tween girls with skinny legs, fuller arms and a rounder tummy.

Somewhere between pink sparkly dresses and low-rise jeans lies a curious fashion minefield for young girls. Tweens, kids ages 7 to 12, are too old for smocked jumpers but too young for more sophisticated styles. Catherine Beebe and Emily Palit decided to do something about it with their It Chick line.

The duo started the line two years ago after seeing a need for clothing that accommodates girls with skinny legs, fuller arms and a rounder tummy, which Beebe said can often measure the same as a child's chest and hips.

"Kids are very aware of sizing. We just label our clothes small, medium and large for the benefit of the child," Beebe said. The It Chick waist sizes fit up to 47 inches and hip sizes fit up to 50 inches.

It Chick is based in Houston, but Beebe and Palit would love to see their line in shops where girls and their parents could shop together.

"I find it hard to believe, but boutiques say there isn't a need for these clothes," Beebe said.

It Chick clothing includes sparkly tank tops, dressier tops with satin-bow detailing and cool retro roller-skate T-shirts. Denim skorts, leggings and gauchos are also part of the collection. Prices range from $14.50 to $31.99.

Beebe credits Palit for much of the design work. "She describes these outfits to me, and I tell her that is what we wore during the '80s in eighth grade. She said, 'Trust me, it's going to be big.' She was right," Beebe said.

Some major retailers are also dabbling in the plus-size tween scene. Sears' Girls Plus clothing fits waists up to 35 1/2 inches and hips up to 41 inches. Much of what Sears offers is in the denim category, but there are also plenty of cute and colorful tops, hoodies, henleys and polos. As with It Chick, the prices are affordable, ranging from $19.99 for tops to $32 for embellished denim.

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Plus Size Clothes for Girls 

I a couple of weeks ago I ran across a plus size clothing store I had never visited before, and this one was indeed a store with a difference. Specializing in plus size clothes for girls aged 7 to 12, It Chick Clothes, has made it their mission to make plus size clothing for girls that is anything but boring!

It Chick Clothes was founded by Emily Palit and Chatherine Price, after they realized that only a limited number of girls can actually wear ’standard sizes’ at most retailers. So they joined forced to create a shopping experience for girls which is fun, and stylish. Their collection includes dresses, top, skirts and trousers, which are fun and colorful.

Recently I had a quick chat with Emily, one of the founders, who was kind enough to give us more of a closer look at It Chick Clothes.

What inspired you to create It Chick Clothes?
We both love clothes and fashion, and we saw a need for girls who were being left out of the fun clothes that "other girls" were wearing. The girls we’ve spoken to have used the words "other girls" when describing what they want to wear; you can hear that they feel marginalized. There’s a catch-22 for these larger girls: they’re told they can wear the trendier clothes if they lose weight, but this is pretty discouraging. In contrast, we want girls to feel good in our clothes, no matter how much they weigh. We love the lit up faces that we see on girls who wear our clothes.

How long has this online store been in existence?
We started on eBay two years ago, and we opened http://www.itchickclothes.com in early 2006.

Do you ship internationally?
Yes!

What’s the main goal behind this one of a kind online store?
Our goal is to offer really cute clothes for girls 7 to 12 who may have a harder time shopping at traditional retailers. The end goal is to offer the same styles in the right sizes for our clients. The thing is that these retailers offer "half sizes," but some of our clients need a much bigger waist size than a half size bigger.

Visit It Chick Clothes today to take a closer look at this great store.