Fabulous Funky Frugi Turns Ten

Frugi! Just the name puts a smile on my lips!

When Frugi offered Natty a little outfit to try as part of their tenth birthday celebrations, we jumped swung at the chance.

Natty, 7, models Frugi's SS14 range

My first vlog: The end of an era

The baby phase is long gone. Now I've had to accept that the cuddly toddler and beyond phase is to be packed up and put away too.

For Natty, who grows and develops at her own gentle pace, this has extended to 6 years, but I finally had to face the fact that she had grown out of many of her firm favourites. The clothes that had been worn while so many memories were made. We affectionately call them her 'trusty steads'.

Last week I read a touching post by Ross Mountney: Parenting - What Really Matters. about appreciating and enjoying our children while they are young, even if those phases are the toughest, for it simply does pass too quickly.

So please join me for my first ever vlog, about packing away that phase and looking ahead to pastures new. I'm rather nervous about it and would love any feedback you have.

           

Natty, model with Down's Syndrome in new catalogue

Natty features in the Frugi Organic Clothing catalogue for the second season, SS13. 

I do believe they are the first company to use a model with a disability more than once in their campaigns. So hats off to them.

Here are a few of the best pictures from the photoshoot, which I think really manages to capture her personality and essence this time around.

I hope you like them. Natty had fun as you can see but of course she is a true ambassador, gently changing perceptions of that extra little chromosome from within hearts everywhere she goes.

To see more candid pictures and find out what happens at a photoshoot, read BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE FRUGI PHOTOSHOOT here.

To read about the other children breaking down the barriers to make advertising more inclusive, read PIONEERS WITH DOWNS SYNDROME here.

To dee more pictures and read about Natty's other jobs visit our NATTY G: MODEL WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME PAGE.