About Uni & Jack

Why the name Uni&Jack?

Think Unicorns and Jackdaws, Unisex, Little Jack Horner, Jack and Jill, Unity, United not divided and many other happy words

Uni & Jack has been my clothing store since 2013 – think back to a world where The Great British Bake Off was the hottest thing on TV and flags were being waved for Jubilees and the Olympics and happier times. My daughter kept hearing the word “Union Jack” and thought people were talking about two children called “Uni” and “Jack”, so the name was born.

What is the ethos behind the clothing ranges we stock?

Clothes for Tots

Tots is such a charming word and I think it sums up the ethos behind the choice of our clothing ranges very well. We believe in clothes for children to play in, to totter and potter about in. For children to have a childhood in. Our principle ranges we stock are DUNS Sweden and Maxomorra, both playful and brightly coloured clothes and ideal clothes for tots.

Clothes for Woodchips & Elfins (Woodcraft Folk kids)

When my children were growing up here in North Wales they were both wild and free, children who played, and camped and loved nature and wildlife. They spent much of their childhood on moorlands and in woodlands and around campfires with the local Woodcraft Folk group as Woodchips, and then later, Elfins. The Woodcraft Folk ethos is all about co-operation and fairness and building a world of equality. These are beliefs that my children were learning in the Woodchips group with their Dad, who took them there so that I could build my online business at home in peace for a couple of hours. I wanted the clothes that I sold here at Uni&Jack to reflect those core values that my children were learning. I wanted my Woodchip children to wear clothes that were fairly made and sustainably produced. The brands that I stock here at Uni&Jack are always ethical and organic to ensure that there is no child labour, workers are treated fairly, cotton is organically produced, and dyes are not harmful to the environment. Some of the green clothing and sustainability principles were less well known about when my children were little tots running around the woods but organisations such as Woodcraft Folk have known what matters for a long time. More than ever we need our Woodchips and Elfins to grow into Woodcraft Folk who will stand together and work towards a society of equality and fairness. I hope the ethical clothes my children wore contributed to the principles they uphold as they continue to grow.

We are Uni and Jack, a brother and sister growing up in the UK. We do our best to look after our world and nature and creatures and we love to play and climb and jump and sing and dance.

Jack loves his sister: “Uni hates itchy clothes and things made by people or children who are sad. Uni likes climbing trees and running wild and her favourite colour is blue and she is fed up when she can’t find practical but gorgeous girls clothes. Uni wears comfy pants now and she doesn’t fidget all the time anymore.”

Uni looks after her brother: “Jack loves bright boys clothes and doesn’t understand why he has to be a footballer or naughty or cheeky or always wear blue or brown. He loves all nature like butterflies and whales and bats. We both love playing in mud and trees and making pizza and camping and having family picnics at nature reserves and woods where Daddy works.”

We don’t mind sharing our clothes because it means that Mum can buy things that are really nice without having to throw them away before they get holes and then even give them to our friends at the end because actually they don’t get holes. We like sharing most of the time except for sometimes.

When our baby cousin was in her mummy’s tummy Mum wanted to buy her something called “unisex in bright colours” but everything was all pink and blue or white and brown.

Our favourite things from Mum’s webshop:

Jack loves Piccalilly and DUNS Sweden because the clothes are really colourful, Engel organic merino because it keeps him warm, and Maxomorra because they make the best organic pyjamas and sometimes he can wear onesies all day long if he keeps quiet.

Uni loves Living Crafts and Maxomorra knickers because they are soft and mean she can climb trees in skirts and no one minds and DUNS Sweden because it is full of nature and wildlife prints and has the funkiest organic knee length socks around.

We love Mum’s webshop because she can stay at home with us a bit more and we like posting things in the post box 🙂 … now can we go and play?

North Wales Wildlife Trust

Uni & Jack are huge fans of North Wales Wildlife Trust, a local charity that is close to our hearts as a family. Find out more about the fabulous wildlife and nature conservation work at www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk