OUR STORY

Affordable, high quality, gender neutral kids clothing

 

Hello I’m Melissa koch founder and owner of barkers creek clothing company, our story begins in 2023 when our oldest was diagnosed with autism and adhd and the swap we had to make from main stream schooling to homeschooling so going back to work for me just wasn’t an option.

This is when the idea of having a small business started I wasn’t sure what it was going to be but one afternoon while working my way through the washing pile I knew what it was, I was so sick of wasting money on clothes that washed bad or didn’t fit the boys nice, sick of one or two wears and it’s got a hole or stained and can’t get it out. I hated that if i was in Kmart or bigw everything was tacky with a Dino print on it, or that there basics lasted 2-3 washes because  they are thin See-through material. I get that you only pay like two dollars for them but you get what you pay for in my opinion. Finding this gap in the market I knew what I wanted to create!

So I started my business plan and got the ball rolling I knew I wanted to produce affordable, high-quality, wash well, gender neutral kids clothes and by May 2024 we launched.

I don’t have any business or marketing background I just know as a parent what I want.

I design everything myself right here in Barkers creek I then source all our manufacturers myself and my children test the the quality, And then my youngest is our number one model for content which again I film myself and edit myself, I’m the one who packs all the orders and posts daily on our socials and when I need help my husband and mum are always there! 

As we grow our story will change and I can’t wait to see where we are in 5 years from now 🤎