roll your own

I love it when the Brits use the word 'bespoke' not sure why, it just sounds cool. so now we have the latest attempt at letting the masses design their own clothes. go check out Styleshake, choose a fabric, design a dress and it shows up in 10 days. Handmade, bespoke fashion from London... ah, it's too good to be true, no delivery yet outside the UK!

apparently, they've got more than 1,000 designs created already (once you do a design, others can buy it). Looks fairly pricey, $330 in the example I saw.

I must say, I find the grey mannequins a bit creepy!

no word on when kid clothes will be on the menu but we'll keep an eye out. of course, we'd really like to have access to some oilily fabrics. of course, we'd have to come up with a London address where they could send that fabulous girls holiday dress

Okkies for Boys

Give him some rugged and hip stlyes this season with Okkies. A line created for boys, comfortable, washable and yet stylish. Tie waist so there's no tugging and pulling to get them down, room for play. The Okkies Charcoal Camo Pant should not be overlooked. The Okkies Thermal O Tee's are great basics that can be worn with just about any of the pants. Take a look, once you give Okkies a try you'll be hooked!

European Fall Fashions

Fall is in full swing. Take a look at some fabulous Fall European styles this season. Cakewalk clothing offers florals and delights for the girls and rugged and sporty for the boys. Chipie, this season has outdone themselves with their stunning tunics, patchwork orange perfect for that cool fall day. Oilily Winter 1 & 2 Collections, offering velvets and embellished denims in their Sovie Velvet Jumper Dress or the Syza Pleated Denim Dress. Room Seven's classic Saffran Skirt, add some fun with the Peacock Tee. Lili Gaufrette for those classic and clean lines. Pampolina adds some spunk to her wardrobe straight from Germany! Catimini without fail has designed a collection that both your little girl and boy are sure to adore!

Tis The Season...Holiday Dresses

Tis the season, the holidays are around the corner and the holiday dresses styles are gorgeous. Biscotti holiday dresses, Biscotti Fairy Blossom, Sparkling Moments Satin Bubbble Dress, Biscotti Attic Treasure Silk Dress and Velvet Shrug, I Feel Pretty Taffeta Skirt Set. Wati's Flower Skirt or Red Velvet Embroidered Jacket. Catimini's Atelier, Red Flower Jumper Dress or Catimini's Atelier Red Flower Tunic. Oilily's holiday collection is always a stunner, Toos All Over Print Party Skirt, Oilily Shea Party Dress. So many wonderful choices this season for your little girl's holiday dress style.

Wow..Winter coats!

Winter is approaching and there are so many fantastic Winter coats! Here's just a few to browse....

Catmini's Spirit Denim Blossom jacket or for your little tough guy Catimini Spirit G/L Yellow jacket, don't forget the hat and mittens!

Pampolina's Sporty Collection offers a fanastic apple green faux fur hooded jacket. The Pampolina Sporty hat and scarf that coordinates with this jacket is a MUST have!

Valentine's Day is a ways away, but this coat is a sweet treat from Deux par Deux. The Deux par Deux L.Secrete coat, red corduroy, removable hood, belted, lined with satin--so sweet!

Chipe for Fall

Fall has arrived and so has Chipie! Chipie Fall 2007 features many gorgeous collections, it so hard to choose! The Chipie Blue Tribe collection with its jeweled colored tones and gorgeous embellishments. The Chipie Woodstock collection bearing the vintage hip styling. The Chipie Paris Village (a place we all wish we were at) with soft and feminine tones and florals.

Lili Gaufrette is in the house

some of our Lili Gaufrette has finally arrived, classical styles from France.

A chic and timeless line of clothes and accessories, between fashion and tradition, with beautiful and natural materials. Quality, creativity. Easy to wear from school to party. Two collections: 0/2 years and 2/12 years and an underwear and bed time line: "Dis à la lune de venir".

check out this Lili Gaufrette Limace Rouge Bubble Knit Dress

city threads eyeball tshirt

check out Kate's Hudson's son, Ryder Robinson, sporting this great City Threads Eyeball Tee

it's always been one of our favourites, the eyeball is excellent.

the photo comes through US Magazine

best of chums & Jenna Elfman

check out this post on babychic101, a neat blog about childrens boutiques:

"Actress Jenna Elfman introduces her son, Story Elias, born July 23, in this week's issue of OK! Magazine. You can read the full story on Celebrity Babies. Story wears Best Of Chums Monkey Booties and a lap tee by Entertaining Elephants."

apparently, you can get more of the story on Celebrity baby blog or buy the issue of US Magazine.

Straight out of Germany...Pampolina!

Wow! Pampolina from Germany, characterized by the special colours, the mix of fabrics, designs and colours, the styles harmonizing completely within the sets, the child-orientated function of the cuts and the high-quality fabrics used.

Pampolina Rustical Turquoise Parka has fall more than covered. Super stylish for your little fashion plate, the flower, mushroom and sequin details keep it kid-cool. Slouchy pockets keep her mittens secure while Pampolina-branded snaps and belt buckle keeps her snug as a bug.

Pampolina Selection pink velvet skirt and shrug fit for any princess. Pampolina did not just make a velvet pink skirt. They made dreams of looking like a fairy princess true. With plumes of gorgeous material gathered firmly in generous pleats, all she’ll want to do is twirl. After she’s too dizzy, she’ll turn her attention to the empire-inspired flowers embroidered just under the elastic waist.

Ladylike with a Dash of Bohemian

Wati's Fall 2007 Collection is ladylike with a dash of bohemian.

The Olive Popover Dress looks fantastic with lots of layering over tights or skinny jeans; this season's coat and jackets are groovy baby-take a look at the red velvet coat-a must have! Easy-care cotton's and velvet's with the dramatic floral embroideries we love! Sizes 4 - 10.

Discover Cakewalk Fall 2007

Cakewalk Fall 2007 is nothing less than fantastic!

Baby girl Fairy Flowers Collection will do nothing less than delight her. The Kimono Wrap Pant Set, adorable and comfy! Baby boy Taxi Driver Collection will take him out on the road. The #7 Striped Pant Set, 100% cotton and he's off to the races.

Mini Girl, it's Cakewalk Miss Discovery at it's best. Pink, grey's and turquoises blend together to create a must have collection. Let her twirl in delight in the Cakewalk Mini Miss Discovery All Over Floral Dress.

Blossom into Fall with Baby Nay

Baby Nay's first collection of the Fall 2007 season is Morning Glories. Known for their super soft knits and fun styles. The Baby Nay Morning Glory design features florals in greens (its refreshing to have a break from pink, pink, pink), corals and browns. She'll love to twirl in the Baby Nay Morning Glory Knit Dress or frolick and play in the Baby Nay Morning Glory Tunic and Chocolate Brown leggings.

Boy Cool for Fall

Charlie Rocket Fall is yup, rockin cool! Whether it's the Charlie Rocket Band Tee for the drummer in him or the Charlie Rocket Motorcycle Side Stitch Tee for the rough and tumble. He's outgrown the puppy dogs and cutsy tee's, and they are tee's that you'll love too! One mention are Charlie Rocket pants. These things are practically indestructible and they are stylish too! Whether it's their must have cords or not so basic khaki's I promise once you try them you'll be hooked!

Oilily Fall 2007 is here!

The Oilily girls Fall 1 and 2 collections have arrived. She'll just adore this collection, whether it's the Oilily Kopo Deer Tee, Oilily Dando Jean for the little girl or the Oilily Spritzy Velvet Floral Jumper, or the Oilily Tashi Twirly Skirt. This collection boasts warm Fall colors with flair and fun she'll love all season long.

back to school

ok, we're already starting to see some of the stuff for back to school for fall 2007.

according to Sally Lee (Parents Editor), what's hot this year will be:

"We're seeing a lot of preppy and plaid this season — dresses, pants and skirts in corduroy, dark denim, argyle vests and kilts. T-shirts with attitude are also popular. Boys are adopting the "extreme sports" skater or snowboarder look, with baggy pants and jeans and skater shoes. Girls are wearing a tomboy look with a girly edge — cargo pants with a pink bow belt. Boys and girls are wearing lots of fall colors, like burgundy, burnt orange and brown, and stripes are really big. "

With this in mind, here's some neat stuff from one of our favorites for boys, Charlie Rocket or this tough layered, guitar boys shirt from City Threads

for your girls clothes, you can try Pampolina, this girls skirt feels like back to school to me.

Jottum is up!

Yes, our first experience with this fabulous and deep Dutch line, you can see Jottum here.

for me, this Jottum Tanja Skirt and Set is unique in children clothes.

Here's some background on the Dutch brand:

Jottum! is a cry of excitement.

And also the imaginative brand of clothing made in Edam. It owes its fame to Dutch quality and boundless originality.And the name? Well, that's a strange story.Since the 14th century, jots have been appearing in the small Dutch city Edam. Eye-witnesses describe cheeky little chaps with long arms and legs. They always wear yellow caps. Jots simply love cheese, from sweet-milk to cheddar (and even grated). For centuries, the population of Edam has been guarding its warehouses. They were forced to: a hungry jot is resourceful. Between 1920 and 1929 they launched a veritable invasion. Cheeses disappeared by their dozens.Edam was in an uproar.

But the tide turned on 21 June 1929. That night, the seamstress Klaar Klosje caught a sleepy jot. Her triumphant cry Jottum! echoed through the town. (Roughly translated it means "I've got him!") Klaar immediately noticed the jot's cute clothes. After some prodding, the jot admitted that they made their own clothes. And had been doing sofor centuries. In subdued as well as eye-batting colours. And from fabrics that are perfect for adventurers - jots love rough and tumble. Shortly afterwards, the jots entered into a unique agreement with the Edammers. In exchange for 50 kilos of cheese a week, they would help Klaar Klosje to design children's clothes. To express her gratitude, the seamstress named the clothing line Jottum. This agreement with thejots - which is framed and hangs on our wall - has never been changed. Nor has our conviction that children are entitled to the best. This applies to cheese, but equally to clothes.Jottum. Dutch honesty.

heidi klum & family (correction)

i stand corrected, the little boys shirt is City Threads Big Guitar Tee

heidi klum & family

we're not prone to be starstruck but we're always pleased when we find a celeb who has some taste in kids clothes... this comes to us from our friends at Celebrity Baby Blog, Heidi Klum and her kids out for a stroll.

note the stylish Charlie Rocket outfit on her boy, figures, the charlie rocket big guitar tee is sold out already.








also, her daughter in this oilily dress

Oilily Info Source

For those of you who need to know everything about you kids clothes, check out this site on Oilily. lots of good information about the brand as well as store locations, current news and you can even link to maps of the retail stores.

amazing what you can find on the web, super detail about anything and everything you can imagine