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.
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.
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
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
Amazingly enough, Fall is right around the corner in the world of childrens clothes, so we've already begun to think about back to school. we're excited about some new european clothing brands for fall 2007 like; Jottum, a timeless and unique Dutch brand, Chipie, a fun French brand that's been around since 1967, Lili Gaufrette, also French but more classical kid clothes and last but not least, Pampolina, also a major brand outside the US.
hard to believe that Fall 2007 will be showing up in the warehouse any day. keep your eye out for Fall Pre-orders as they'll be up before you know it.
I wanted to pass along some information and was hoping that you may be interested in offering a helping hand. There is nothing more heartbreaking that a sick child. There is a non-profit organization called Orange County Foundation for Oncology Children and Families that is a volunteer-run organization providing year-round recreational and social activities designed to foster supportive relationships for pediatric cancer patients and their families. These children with cancer are fighting the battle of their lives, and organizations like this can offer hope and give them a chance to be a kid during a incredibly difficult time in their lives.
There are so many ways you can help, through volunteering and donations. This organization is under jeopardy, because they are non-profit they depend on donations and volunteers. Please take a minute too look at the website and see if you can help http://www.ocf-ocf.org/fund.html.
It's the same old story...after kids and those pants just don't fit the same. It's simple not easy. It is possible to get back to pre-baby, but then age slowly trickles in and that 1 cookie becomes equivalent to 4 cookies. And that 2 miles now needs to be 4 miles to have the same affect. The muffin top is just not a happy feeling. Total bummer I know.
There's hope..The Abs Diet for Women: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Your Body for Life. It starts by providing dietary suggestions. recipes and nutritious shopping lists. An exercise plan that can work into your day, while your little one is napping or at school. There are loads of tips on how to manage that moment of weakness. Personally I love the tip about skipping Letterman because that extra hour of sleep will help burn fat! Now this book must be good!
Check it out The Abs Diet for Women: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Your Body for Life
What would Spring be with a fabulous dress or two! Biscotti's dresses are always lovely. This season they have outdone themselves with too many too choose from! The Porcelain Rose Group is feminine and soft with it's ivory streamer dress scattered with a floral design, flowers along the empire waist line. For the big girl their Tiffany's Garden Collection is gorgeous so you'll love it and stylish so she'll love it. Baby girl is never left out..the Cheri Collection All In One Dress featuring a 1 piece with a dress no belly showing here. The Cheri Dress is a must have, light pink voile sundress with petal scalloped hemline, ruffles and mini rosebuds along the chest. We could go on and on about Biscotti's Springtime dresses, you'll just have to browse them all but beware it may require purchasing more than one!
Let your little girl show how proud she is of her age with A Wish Rhinestone Number Shirts! Light pink cotton long sleeved and short sleeved sparkling rhinestone numbers 1 through 7. The best part is they can be worn past her birthday, she can show she's a shimmering 3 year old all year long with her Number Rhinestone shirt from A Wish!
The Easter Bunny will soon be arriving with basket full of jelly beans and treats. Biscotti's Spring Silk French Vanilla Dress is the perfect Easter Dress for your little bunny. Trish Scully's Spring/Summer Collection features vibrant peonies, lavender florals, a whimsical jungle monkey design and a classic starlight starbright look. There's an Easter Dress for every little girl with Trish Scully!
Heading off for the Summertime family vacation? Oilily's Summer Collection features the perfect rolling bag for your little traveler. Their V-Mermaid Rolling Bag will delight her and she may even help you pack! Take along Lily and her friends this Summer with Oilily!
