Mother of two. Luca Leonard decided to start her brand Deluna in February of 2010 after having had a career in film and television in creating and designing. Having travelled a lot through work, backpacking and holidays, her inspiration comes from the romance of travel and taking different fashion ideas and details from around the world which she has put together and then given her own unique, modern twist to. Her father also travelled extensively and used to bring home lots of weird and wonderful things from his trips, giving everything a slightly nostalgic feel and hint to the past, this helped shape and form the brand and what it stands for today.
This site is so much fun just to look through – not to mention exciting. We were also very interested to learn that everything is made in London by hand, by a small team of seamstresses. Someone say Quality?
These photos are some of our favourite looks for Fall but they don’t begin to cover the amazing pieces Luca created. There is something special for everyone on this site.
British childrenswear label, Bonnie Baby, this month launches a new stunning capsule collection of silk dresses just in time for the party season. The collection is from Bonnie Baby’s ultra-luxe new label, Bonnie Baby Gold, which will feature limited edition heirloom pieces for special occasions. The dresses are all 100% silk and will be available for girls up to age 5 – Bonnie Baby’s first foray into clothes for older children. Working equally as well as Christening or bridesmaid dress, they are beautifully made, to be treasured and handed down through the generations.
There are two styles of dress: Maisie – a 1930’s style silk short sleeved drop waisted dress with a pleated skirt, and Maria – a sleeveless prom style dress with big floppy bow and tulle skirt. Bonnie Baby Gold will also feature a collection of “Sparkle Knits” – a fabulous chunky cream knitted cardigan, hat and scarf shot through with a sparkle of silver Lurex – to accessorise perfectly with the dresses. All guaranteed to keep little girls warm and snug on their way to the party.
Bonnie Baby is a luxury British baby and childrenswear label synonymous with imaginative design and beautiful quality. The designs are modern and stylish with witty touches and great attention to detail. The label was founded in 2005 by designer Tracey Samuel, formerly head of knitwear for Sonia Rykiel in Paris. After the birth of her first child, Alice Bee, Tracey decided to transfer her design skills from adults to babies, and from a tiny office in Brighton, Bonnie Baby was born.
The label has many mini celebrity fans, in particular Sarah Jessica Parker’s twins as seen here.
The dresses will be available at www.bonniebaby.co.uk
Its all the fever right now. Ponchos and Capes that is. In the grown up world you will see them popping up everywhere. It has begun filtering down to the mini market with Chloe doing a beautiful one in navy. We have also found some adorable ones from US brand Pebbles
Chloe Kids cape
Cute ponchos from Pebbles
Some more cute options from Pebbles
The Golden Globes provided us with some Beee-utiful dresses last night. The red carpet arrivals was the most fun to watch (we won’t mention Ricky Gervais’ hosting skills as many people are quite divided, and well, he was a little nasty) ANYWAY – we decided to draw inspiration from the lovely bright frocks worn on some of our favourite movie stars and we found some “mini” versions just for your pretty little hipster-ettes.
If you liked Heidi Klum’s “nod to the 70’s” dress, we found these gorgeous Lilly Pulitzer designs
Sophia Vergara and Julianne Moore’s bright pinks made a bold statement, just like this Mini Marc Jacobs in fuschia
Amy Adam’s navy blue made a simple and bold statement and so does this navy and white Dior. The Little Marc Jacobs elephant and giraffe silk dress is a little more playful.
Angelina Jolie was one of a few actresses who opted for green and it looked stunning with her dark hair. This Juicy Couture feather dress is just as pretty.
This Ralph Lauren orange dress is equally as bright and playful as Kyra Sedgwick’s dress.
Now we actually think that Michelle Williams’ dress is ill fitting and the shape is not at all flattering to her body. But we found a dress by kid’s label Hartstrings that we think is super cute, much closer to her normal style of dressing and still reflects the light floral dress she wore.
We found these gorgeous dresses @ alexandalexa.com || saks.com || neimanmarcus.com
European Culture, the name says it all. The pieces in this range are soft and flowy and have a real European touch about them. They are just beautiful. The rich velvet navy jacket is a stand out piece, as is the soft cotton black pants paired with the light pink blazer. Its all for girls.
This ever growing children’s shoe brand seems to have quite the celebrity following. Jennifer Garner, Nicole Richie, Jessica Alba, Julia Roberts, Halle Berry are only some of the celebs who put these shoes on their children. And why?
The focus of this company is to ensure the shoes are made just right for growing feet. From the fit to the materials, See Kai Run shoes are designed to assist in the healthy development of babies’ and children’s feet with their ultra-flexible soles, soft leather and wide toe box.
Here are some of our top picks for Fall:
Eric: These will look good with jeans
Logan: great with denim jeans and a nice navy puffa jacket
Shari: This is a pretty butter yellow which will look beautiful with a navy skirt
Jordan: These will work well with a prety red dress1
Oh, and PS: Their footwear meets the American Podiatric Medical Association’s rigorous standards for foot health and functionality and has been awarded the APMA’s prestigious Seal of Acceptance. Always important.
What ARE you going to dress your gorgeous girls in on your important holiday day this year? Whether it be Christmas or Chanukah or any of the religous events that occur this time of year. This is that all important day when the camera comes out and the family snaps are taken more times in that day than the entire year. You want your family to look their best; their prettiest / coolest / grooviest and we have found some pretty frocks for you to noodle on and get some inspiration for the BIG day:
Structured Dresses from Chloe, Burberry and Paul Smith
Plain block colours with a bit of fun in the fabric
Party Hardy: A little bit more 'out there' dresses from Sally Miller, John Galliano and Florence Elseman
Soft flowy dresses from Little Marc Jacobs, Antik Batik and Muchacha
Stockists: alexandalexa.com / saks.com
Swedish Hasbeens shoes are hand-made using the same craftsmanship as in the the 70s which is kind to people and nature. They only use natural materials which means you could pretty much bury your shoes in your garden.
Like all hand-made stuff using natural materials every pair will be unique which is a sign of quality. So don’t worry if the wood varies in color and if there are twigs in it. Natural grain leather may also have marks and may vary in color and thickness.The untreated natural colored leather will darken with time. The colored leather, like black, might rub off on other light stuff. The color on the painted wooden sole and the rubber sole will wear off in a natural way with time. Hand-made stuff with natural materials just makes you more unique… which is really great…if you like being unique that is…
And the genius behind Swedish Hasbeens? Her name was Anita and she was the hottest mum in all of Southern Sweden in the 1970’s. While smoking Camel she screamed at her kids until her curlers fell out and she just looked fabulous in her white high-heeled clogs. One summer day in 2006 the creators of the brand found the shoes she wore (300 pairs of red, white and black beautiful clogs from the 70’s) in the basement of an old clog factory in the neighboring village and brought them to Stockholm, and thus Swedish Hasbeens was born.
The children’s range is very select and we would love to see much more, especially the boots, but we think your girls will have fun in these:
Peep Toe Child
Baskemolla Child
Braided low Child
Metalicus has long been a favourite for grown ups, as each of the pieces are so easily layered with another, or easily worn with jeans or dresses. The collection of separates is distinctive due to the use of two way stretch “one size” fabrications with constantly changing on-trend styling and seasonal colour palettes. The Mini Metalicus range for girls is not much different, just smaller.
Stables in this line include long sleeve tops & short sleeve tees, groovy striped leggings, cross over ballet tops and little a-line skirts. The colours change each season and you can also buy some more stylized tops with an embellishment or bow, but essentially, you can add an item you have in your wardrobe from last season and simply match it with a new piece. Because the sizes are offered in doubles (2-4 and 4-6 etc) you are also guaranteed to get a few seasons out of your piece (so they have a chance of getting worn out instead of your minihipster growing out of them).
Ballet flats are not only comfortable for your minihipster-ette, but you can throw them on with absolutely anything – and we mean anything! Jeans, shorts, dresses, skirts, pants. The only decision you need to make is, which colour!
Suri Cruise has many a pair, looking over old photos of this little stylish lady we have found many colours in her collection. She even has several pairs in the same colour, like these purple ones below.
Madonna’s daughter, Mercy is another fan of the ballet flat, she has several pairs in black! We have searched the globe and picked out some super stylish ballet flats just for you.
You can click onto the pictures to get to the site to find your shoe. Enjoy!
Aussie label BLOCH (Suri has these in purple)
Miss Sixty @ ASOS
These Miss Sixty flats above would have to be our absolute stand out favourite!!
Little Marc Jacobs @ Alexandalexa.com
Ralph Lauren @ Alexandalexa.com
Frilly Lily Dotty @ ASOS
Miss Sixty tartan @ ASOS
BLOCH
