ALBER ELBAZ has unveiled his debut childrens wear collection for Lanvin

Inspired by Lanvin eponymous founder Jeanne Lanvin’s close relationship with her daughter Marguerite, the 25-piece collection features a beautiful line of separates, dresses and a few select accessories. Washed organza and pleated tulle form pretty dresses, adorned with delicate crystals and satin ribbon. Other highlights include a silk taffeta trench coat with beaded sleeves, frou frou tiered skirts, and T-shirts featuring a heart, created using technicolour pompoms.

Shoes come in the form of patent, satin-finished ballerina pumps with a tulle front ruffle. Young Lanvin fans are able to complete their look with necklaces, made using beads, tulle, rhinestones and metal. Elbaz has also created four ragdolls, dressed in the collection, for the ultimate childrenswear accessory.

The range is aimed at girls aged from 4 to 10 and will be available from November.

Source: Vogue.co.uk

Paper Wings clothes are so pretty and look so delicate and girly but they are made with the type of fabric that will withstand tree climbing or mud cake baking or cubby house building – very important in the land of children’s play

The first of Stella McCartney Kids Spring 2011 is being released and we she doesn’t disappoint. There are certainly plenty of pieces in this range that will give your child a unique style. There seems to be more to choose from in the girls range but they have kept some key favourites from last season’s boys range like the bright blue jeans. Watch out for the girls flower print waterproof hoody, this is going to be on your daughter’s must have list. Interestingly it didn’t make it onto Stella’s pick list.

GIRLS

BOYS

AND SHE HASN’T FORGOTTEN THE BABIES

Questkids has just released their Fall’10 collection which looks fantastic! We took a moment with Binh Nguyen, company owner and designer, to find out a little more about their “Back to Cool”.

“For the inspiration for my fall Back to Cool collection I wanted to do something that was clean and more simple for the fall. My inspiration was the color purple and greys and and black all the sweatshirts were clean and simple yet very detailed.

Our button ups could be dressed up or dressed down all of our crew neck sweatshirts and t-shirts all had simple 1 to 2 color prints this season.

I wanted to design could quality pieces that could be paired up with any graphic tee.  I am extremely happy with our denim and accessories this year coming out with our own line of back packs and beanies for kids!

To celebrate the new collection Questkids put on a fashion show & launch party, complete with limousine and red carpet for the mini stars of the occasion.

Held across from Seattle Art Museum and steps away from Pike Place Market, Questkids Clothing’s 2010 Fall ‘Back to Cool’ collection launch on Saturday October 2nd, 2010 at the Deli boutique packed the house and was filled with energy and fun for both children and adults alike! The event culminates a string of successes for Questkids in 2010, including a fashion show during Bellevue Fashion Week, winning the Microsoft and Seattle Chamber of Commerce video contest for local businesses, placement in local stores Zebraclub, Deli, Eqypt and an online store launch.

Questkids models ages two through nine strutted the red carpet and runway after an exciting exit out of a white stretch limousine into the limelight, awaiting paparazzi, and eager crowd on the sidewalk of First Ave and Union Street. The crowd stumbled out of the store and into the sidewalk as models made their grand entrance, break dancing, and acrobatically jumping down the runway into the Deli store.

The atmosphere was electric and alive, full of Questkids supporters and decadent with family friendly fare and music. Attendees feasted on an delicious array of children friendly treats including locally-owned Via Tribunali pizzas and House of Cake’s exquisite sweets. DJ Sean Cee and DJ Pryme kept the crowd dancing all night. Parents lined up to buy the fall line, with proceeds of the night’s sales donated to Seattle Children’s Hospital.

The Questkids line will be available at Deli Boutique located at 1307 First Avenue in Downtown Seattle.

Binh Nguyen, the owner of Questkids clothing, displays his fall line of clothing… while also briefly touching on how his niece’s diagnoses of cancer inspired him to start Questkids. This edit is SO much fun; how cool are those little tackers..?!

More to come on their new collection!

www.questkids.com

Earlier this year Swedish clothing giant H&M put on a street perfomance in Union Square, San Francisco, featuring some of the most amazing little kid dancers you’ll ever see. Of course presenting their new collection, but what an amazing flash mob idea, and and amazing show!

Having just come across this again we thought we’d share it in case you hadn’t yet see it.
Enjoy!

New York designer Grace Sun recently launched her adorable line of cashmere childrenswear under the label O+Kay with their first (Fall ‘10) collection already available. Perhaps normally considered somewhat of a luxury fiber, and most certainly delicate, cashmere wouldn’t necessarily be the first & most obvious choice from which to design a kids collection. However, rules are made to be broken and sometimes, when they are, great things happen. O+Kay is most definitely A-OK!

Priced from $40 to $125, there’s something for any mini style within this collection of high-quality basic knits, with the solid-color pieces letting you keep it casual or enhancing something a little more dressed-up.

Although only currently available in sizes 2T to 5T, demand has allowed them to extend this to size 8 for the the Holiday collection! which we’re told will be very much about red and purple.

Stay tuned for more on the coming O+Kay Holiday collection!

www.opluskay.com

Finally, the classic brand we all love, Fred Perry, is including a kidswear range in their collection! and we’re stoked to have been given an early preview for you to enjoy.

The AW10 range, which is officially available as of today, will consist of nineteen pieces in 6 styles and will reference classic product from the Fred Perry archive. First up are the twin tipped polo shirts in the standard Fred Perry palette including Black with Bright Yellow tipping, Red with White and Navy tipping and Navy with White tipping.

A long sleeve check shirt in turquoise and white paired with one of the 100% cotton v neck jumpers in Prince Blue, Blood or Navy make for a sharper mini-mod look.

Or for the more casual style pair one of the striped polo shirts in Graphite Marl and Fern green with a track jacket in Navy and White or Red and White – perfect for a trip to the park!

We’re loving these knits!
(a personal favorite in the mens collection..)

A classic harrington jacket in black with tartan lining and 100% cotton cardigans in Navy or Graphite Marl complete the collection.

We SO love this!
The range follows the same unique aesthetic as the classic Fred Perry adult range with sizes which will range from 2 – 8 yrs old. Perfect for the AW10 new term!

Available to buy in all authentic Fred Perry shops or online at www.fredperry.com from today on.

The coming Spring/Summer in the southern hemisphere is set to be stylin’ with the new collection from SOSOOKI childrenswear. The latest range from this hip label blends street style with storybook fantasy. It has a dash of retro with a modern twist. Playful designs and contemporary styling come together in this cool collection just for boys and girls age three to seven. So this season SOSOOKI kids can set their own trends, with a range that is refreshingly individual without being too grown up.

The SOSOOKI collection is developed from its offspring label SOOKIbaby, drawing inspiration from this hugely successful infant’s brand. So, as SOOKIbaby’s grow up, they can become SOSOOKI kids. This season, cool nerd styling is mixed with fairytale mushrooms, vibrant colours and street mono prints.  SOSOOKI’s spring summer range makes for a totally unique collection that is bound to be a hit with the little ones.

Nerds are the new black, with a geek theme included in the boys and girls collections. Making the smart kids, into hip kids, are the ‘It’s cool, not to be cool’ slogan tees and nerd glasses printed onto shirts. For boys, there are a great collection of cool tee prints to choose from, including ‘The King’ Lion, ‘Party Animal’ balloon dog, and ‘Hanging with my Gnomies’.
“I get inspired with the good old days’, a retro style print or shape and then incorporate a modern day version of it by adding fresher elements to the design,” said Dijana Dotur Designer, founder and Co-Owner of SOSOOKI.
Smarten up little tearaways with the funky check prints on shorts, shirts and tees. Or be really fancy with the dress shirt and bow tie print and every SOSOOKI boy will want to pull up his braces with the cool shorts with braces.

www.sookibaby.com.au