Ryan in the Target catalog

For all the controversy surrounding some child models, it gives us great pleasure to dote on the latest pint-size star. His name is Ryan, and he has Down syndrome.

The adorable 6-year-old’s latest modeling gig is for Target, and he also appeared in a Nordstrom catalog this past summer. Daddyblogger Noah’s Dad posted both of the photos and shared these thoughts:

“If you were browsing through this week’s Target ad you may have passed right over the adorable little boy in the bright orange shirt smiling at you on page 9!  And if so, I’m glad!

The reason I’m glad?  Well, that stylish young man in the orange shirt is Ryan. Ryan just so happened to have been born with Down syndrome and I’m glad that Target included a model with down syndrome in their typical ad!

This wasn’t a “Special Clothing For Special People” catalog.  There wasn’t a call out somewhere on the page proudly proclaiming that “Target’s proud to feature a model with Down syndrome in this week’s ad!”  And they didn’t even ask him to model a shirt with the phrase, “we aren’t all angels”printed on the front.

In other words, they didn’t make a big deal out of it.  I like that.”

Noah’s mum also commented:

“We are very pleased that Nordstrom placed Ryan in their catalog. The whole process of modeling is an extreme confidence booster for him. He received so much warmth and caring from the Nordstrom crew that he thought they were there just for him! We are honored that Ryan is making the Down Syndrome community proud. He is a beautiful boy inside and out. He makes us better parents, and a better family.”

Source: Noah’s dad and MSNBC

Time is ticking on, closer and closer to Christmas and family time and gift giving and receiving. If you are anything like us, the MiniHipster team, you may not have quite got around to shopping yet, but we have been perusing the sites for some lovely ideas!

We came across this great site Peddlers - which has a million different and unusual and unique things to choose from for adults and kids. We have pulled out some classic gifts and some presents which will get squeals of laughter from your Hipsters.

Snakes and Ladders: A classic game that is fin to play whether you are 3 or 80. Its one of the true, classic family games.

Sound Machine: It whistles, applauses and breaks. What a way to scare mum as she is preparing the Christmas meal

Tiddledy Winks: Remember playing this when we were all little? Its a classic game!

77kids by american eagle’s Junior Journal is a style diary, highlighting key seasonal pieces from all 3 of their kid-cool clothing ranges (covering the newborns up to 14’s!)

This Week’s their look is Rockin’ Rose Clothes! These rose-patterned pieces are pretty (but not prissy!), and are perfect for little ladies that are filled with spunk. Pair them with neutrals for a more ladylike look or add additional patterns and accessories for a rosy rock n’ roll outfit!

FYI: Some celebrity kids who are fans of 77kids by american eagle include Mason Disick, Harlow Richie Madden, Honor Marie Warren and Ella Wahlberg.

We are in LOVE! It’s Burberry envy…… that’s the term Burberry should be using for their latest Kid’s Spring 2011 campaign.

It’s Wimbeldon finals week and what better time than now to take a look at some tennis inspired attire.

Ralph Lauren have released a Kids Wimbeldon range which you can find at Alexandalexa.com

But if you want to capture the ‘tennis cool’ look with a bit less purple and dark green and a little more subtlety we have found some pieces just for you.

Romeo Beckham is a fan of the red Fred Perry shirt

Adidas | Nike | Lacoste all have fun tennis dresses in great Summer colours. Pair these with some white runners and a cute scarf

Surfs Up Kids!

Sun is out and giving us the right amount of Vitamin D so lets get some Californian Surfing Looks to get us in the mood……

Harajuku Lovers |                 T2LOVE tee |            Billabong Tank

Billabong Shorts |                     Joes Jeans |                   It Jeans

Quicksilver Shirt |                Volcom Shirt |               Quicksilver Shirt

Billabong |                     Appaman |               Billabong

Home page image by Scrappin Doodles

Its everywhere, our favourite colour that makes us all smile – YELLOW!

Whether it be butter, bright, soft or mellow, you really need an item in your wardrobe this Summer that comes from the family of yellow

Girls dresses by: Alice and Olivia | Burberry | Alice San Diego

Boys yellow: Ralph Lauren Sweater | Fred Perry shirt | Heartstrings Tee

Girls and Boys shoes: Andrea Morelli | Diesel | Havaiana flip flops

Remember those days? You know the ones, when you thought you could fly higher than a plane or run faster than a train. When you thought you could be just like Wonder woman or Superman when you grew up? Well those cartoon super heros never lost their cool, forget Ben 10, these tees are The Business!

Superfriends (remember that cartoon show?) from thatsmyshirt.com

Big Brother superhero tee @bestdressedkids.com

and for those who want to be their own super hero……….

redbubble.com

We caught up with Kristen Taylor, creator of Juvie, the online boutique for girls and boys clothing, for her take on Spring 2011 trends.

Kristen:

Girls love the bright prints, looser silhouettes and color blocking. Boys are seeing lots of color and music-influenced graphics.
As children’s trends follow ever-more-closely on the heels of adult fashion, you will see many of the same looks and ideas from the spring 2011 women’s and men’s collections translated for the little ones this same season.

This spring, those trends include color blocking, lots of prints, and longer, looser silhouettes for girls. Girls will be drawn to the fun mix of bright prints from Desigual, a knitwear designer from Spain that does funky cool separates. Ismodern’s designs for spring are similarly rich in tone, but with a more refined feminine look in crisp, color-blocked solids.

Dresses with layers of ruffles that become a bustle have become a must-have from London line No Added Sugar.
Girls looking for the popular beach casual look go for LA Made, a Los Angeles line known for high quality jersey looks. The go-to item this spring is a soft denim tank maxi dress, with a three-tiered skirt.

What can’t Juvie keep in stock this season? For casual wear, buttery soft burnout fleece, tie-dyed for extra
bohemian vibe, is a sensation. Vintage Havana has found the perfect combination of style, crazy comfort,
and price with their butter soft fleece hoodies. Skinny is still the word for girls pants, shorts and capris. It Jeans continues to deliver modern looks, with standouts including a skinny khaki cargo pant, and soft, lightweight denim bike shorts for girls.

Boys will find lots of deep blues, reds and greens in Appaman’s Brooklyn-cool spring line. The trend is
also away from neutrals and toward color for boys t-shirts from Chaser, which feature modern art graphics
and favorite vintage album cover art.

Fashion at the Grammys are always a little more daring and crazy, but that’s not to say the red carpet looks won’t spill over to every day trends.

If you feel like ’stealing their style’, we took some of our favourite red carpet looks and found some mini dresses just as amazing

Nicole Kidman was in Jean Paul Gaultier and we think this Dior is super cute

The bright colours on Julianne Hough's dress is perfect for minihipster-ettes, just like this D&G

Jennifer Hudson's navy & sliver is hot. We found this Florence Eiseman which gives a little nod to the 50s

Kellie Osborne is looking super pretty at the moment just like this Ralph Lauren dress

Eva Longoria black and white. Kitty Kat white and black