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Clean Living: New York International Gift Fair - Wearables Part II
T-SHIRTS AND GIFT SETS: (continued) KEE-KA Homebase: Brooklyn, NY DESIGNERS: Amy Schrader and Yaron Litwin Sizes: 3-piece set NB to 3 months, caps NB to 12 months, socks 3 to 12 months; Wholesale prices: $12.50-$32.50 Kee-Ka designers offer certified organic basic sets for the first year of life. The socks, caps and three-piece outfits are available in a variety of colors and are printed with the company's whimsical graphics. The sets are shipped in a boldly printed organic box.
Tel: 718-302-9665 E-mail: Sales@kee-ka.com
BLOOMERS BABY Homebase: Laguna Niguel, California DESIGNER: Michelle Caruso Sizes: NB to 6 months; Wholesale prices: $34 The people who cooked up America's favorite baby gift, the diaper cake, now offer The Birth Day Box. In each lovely chocolate colored gift box is a three-piece set that includes a chenille-trimmed hat, a long-sleeve lap tee with coordinating plush trim and a plush diaper cover. Printed on the back of each tee are tiny footprints. (The set is available in white, pink and blue.)
tel: 949.951.2063 email: info@bloomersbaby.com
TREE BY KERRI LEE Homebase: Long Eddy, NY DESIGNER: Kerri Lee Sizes: 6 to 12 months; Wholesale price: $11 Lee, a purveyor of vintage inspired kids' home accessories, now offers these adorable all cotton tees. Each piece is embroidered with a sweet animal motif and sports an appliqué with words such as "baby love" and "night owl."
Tel: 845-887-6165 E-mail: Info@treebykerrilee.com
BIBI & MIMI Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNER: Jennifer Joyce Sizes: NB to 18 months; Wholesale prices: $8.50 and $10.50 for organics By popular request, Bibi & Mimi now offers adorable cotton one-pieces to coordinate with their soft baby slippers and funky slippersocks. The tees are printed with slogans such as "Milk Junkie" and "Chicks Dig Me." Each piece is packaged in a brightly colored box/tote so no gift-wrapping is necessary.
Tel: 212-665-1652 / 212-842-9034 E-mail: info@bibiandmimi.com
TWINKLE KIDS Homebase: Hoboken, NJ DESIGNER: Liz Werner Sizes: 3 months to 2T; Wholesale prices: $12-$32 What came first? The chicken or the egg? Werner offers a taste of both with her chocolate colored appliquéd tees.
Tel: 201-683-3456 E-mail: Shoutout@twinkle-kids.com
ACCESSORIES BELTS MYSELF BELTS Homebase: St. Louis, MO DESIGNERS: Danielle Eason, Talia Goldfarb Sizes: 2T to 8 years; Wholesale prices: Approximately $7-$18 Learning to dress oneself is a challenge. Help a kid along with Myself Belts, an easy-to-maneuver accessory that closes with a simple Velcro tab. The item is available in leather, grosgrain ribbon and embroidered ribbon styles.
Tel: 314-863-2358 E-mail: Sales@myselfbelts.com
HATS NANA KNITS Homebase: Ontario, Canada DESIGNER: The Nana Knits design team Sizes: Infant through adult; Wholesale prices: $6-$17.50 Hand knit hats that resemble flowers, or vegetables or insects have become a classic kid's accessory. Nana Knits caps for girls and boys are available in a wide palette of colors and fun embellishments like tiny ears and tails, fluffy "fur" and antennae.
Tel: 519-652-8406 E-mail: Betty@nanaknits.com
LEGWEAR DOLLY AND DIMPLES Homebase: Cincinnati, OH DESIGNER: Dolly and Dimples design team Sizes: NB to 12 months; Wholesale prices: $3-$10 They'll call her "twinkle toes" with these sparkly knit slipper socks in three sorbet colors. As far as gift giving, they're perfect and you won't find a prettier box.
Tel: 513-533-4333 E-mail: Info@dollyanddimples.com
SHOES LITTLE E.D.A. Homebase: Seattle, WA DESIGNER: Eda Topur Sizes: NB to 12 months; Wholesale price: $10.50 There's more to love at retailers' favorite specialty footwear collection with these chenille covered and lined booties in several sunny colors.
Tel: 206-860-3100 E-mail: Info@littleeda.com
SEE KAI RUN Homebase: Woodinville, WA DESIGNERS: Cause Haun and Gang Chen Sizes: NB to 3 years; Wholesale prices: $16-$20 Here's a small reason for celebration. The designers launched Smaller, a collection for newborns to 18 months with the same ultra soft comfort and hip styling one finds in their larger sizes. Hey, it's the little things that count.
Shown: The fur-lined girls' Bunny, and Gavin for boys. Both have adjustable Velcro closures, breathable leather lining and soft suede soles with non-slip rubber pads. Tel: 888 524-7463 / 888.KAI.SHOE E-mail: Info@seekairun.com
Originally published October 10, 2008
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