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Fall/Winter 2011 At Children's Club: Cold Outside; Heating Up Indoors Did you feel the charge in the air at Children's Club (January 23-25, 2011)? I did. The mood was upbeat with new and established manufacturers exhibiting well-edited collections. While looks were all over the style map, in girls' collections jewel tones and ruffles ruled; while deep hues and narrower shapes lent an elegant edge to boys' rugged separates.
Homebase: Brooklyn, NY DESIGNER: Malkie Milstein Sizes: NB to 5 years; Approximate wholesale prices: $4-$15 Looking for well-made hair accessories with larger than life floral embellishments? You've found it.  Outstanding Pieces: Parents think their babies are hard to resist. Wait until the little one dons this flower-bedecked charmer. There'll be no end to the kvelling.
Tel: 646-660-1098 E-mail: Mandmheadwear@aol.com
Homebase: Deerfield, IL DESIGNERS: Marcy Cohen and Lori Rockoff Sizes: Infant, toddlers; Wholesale prices: $5.50-$8 Regardless of their style, there's something for every hair accessory buyer in the designers' glitz, glamour and class collection.  Outstanding Pieces: The felt Longevity headband offers a new and elegant way to wear flowers.
Tel: 847-317-9770 E-mail: Sales@peasoupaccessories.com
Homebase: Boca Raton, Florida DESIGNER: Lisa Franklin Sizes: Infant through 14 years; Wholesale prices: $5-$10 Franklin specializes in ruffled diaper and Tushi Covers, headbands and crocheted hats in stretchy cotton with plenty of sparkle. 
Outstanding Pieces: Headbands with the appropriately glitzy, feel good motifs.
Tel: 561-239-0646 E-mail: Lisa@prettypleasedesigns.com
SPARKLE BY DESIGN Homebase: Brooklyn, NY DESIGNER: Batsheva Markowitz Sizes: infant to 12 years; Wholesale prices: $16 to $26 for a set Flash, sparkle, tie-dye: If it's got glitz, you'll find it in Markowitz's all-cotton sets and tees.  Outstanding Pieces: The heat-set beads on the tees have a pleasing tactile quality and against the black grounds, the designs look clean and modern.
Tel: 718-233-1164 E-mail: Sparklebydesign@gmail.com
DANZO DIAPER BAGS Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNERS: Gary Apple and Alyssa Apple Wholesale prices: $75-$140 "Don't let baby leave home without it." New parents are pulled in a million directions and feel like they're schlepping a million things. Newcomer Danzo Bags offers a helping hand with a tote that not only looks great, but has an innovative pocket system that makes leaving the house with baby a whole lot easier. 
Outstanding Pieces: The Retro Bag has leather trim and handles; a detachable, adjustable shoulder strap; hidden outside pockets; and a changing pad. It zips open to lie flat, and it's lined with a colorful stripe, so you won't feel like you're dropping your items into an abyss. What makes it special though, are the series of clear, easy-to-see-through pockets that come with 25 Velcro labels, so what you're lugging is recognizable in a glance.
Tel: 917-287-8292 E-mail: info@danzobaby.com
MYSELF BELTS Homebase: St. Louis, MO DESIGNERS: Danielle Eason and Talia Goldfarb Girls and boys sizes: 2 to 10 years; Wholesale prices: $7.45-$8.75, $10 with personalization Danielle Eason and Talia Goldfarb, creators of Myself Belts, empower children to dress themselves without the hassle of a belt buckle. A child simply slides the grosgrain band, imprinted with a choice of motifs, through her belt loops, press the Velcro tabs and she's done. 
Outstanding Pieces: The new Butterfly and Tool Belt and so many more.
Tel: 314-863-2358 E-mail: Sales@myselfbelts.com
FERNELLA'S JOOLS Homebase: Port Washington, NY DESIGNER: Shelley Goodman Wholesale prices: $12-$20 Buyers can carve out a little niche in the springtime inventory with cool, well-priced camp décor.  Outstanding Piece: The Camp Rocks pillow brings a little bling to the rustic camp bunk.
Tel: 917-749-5906 E-mail: shelleyfernella@gmail.com
Seen at the January 2011 Children's Club; Originally published February 19, 2011
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