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Children's Club Spring 2008: Glamour Girls and Swanky Dudes Surface in Established Collections - Part IV
BOYS DOGWOOD CLOTHING Homebase: Salt Lake City, Utah DESIGNER: Steve Springer Sizes: 12 months to 10 years; Wholesale prices: $8-$24.50 Theme: "…. a modern young men's look with classic styling." Everything from the washed down color palette, the trendy guitar and surfer graphics and funky plaids make this a must-have collection for any better boys' department - and at such great prices!
Favorites: That funky tie-dyed swirl is eye-popping. Tel: 877-703-9221 E-mail: steve@dogwoodusa.com
KNUCKLEHEADS Homebase: Vancouver, WA DESIGNER: Melissa Nash Sizes: NB to 8 years; Wholesale prices: $12-$29 Theme: Calling all grease monkeys, bowlers and rock-a-Billy fans Nash was obviously weaned on episodes of "Happy Days." The Fonz's slick greaser gear and his cohorts' bowling shirts and cuffed denims are all over this popular collection.
Favorites: For a baby or toddler, this hit-the-pumps one-piece is the gift du jour. Tel: 360-397-3073 E-mail: sales@knuckleheadsclothing.com
MONSTER REPUBLIC Homebase: Los Angeles, CA DESIGNER: Albert Lee Sizes: 6 months to 10 years; Wholesale prices: $18-$24 Theme: King Kong invades SoHo Lee is a highly skilled designer who straddles the line between commercial goods and art.
Favorites: Lee uses a textured screen that mimics aged paper for the background of the tee, then appliqués a wonderful dragon on the front. See those Chinese characters on the shirt's back? They're printed on the wrong side of the cloth so they appear to fade away. This is a boutique collection that doesn't take itself too seriously. Well done, Lee! Tel: 213-489-3050 E-mail: Albert@monsterrepublic.biz
NEIGE Homebase: Irvine, CA DESIGNER: Adrienne Catrina Sizes: 18 months to 12 years; Wholesale prices: Neige: $10-$68, Neige Signature: $14-$62 Theme: "Comfort….freshness." Catrina's boys' line possesses similar airy fabrics, comfortable shapes and the nostalgic mood, that make her girls' collection so popular.
Favorites: Catrina fashions the boys' line in a palette of beige, ivory, charcoal, light blue and white. Like the jacket and shorts, the pieces look crisp and elegant and are easy to move in. Tel: 714-558-7751 E-mail: sales@neigeclothing.com
ROOSTER Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNER: Rhonda Wolk Sizes: 2 to 16 years; Wholesale prices: $20-$32 Theme: A boys' collection to crow about Wolk turns her modernist eye for rich, neutral colors and texture - instead of pattern - on her new boys' line. The items have the same made-to-move-in shapes and elegant, understated appeal.
Favorites: From the delicate silver cast of the washed seersucker to the intricate pleated and embroidered front and wooden buttons - this is no dime-a-dozen "Guyabara." Tel: 212-925-1214 E-mail: Rhonda@roosternyc.com
WONDERBOY Homebase: Philadelphia, PA DESIGNER: Christine Johnson Sizes: 6 months to 6/7; Wholesale prices: $13-$29 Theme: The coolest boys' shirts - and now pants - on the market. Johnson is now designing her own small-scale patterns and printing them on European goods for her wear-everywhere shirt line.
Favorites: Elegant isn't a word I'd use to describe Western wear, but this shirt's minimalist details and sophisticated motif is elegant indeed. The back packs a punch of fun. Tel: 215 462-1177 E-mail: info@wonderboyclothing.com
WILD MANGO Homebase: Van Nuys, CA DESIGNER: Sandra Chanin Sizes: 2T to 10 years; Wholesale prices: $15-$23 Theme: "Funky, casual, edgy and so cool." I'd add sporty, frayed and trend-conscience to the adjectives above.
Favorites: Details such as the snaps along the front and the two-tone sleeves, that cool motif on the tee and the orange stitching along its hem, make this one very hip look for any boy. Tel: 818-994-4442 E-mail: info@wildmangoclothing.com
Originally published November 14, 2007
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