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Children's Club Spring 2009: Established Collections Keeping It Clean - Part I Established designers at Children's Club (August 3-5, 2008) kept doing their thing and doing it well with pretty collections as soothing as a sea breeze. Boys' styles too, reflected a playful, let's just enjoy life mood.
INFANT AND UP SPORTSWEAR APPAMAN Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNER: Harald Husum Sizes: 6 months to 8 years; Wholesale prices for denim collection: $21-$38 The people who brought edgy T-shirts for children into the market, now offer an equally hip line of denim pieces for girls and boys.
Outstanding offering: The ever-important denim jumper looks chic in a dark wash with brushed copper snaps and a flattering, narrow, A-line shape. Tel: 212-460-5480 E-mail: Info@appaman.com
BABY CZ BY CAROLINA ZAPF Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNER: Carolina Zapf Sizes: 3 months to 12 years; Wholesale price: $18-$70 Like every Zapf collection, Spring 2009 is clean with just enough fashion forward details to keep the styles current.
Outstanding offering: Bell sleeves and a U-neck update this Jackie O-inspired tunic. Pair it with narrow white jeans for understated élan. Tel: 212-580-5190 E-mail: db@babycz.com
BOGNAR & PICCOLINI Homebase: Miami, FL DESIGNER: Andrea Bognar Ljustina Sizes: 3 months to 6 years; Wholesale prices: $24-$39 Ljustina stays true to tradition with classic navy and white special occasion pieces. Her exquisite new collection of christening wear features touches of vintage lace.
Outstanding offering: Pretty details like the tulle backed appliqués along the dress's sash and the short sweater update the traditional style of the ensemble. Tel: 305-256-3764 E-mail: Bognar@bellsouth.net
CUTE-TURE Homebase: Beverly Hills, CA DESIGNER: Tracey Vieira Sizes: NB to 2 years; Average wholesale price: $10.50 Vieira launched a new collection of infant/toddler wear that walks the line between sweet and edgy.
Outstanding offering: At first glance, this organic cotton overall short and cap in light seersucker could be any nautically inspired set. Look closer and you'll see the embroidered motifs are tiny skulls. Tel: 323-737-0388 E-mail: Info@cute-ture.com
ELEPHANTITO Homebase: Key Biscayne, FL DESIGNER: Maria Frallicciardi Sizes: NB to 8 years; Wholesale prices: $18-$40 Retailers turn to Elephantito for traditional dresses, sweaters and even fine leather shoes.
Outstanding offering: Frallicciardi took a crisp shirtwaist and made it hers with a lush botanical print and soft pleats along the collar. Bella Rose Showroom (Brenda Weinberger) Tel: 212-594-7673 E-mail: Bellaroseimports@aol.com
FEATHER BABY Homebase: Baldwinsville, NY DESIGNER: Sude Dellinger Sizes: NB to 12 months (up to 4T in other styles); Wholesale prices for Feather Forever organics: $6-$68 Joe Peta doesn't just talk organic. For the company's latest Feather Forever infant collection, Peta, Dellinger's business partner and husband, sourced Pima cotton grown organically in Peru then found the only textile mill in America that's certified Fair Trade and 100 percent organic by SKAL to manufacture the group.
Outstanding offering: Both the girls' items and the boys' line are knit from undyed tones of cocoa, ivory and dusty gold that create a rich, multi-toned color story. Tel: 646-485-7314 E-mail: Joe@featherbaby.com
JEAN BOURGET Homebase: France DESIGNER: The Jean Bourget design team Sizes: NB to 16 years; Wholesale price: $18-$59 I think of Jean Bourget as the collection that sets the season's trends. The company's design team always knows what colors are important and the best way to use them. They're also masters at layering pieces together without the ensembles looking too "done."
Outstanding offering: Feather light and oh so flattering is this sweetly detailed floral dress in the richest shade of rose. Groupe Zannier U.S.A. Tel: 212-279-7672 jamesgirone.com/groupezannierusa
LUNA LUNA Homebase: Agoura Hills, CA DESIGNER: Heidi Maria Schwarck Sizes: 3 months to 12 years; Wholesale price: contact manufacturer Soft colors, lush fabrics and whimsically elegant details give the Spring 2009 Luna Luna collection a uniquely quirky presence.
Outstanding offering: If you're going to do nautical - and what designer didn't do some form of nautical at this show? - do it with a big dollop of charm. Here, Schwarck takes to the Riviera with this delightful French-inspired striped tee and multi-button sailor bottoms. Tel: 818-865-2002 E-mail: contact@lunalunacopenhagen.com
LUCKY WANG Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNER: Emily Wang Sizes: NB to 6 years; Wholesale prices: $14-$30 Retailers looking for well-made gift items adore the Lucky Wang label. Their newest hoodies and tees share the designer's love for illustration and animal characters.
Outstanding offering: The message inscribed on the fish: "Patience." Tel: 212 229-2900 E-mail: wholesale@luckywang.com
Originally published September 9, 2008
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