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ABC Kids Expo 2008: What's New in Wearables - Part III
HATS AND HAIR ACCESSORIES JAMIE RAE HATS Homebase: Merced, CA DESIGNER: Jamie Rae Wells Sizes: 6 to 18 months; Wholesale price: $10 Every lovely flower needs a stem, so Jamie Rae Wells created one: the Pipette. The tiny tube top, in fun animal and dot prints, makes the perfect playful yet not distracting go-with to the generously blooming hats.
Tel: 209-756-4853 E-mail: Wholesale@jamieraehats.com
NO SLIPPY HAIR CLIPPY Homebase: Pleasanton, CA DESIGNER: Annie Salyer Sizes: Preemie to girls; Wholesale prices: $3.50-$10 These big, lush blooms are good looking and good for the environment too: the no-slip bands are organic cotton.
Tel: 800-280-3831 E-mail: Sales@hairclippy.com
PIPPI TAILS Homebase: Riverside, CA DESIGNER: Elisa Lysiak Sizes: two to 14 years; Wholesale prices: $6-$24 When bows and flowers get old, Lysiak's hair accessories made from bottle caps add a fresh, Pop Art feeling to a girl's outfit. Tel: 951-538-3930 E-mail: Pippitails@charter.net
POSH PETALS COUTURE Homebase: Oakdale, CA DESIGNER: Cara Mauchley Sizes: Infant through girls; Wholesale prices: $6-$15
The blooms on Posh Petals' hairbands, clips, and crocheted hats are large and lush. Some sport rhinestone "dew drops" for that just picked affect. Tel: (209)380-0917 E-mail: poshpetal@gmail.com
ZOONI Homebase: San Francisco, CA DESIGNERS: Michelle and Melissa Jeong Sizes for mittens: 18 months to 5 years; Wholesale prices for mittens: $9.75 The Jeong sisters played matchmakers to their hats and added wild and woolly mitten mates to the menagerie. Lonely no more!
Tel: 415-794-8774 / 800-401-1274 E-mail: Michelle@zooniwear.com
SWIMWEAR/SUN PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SNAPPER ROCK JUNIOR WATERWEAR Homebase: Australia DESIGNERS: Liz Eglinton and Julie Rich Sizes: NB to 12 years; Wholesale prices: $12-$19.95 An Australian beach staple for several years, Snapper Rock made its U.S. launch at ABC. Made of high performance fabrics, each UPF 50-plus sun protective piece is breathable, lightweight and looks great too.
Tel: 410-280-2364 E-mail: julie@snapperrock.com
JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES: DR. BLOOM'S JAZZY JEWELS Homebase: Birmingham, AL DESIGNER: Dr. Helen Bloom Smith Sizes: Ages 3 and up; Wholesale prices: $12.75 for a purse with two bracelets and a necklace Dentist Dr. Helen Bloom Smith invented Chewable Jewels - chic, colorful necklaces and bracelets made from FDA approved medical grade silicone and colorings. Each piece is BPA, PVC, Phthalate, latex and lead free. Girls can even chew on them, and so can their little siblings.
Tel: 205-802-2288 E-mail: Msettlemier@docbloom.com
CHILDREN'S BACKPACKS AND TOTE BAGS: FOUR PEAS Homebase: Hindsdale, IL DESIGNER: Casey Baca Sizes: lunchboxes all ages, backpacks suitable for kindergarten through fourth grade, messenger bags recommended for fourth grade and up; Wholesale prices: Approximately $9-$23 Bright colors and cool graphics make Four Peas totes "must-have" items for every school age youngster.
Tel: 866-487-6500 E-mail: Caseybaca@fourpeasonline.com
DABBAWALLA BAGS Homebase: Seattle, WA DESIGNERS: Susan Givens and Carol Mack Sizes: Preschool through elementary school; Wholesale prices: Approximately $19-$24 Cute backpacks for kids are available in the market. Cute backpacks that are soft and cool to the touch are not so easy to find. Sisters Givens and Mack have created Dabbawalla Bags (Dabbawalla means "lunch box" in India) constructed of durable neoprene which protects, insulates and cushions without worry of lead or PVC. Kids will love the playful animal and fruit graphics.
Tel: 206-999-4969 / 877-500-2708 E-mail: Sgivens@dabbawallabags.com
ISZI STUDIOS Homebase: Joliet, IL DESIGNER: Isabel McPartlin Wholesale prices: $7.50-$65 Not for the demure, the plastic-covered travel accessories are for "your sparkling inner rock star or glittery girly girl goddess!" The brightly colored bags are "fun and fabulous for the little goddess on the go!"
Tel: 815-846-5051 E-mail: Isabel@iszistudios.com
Originally published November 2, 2008
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