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Spring/Summer 2011: Established Lines - Sportswear - Part III
Homebase: Holland, the Netherlands DESIGNER: Leanora Nieuwenhuizen Sizes: 2 to 10 years; Wholesale prices: $8-$42 Nieuwenhuizen has a knack for mixing nostalgic and rock 'n roll elements.
Outstanding piece: The tiered shape, the color and dot pattern and the graphic are straight out of the Fifties. Add boots and a motorcycle jacket and the piece becomes contemporary. Duo Inc. (Robin Wicher) Tel: 212 354-2371 E-mail: Info@duokids.com
Homebase: Shellborne, Australia DESIGNER: Joanne Sackville Sizes: NB to 6 years; Wholesale prices: approximately $30 for an outfit A European sensibility, a taste for cool tones, and understatement define Minihaha.
Outstanding pieces: These coolly colored A-lines were a refreshing change from all the hot tones, pattern and ruffles at the show. Tel: 866 262-2654 E-mail: Fvachon@creationsrobo.com
Homebase: Closter, NJ DESIGNER: Ilana Koren and Yael Ravid-Sagi Sizes: Girls 3 months to 10 years, boys NB to 7 years; Wholesale prices: $12-$30 (set) Mish Mish isn't the first collection I think of when I'm on the hunt for romantic florals, and yet….
Outstanding piece: ….this is the dress I found there. Never underestimate a designer's need for reinvention. Tel: 201 641-6991 E-mail: Info@mishmish-usa.com
Homebase: Irvine, CA DESIGNER: Adrienne Catrina Sizes: 6 months to 12 years; Wholesale prices: $14-$46 Not one to hit a retailer over the head with loud color or pattern, Catrina works her magic with quiet tones, a few understated patterns, and a simple tuck or ruffle.
Outstanding pieces: When garments are this subdued you look closely at the details: the delicate weave of the jacquard, a fine row of rick-rack, and the elbow-patches on the boy's sweater. Tel: 714 558-7751 E-mail: Info@neigeclothing.com
Homebase: Los Angeles, CA Sizes: 12 months to 14 years; Wholesale prices: $6-$39 DESIGNER: Ary Park Tulle has been hot for several seasons and tutu dresses are going strong. Park takes the fabric, dyes it in gorgeous candy colors making both the material and the style new again.
Outstanding pieces: An instant classic.
Take one of each.
Tel: 213-627-2676 E-mail: Info@stellaindustries.com wholesale.stellaindustries.com
Homebase: Philadelphia, PA DESIGNER: Christine Johnston Sizes: 2 to 12 years; Wholesale prices: $10-$34 The Stun Spring/Summer 2011 collection is pretty, pretty, pretty! The palette of soft sky blues, the lovely orchids and dusty mauves, and the way a shot of orange and lime adds just the right heat to the colors: genius! And don't get me started on the prints or the full-skirted dresses.
Outstanding pieces: See? Tel: 215 462-1177 E-mail: Hello@stuncollection.com
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