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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.
APPAMAN Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNER: Harald Husum Girls and boys sizes: 6 months to 10 years; Wholesale prices: $27-$49 Celebrities dig Appaman's chic, uniquely colored and long wearing outerwear. Hey, if it's good enough for Branjolina's kids, it should work for your customers, right?
Outstanding Piece: Husum freshens a motorcycle jacket by quilting it in an arresting chevron pattern, adding multiple zippers and coloring it that looks-good-on-everyone sky blue.
Tel: 212-460-5480 E-mail: Info@appaman.com
Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNER: Tiffany Talbot Girls and boys sizes: NB to 6 years; Wholesale prices: $16-$43 When it comes to coats, warm and comfortable is a given. Hippototamus offers that as well as innovative styling and great price points.  Outstanding Pieces: Talbot said this machine washable shearling coat was a hot seller. I can see why. Not only is it incredibly soft and light, it's edged with a luxurious faux fur "ruffle".
Talbot offers one piece that looks like a cozy fleece vest under a down jacket. Easy on, easy off, and great looking as well.
Janis Millstein Sales (Janis Millstein) Tel: 212-246-0480 jamesgirone.com/janismillsteinsales E-mail: Info@hippotots.com
Homebase: Laseguiniere, France DESIGNER: The IKKS design team Sizes: 2 to 10 years; Wholesale prices: Contact manufacturer To their multi-piece collection of couture styled separates, the IKKS design team has added elegant coats and a few pieces of outerwear that straddle an American/European sensibility.  Outstanding Piece: With the narrow navy jacket and detachable hood, slim plaid shirt and T-shirt with bold graphic, has red, white and blue ever looked so European?
Groupe Zannier Tel: 212-279-7672 jamesgirone.com/groupezannierusa
Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNER: Ginnie Rasmussen Sizes: NB to 10 years; Wholesale prices: $15-$45 Rasmussen loves color, as long as it's bright. She's a fan of pattern too: big, bold, cheerful pattern.  Outstanding Pieces: Light, warm and cozy with a minky lining and detachable hood, this little jacket is practical and who can resist the bird pattern and glitzy gold zipper?  Bold stripes suit the racing theme - and those colors!
Tel: 212-869-5556 E-mail: Sgreszes@metooamerica.com
Homebase: Holland, The Netherlands DESIGNER: Leonora Niewenhuizen Girls and boys sizes: 6 months to 10 years; Wholesale prices: $8.50-$58 Bright color, funky embellishments and Seventies' themes make for an offbeat collection of separates - and fabulous coats.  Outstanding Piece: Not to state the obvious, but this coat has star power!
Duo Inc. (Robin Wilcher) Tel: 212 354-2371 E-mail: Info@duokids.com
Homebase: New York, NY DESIGNER: Sophie Jaworski Sizes for coats: 2 to 16 years; Wholesale prices for coats: $75-$145 One of the hot textiles this season is lush faux fur with a long-haired, bohemian feeling. Jaworski calls it "Peacock"; other designers dub the material "badger"; one called it "hippie stuff". Regardless of its name, it has a playful quality while still being "couture".  Outstanding Piece: The Peacock coat. Some designers used the fur for a decorative edge on a collar or hat. Jaworski went for broke. And it works!
Tel: 212-359-9531 E-mail: info@sierrajulian.com
Seen at the January 2011 Children's Club; Originally published February 20, 2011
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