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“This collection is all about celebrating life and celebrating colors. A little girl, the minute she is born, she already is the woman she will become… so, to empower a girl is to empower the woman she will become.”
(DVF on her collaboration with Gap)
At the heart of the collection are vintage Diane von Furstenberg prints, including the instantly recognizable hibiscus and leaf motifs. Diane’s signature prints meet Gap’s relaxed style, and are playfully mixed, encouraging young girls to be bold and play with their personal style. The legendary wrap is re-invented with a child-like higher waist detail, in structured cotton or as a jersey romper shape for babies and toddlers. The dress collection continues with a series of exquisite cotton shift dresses that incorporate print with a refined appliqué daisy detail or delicate layers of cotton voile, as well as an elegant white cotton eyelet style that’s perfect for the Summer months.
This collaboration is following in the footsteps of the most recent Stella McCartney line for Gap Kids and BabyGap. Stella McCartney ended up launching her own exclusive range of children’s wear. DVF has already debuted her maternity range so one wonders if kids’s fashion is in her future after all…
We are huge fans of the quirky dolls, illustrations and now hairbands Jess Quinn creates and now you have a chance to win one of her dolls. How to Enter 1. Follow Babiekins blog with Google friends connect (it’s on the right handside of our blog) 2. Follow Babiekins on Facebook here and twitter here 3. Leave a comment on this post letting us know you would like to win a cloud Extra Entries 5. Subscribe to our newsletter here (One extra entry) 6. Invite your friends to follow us on Facebook and have them post on our page letting us know you sent them ( One extra entry) Giveaway ends Friday March 1 . One winners will be picked at random from random.org. This giveaway is open to anyone (worldwide) This is for all you In-Between Girls, or the parents, or simply just for inspiration. I wanted to introduce this great Danish brand called GRO Company and this line called Sprout by Gro. I really love this line, it has a real cool simplicety to it, minimalistic with a kind of understated design, clean shapes, naive prints and a cool color scheme. It´s not easy to find really nice clothes when you are in-between ages, but I really think Sprout by Gro is one of the top brands at it. While you are there don´t miss the GRO Company girls and boys line (from newborn up to 10 years). Check out GRO Company and Sprout by Gro here!. See you next Tuesday!. x Helena over at The Junior.
I would love to be a mother. I would love to be considered stylish. I want to be more creative than i am. This is why i admire the women on The Glow. They seem to have it all. And even if they don’t, visiting this blog allows me to pretend, and aspire to having a successful career, having happy, healthy children, living in a stylish apartment and one day, maybe being featured on The Glow. – Jacinda @ Hide & Sleep
When I was a little girl, I had a rag doll Only doll I’ve ever owned Now I love you just the way I loved that doll Only now my love has grown … (RiverDeep, Montain High- lyrics)
I have been meaning to make a rug doll for my little one ever since she was a baby. But life took over and I quite never got around doing it. Instead I have bough her one – ‘emergency one’. Still, the lack of time did not stop me from searching around for that perfect inspiration. Many of you might be familiar with Jess Brown’s rug dolls but for those who are not let me introduce you to the ‘ultimate’ rug doll there is out there! Jess Brown is inspired by beautiful textiles, she started to make dolls for her children 11 years ago and used old cashmere sweaters and recycled fabrics. She searched flea markets for unique antique buttons, trims and other useful materials and started to make one of kind dolls. Each doll is hand dyed in Persian black teas to create variations in skin tones. Each doll is stuffed with sustainable corn fibre stuffing and they are all made of cotton muslin and linen. Heaven if you ask me!
The dolls are ever so unique and popular that Mrs Brown was commissioned various collaborations. One being a super cute photo essay by Stephanie Rausser called Kiki&Coco in Paris, documenting a day in a life of a girl and her doll and their journey through Paris which resulted in one of the sweetest books I have ever seen.
Jess was also commissioned by Bottega Veneta to create life-size dolls for their window displays. Absolutely adorable idea and even cuter execution! And as Jess’s creativeness knows no boundaries she has also launched her woman’s collection of soft linen tops and knitted shawls. Have a lovely Valentines Day and see you next Wednesday! |
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