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DVF loves GAP and I love DVF

Veronika — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:12:09 +0000

“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…

Look for the collection to start hitting stores around March 15.

Love Vero x

Jess Quinn Giveaway

Priscilla — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:39:40 +0000

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)

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3. Leave a comment on this post letting us know you would like to win a cloud

Extra Entries

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Giveaway ends Friday March 1 . One winners will be picked at random from random.org. This giveaway is open to anyone (worldwide)

The Winner is

Priscilla — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:41:58 +0000

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The winner of the La Petite Couture coat is Heather R. Please send us an email!

In-Betweeners

the junior — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:38:16 +0000

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.

unicornia

Kristin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:47:00 +0000

have you seen ‘the last unicorn‘?

[i remember it from the 1980s!]

but since watching the movie for the first time

hadley has been crazy about unicorns!

they show up in her artwork

+ sometimes on her face.

they are here.

here.

and here, too.

x kristin

The Glow

Jacinda — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:15:54 +0000

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

Currently loving: Thief and Bandit

Lindsay — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:25:35 +0000

So in love with the new little line, Thief and Bandit. The braided headbands, pop of color and navajo prints are all just too adorable. I love that most pieces are gender neutral and aside from looking so good, they’re super comfy. I could literally buy every piece from the collection! Have a wonderful weekend! – LITTLE ONE LOVE

5 Things to Love

Annica — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:50:11 +0000

There has been an abundance of great stuff I have seen online this week, and since it is Friday and all, I thought I would share some of them with you here. Here is my top 5 this week. Have a nice weekend out there! – Minor De:tales

Boomslang sunglasses by Vasuma
Bad Hair Day tee by Threadless
SS12 collection by Gro Company
Penguin Polar Percussion art piece by Liam Brazier
Tooth mobile black/white by Beci Orpin

Oh, what a doll!

Veronika — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:40:23 +0000

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!

Vero x

i love you. but…

Jacinda — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:28:44 +0000

So today is the day of love? And seeing that I am the guest blogger for the day, I can hereby declare my love, right?

So here it is, a declaration to the one I love..

Dear Mr Wallpaper,

I know people think you are complicated and hard work and many wouldn’t bother with you, but I don’t feel the same way. You bring so much to my life and brighten my world, I simply don’t know what I did without you. You can be moody yet uplighting, you can darken or brighten my surrounds but either way, i love coming home to you each night.

There is just one small problem and I hope you will understand, but I have fallen in love with another. You know that I love you, but Mr Wallpaper, I have recently been introduced to Mr Patchwall. Not only is he fun but he allows me to play with him and make different shapes and he is Oh so handsome. I do hope you will see why i feel for Mr Patchwall and why i need to take you down and replace you with Mr Patchwall.

Goodbye and thanks for the memories,

Jacinda @ Hide & Sleep.