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Babiekins Magazine

A Trendsetting Magazine & Online Community For The Trendsetting Child + Parent

Luvkins // PomPoms!

By Debbie Jovel, Contributor Leave a Comment

Luvkins // PomPoms! | Babiekins Magazine

Credits // 01. top | 02. necklace | 03. espadrilles | 04. dress | 05. swimsuit | 06. tote | 07. shorts

PomPoms have been popping up for the past few years, and this Spring-into-Summer Season they are continuing to appear on clothing, shoes, jewelry and bags. I really like PomPoms – whether big or small, colorful or not, one or many – this is a fun and playful trend especially for babiekins. Here is a Pomtastic round-up of some cute ways to incorporate PomPoms into your babiekins wardrobe!

Filed Under: Shop Tagged With: alex and alexa, amelia j collection, girls fashion, Nannacay, peppercorn kids, pompoms, scotch & soda, shopbop, Smallable, spring summer trends, Sunuva Posted By: Debbie Jovel, Contributor

Featurekins // Keetan

By Donna Tweedale, Former Contributor Leave a Comment

With Summer gaining pace here, I’m having great fun shopping online for fun new pieces for my Babiekins’. Keetan has some great lines of new brands; from beautifully delicate vintage inspired pieces, to contemporary staples with injections of playful colour.

I met with Sarena to learn more about Keetan’s story.  A carefully curated space of true celebration of childhood and parenthood.

The story of how Keetan came to be is inspired! Sarena, tell us how this family affair was born in October?

My Mom opened her first children’s clothing shop in California in the 90’s, when my sister and I were in elementary school. She would take us on local buying trips, and we would spend a lot of time in the shop after school. I started doing the buying with her – properly when I was around twelve years old. Since then the shop changed locations and expanded, we began to travel further to buy. In October I returned to Los Angeles after finishing my Master’s, and we decided to start Keetan. Our online shop named after the littlest in our family, my five year old brother.

I love your family style, you’re so in tune with each other and clearly a close unit, with your mothers passion for the industry, did Keetan feel like the natural step for you?

Keetan was absolutely the obvious way for us to move forward. When we buy, we do not really have a strategy, we often just choose what we like; and I don’t think bricks and mortar can always handle the inventory. We have a lot of experience between us, and we all wanted a role in our growing family business. We agreed that a shift online was the natural way for us to expand. With Keetan, we have a great deal more flexibility with how much inventory we can carry, which we are all really excited about. My younger sister previously worked in womenswear and has now also come on board. It really has become a family affair!

Babiekins Magazine | Keetan Summer Dress

 

Tell us more about your style, what is your go to outfit?

Right now, my go-to outfit is a plaid skirt, casual tee and sweater, and either boots and espadrilles! I should mention though that some of my best finds come from the shop. We have these amazing Stella McCartney kids embroidered denim shorts and I snagged the biggest pair for myself, I was so pleased they fit! One of my favourite designers that we carry is Morley. I can fit into their size 14 or 16, so whenever we write Morley, I always add a few pieces for myself!

…And what outfit do you love to see Keetan rock the most?

We have these Munster heather grey loose fit pants with paint splatters that he looks great in – those with a Little Eleven Paris tee. We sold the paint splatter pants so quickly – definitely a favourite this season! Keetan is super active and likes to roll around in drop crotch pants (either Munster or Nununu) a cotton tee and hoodie, with is Doc Martens.

You’ve referred to the fall as being your favourite time of year; What is it about the fall that you love so much?

October is our favourite month of the year because we love Halloween. We are all summer kids though, my sister and I grew up in Los Angeles and we cannot live without the sunshine and beach. We live very close to the coast and I think Keetan has a year-round summery aesthetic because it is what we are inspired by each day.

Babiekins Magazine | Keetan Jump Shot

Babiekins Magazine | Keetan Stella McCartney Dress

You visited Playtime Paris this year, How did you enjoy Europe? Do you find travelling a source of inspiration?

Playtime Paris is our favourite show, we came across some of our favourite designers there. We also attended Pitti Bimbo in Florence for the first time in January, which was quite a fun experience! Our entire family loves to travel and move around. My parents grew up in England, my Dad was born in India. My sister Simran and I have travelled all over the world together, we once spent an entire summer a few years back travelling through Columbia. Traveling is undoubtedly a huge inspiration for us. Many of the designers we carry are based outside of the United States. I also think that it is important to be conscious of where our products are produced. Brands like Mini Rodini are fantastic, because they place a lot of emphasis on ethical and sustainable production.

You have some stunning pieces, the addition of your illustrations you add to share them on your Instagram is such a fun idea!… You’ve introduced me to a few labels I need to learn more about. What it is that you look for when buying for Keetan?

When we buy, we buy what we like, and that pretty much encompasses our strategy! My Mom and I always buy together, we are useless without the other. When we do buy for our brick-and-mortar store, we carry a lot of casual, beach inspired clothing and cannot buy too much wool or warm weather clothing. California is experiencing a major drought and it has been so warm here all year round. We are really excited though to start diversifying our buying now that we have our online shop and can reach customers all over the world.

Babiekins Magazine | Keetan NuNuNu Star Romper

Babiekins Magazine | Keetan Handstand Shot

I’m sure you guy’s are in for such a great year… What does the future hold for Keetan?

We are so excited for this upcoming year! We are going to continue spending a great deal of time working on Keetan and spreading the word. We will be in Europe in July for Playtime and it will be Simran’s first time on an overseas buying trip!

Thank you so much Sarena. We can’t wait to see what this year brings for Keetan.

Keetan // Website | Facebook | Instagram

Photography : Elizabeth Pettey | Styling : Elizabeth Pettey / Donna Tweedale | Models : Olivia | Haileigh | Paulina | Maddie

Filed Under: Fashion Tagged With: childrens fashion, Contemporary Childrenswear, featurekins, Keetan, kids fashion, kids style, Maa Shoes, Marni, Nice Things Mini, nununu, spring summer trends, Stella Mccartney, summer fashion, summer style, Tocoto Vintage, Vince Posted By: Donna Tweedale, Former Contributor

Fashionkins // Bobo Choses S/S 14 collection

By Heather Leave a Comment

a vintage wardrobe collection // Spring Summer 2014

THE MANIFESTO COLLECTION

The vintage wardrobe is no longer a wardrobe. It’s a time-machine. We open its doors and begin a journey back to those hot summers,bringing old sunny holidays souveniers with our friends around the swiming-pool. A reunion of all we were, believed in and loved through our favourite garments.

Bobo Choses presents MANIFESTO, its new SS14 collection.
An eclectic collection that makes you live the spirit of the 70’s and 80’s through handmade prints, warm worned-out colours, glitter and lurex. Jersey, silk, fleece, voile, denim and nylon are part of the wide variety of fabrics in SS14, a collection defending clothes as a symbol
of personal identity.

Dress up and get ready for the trip!

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Manifesto, A Vintage Wardrobe Collection Bobo Choses — Spring Summer 2014 Collection

MANIFESTO BOBO

1. If we ask a lot, it’s because we want to know everything.

2.  If summer is the best, it’s because days are longer, bikes are faster and dads invisible.

3. If we like letters, it’s because we write are names with them…everywhere!!!

4. If we look at the stars during night time, it’s because they make us dream.

5. If we shout it’s because we want them to listen.

6.  If we want to be astronauts, it’s because we want to be clowns and explorers and doctors and cowboys and princesses…

7.  If we like drawing, it’s because we like whistling. and the other way around.

8. If rainbow appears after rain, It’s time to jump a lot in the puddles.

9.  If we could make a wish, we would ask for bigger cakes and smaller broccoli.

10. If we invent words, it’s because we are wonderbulous!!!

by Felipe Cano

 

 

This has to be the BEST Bobo Choses collection to date! I think Penelope needs the entire collection for her wardrobe. What are your favorite pieces?

XO HEATHER 

Filed Under: Fashion Tagged With: barcelona, bobo, bobo choses, collection, editorial, fashion trends, kids fashion, kids trends, lookbook, spring summer trends Posted By: Heather


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