WTF Are They Thinking?

Excuse mua for these headline but it's how I feel. I just came accross a wonderful article in NY Sun where one frustrated mother of a first grader tried to buy some clothes for her daughter:

"Where are the sevens?" I asked the sixty-something clerk who wore her glasses on a chain just like me.

"You're standing in 'em," she said.

Oh no, I thought, looking around. Oh no, no, no, no, no, no.

"There must be some mistake," I said. "These are, well, slutty-looking. I'm talking about clothes for a little girl in first grade."

"That's all we've got."

"But these look like things a hooker would wear!"

She smiled sadly. "You have no idea how many times I hear that every day.

Okay, breathe. This is just some weird marketing experiment. Right?

I went into my second-favorite department store and was invited to peruse the awfulness that is Tweenland! A better name would be Lil Skanks!

Sequins, fringe, neon glitter tank tops with big red lips on them, fishnet sleeves, scary dragon faces lunging from off-the-shoulder T-shirts. Whither the adorable seersucker? The pastel floral short sets? The soft cotton dresses in little-girl colors like lavender, pale pink, periwinkle blue? This stuff practically screamed SYRINGE SOLD SEPARATELY.

This is actually exactly how I felt walking down the trade show floor at Children's Club. Flashy neon colors, glitter tops, spandex pants... Actually now I was paying attention to clothes for girls 6-8 y.o, I was really shocked. It's why I am sticking with Ralph Lauren & Lilly Pulitzer when shop around for my older one who will be 5 in February. She's wearing 6 or 6x now (she's exceptionally tall and skinny).

Baby Lulu Fall Peony on Pumpkin Patch Today

Today I took kids for a little photo shoot to the local pumpkin patch. I discovered that a dress I bough last year for Eva now fits to Emily. This is Baby Lulu Fall Peony dress from I think 2005 collection.

How Chanel of them!

I am usually not a big fan of Baby Gassy Gooma brand, but this year fall collection changed my mind.

These classy timeless pieces are just adorable! I totally see Eva wearing houdstooth jacket and ruffled tuxeedo blouse having lunch with me on UES :)

Baby Lulu Bargain Alert

Today on my way from SMX Conference I stopped at Daffy's store at Broadway & 34th Street. They have awesome selection kids' designer brands at prices as low as 75% off. To my (not) surprise I spotted several Baby Lulu outfits priced like $14.99 - I think it was cgenille dress and leggings set that was selling for like $68 at online boutiques that sell Baby Lulu. Anyway, for those in NYC and the area please make sure to stop and shop there. Nobody should pay retail price for Baby Lulu. :)

Baby Lulu at Children's Club in NYC..

As I promised to you I made sure to stop at Baby Lulu booth at Children's Club today. It was a great day to be at the show - it was a first day and the major crowd hasn't arrived yet. I really enjoyed a quiet stroll on the floor looking at beautiful clothes and accessories. I had my little camera with me and took some photos of what caught my attention.
Baby Lulu booth was conveniently located close to the entrance and ironically it was a first booth I actually stopped by. Booth looked colorful and cute, I spotted new fabrics and wanted a sneak peak of Summer 2008 Collection. The girl at the booth was most unfriendly person I ever met at trade shows (And Gosh, I do attend them alot!) . She said I can not take photos and refused to tell me anything about Baby Lulu's upcoming collections and didn't give me a catalog!!!! Oh well, I guess you would have to wait 'till it will be available in stores.
Anyway, here are two shots I did for you:


Hosted on Fotki



Hosted on Fotki


Forget about Baby Lulu, the show was great! I stopped at several booths and people were friendly, they gave me all the information I needed. My favorite was the booth of Agatha Ruiz De La Prada. OMG, this designer is amazing. It's a combination of colorful chic and simple cut. I just love. love . love her latest collection. Actually the booth gil told me that she is going to be at the booth on Tuesday! I will be at SMX Social Media Conference that day and unfortunately will miss my chance to talk to designer. On my way home I was flipping through Vogue Bambino latest issue and there were a profile on Agatha Ruiz De La Prada. She's a well known designer in Spain and I am sure she'll do amazing on US market.


Hosted on Fotki



Hosted on Fotki



Hosted on Fotki

Is this just me?

Today I received a dress I ordered for Eva. This is Baby Lulu Florentine Paisley Carolina Dress. I got it in size 5 for Eva and she was very excited to try it on. I heard her crying and it turned out that her head couldn't fit into the hole!!!!! No, Eva doesn't have enormous head - she's very much normal kid and never ever had any problems fitting into any clothes... I hope this was purely my "luck" and anyone else experienced this problem with this model. Or did you?
Here is the dress... It's a shame I would have to return it..

Baby Lulu Fall Peony

Fall Peony was a line from Baby Lulu Fall 2006 Collection. I loved this orange-red-brown pattern. It's a shame I missed the colorful foliage and shoot Eva wearing it in late fall.
Later I shoot her in spring wearing the same outfit, slightly different shirt. I think it was for spring colors too!