Baby,
It's Cold Outside: Immediates, Fall/Winter 2004
Collections at the January ENK Show
Cold?
Try 10 degrees. But that didn't stop buyers from visiting
the Javits Center where they filled in on spring
purchases and placed early orders for fall. It may be too
soon to make predictions, but from the look of the first
cold weather collections, the chilly season will be a hot
one!
Collections were colored in warm
tones - lots of pink, red and pumpkin - silk ribbons tied
the waists of skirts and pants, and tweed gave boys'
collections a refined air.
INFANT
BABY CZ
DESIGNER: Carolina Zapf
Sizes: Infant-3. Wholesale prices:
$39-$86.
Zapf keeps her collection of fine
baby wear simple - her palette is classic - pale blue,
light, dusty pink and cream - then she goes wild with
luxury fabrications. Only pure silk and cashmere will
do.
Outstanding Pieces: The quilted
silk jacket in an icy blue piped in silk. Matching velvet
pants and a cashmere turtleneck complete the look. Will
the next Donald Trump please stand up?
211 Central Park West, Suite
9K
NYC, NY 10024
Tel: 212-580-5190
E-mail: info@babycz.com
www.babycz.com
CE CE CO
DESIGNER: Daisy Lim
Sizes: Infant-7. Wholesale prices:
Contact manufacturer.
Ce Ce Co's classic collection of
cotton layette sets, sweaters and shawls in ice cream
colors are the bread-and-butter of many a fine boutique.
Outstanding Pieces: Inside a white
silk bag tied with a pretty pink bow is Ce Ce Co's
coordinating white blanket, bib, baby mitts and hat
embroidered with a tiny, pale pink bow. Regardless of
mom's fashion persuasion, this set is sure to please.
1 Bethany Road & Highway
35
Building 4, Suite 56
Hazlet, NJ 07730
732-888-9988
E-mail: info@cececo.com
www.cececo.com
SPORTSWEAR
AVE. BLU
DESIGNER: Romy
Sizes: 2T-16. Wholesale prices:
$13-$50.
Ave. Blu adds outwear to their
sportswear collection with great success.
Outstanding Piece: The abstract
print coat with fleece lining. The pattern is wild but
the colors are subdued and wearable.
940 East Jefferson
Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Tel: 323-231-8900
Email: info@aveblu.com
www.aveblu.com
BABY LULU
DESIGNER: Erin Murphy
Sizes: Infant-6. Wholesale prices:
Contact manufacturer.
Murphy gives buyers what they love
- big coordinated groups in vintage inspired florals and
plenty of solids to mix and match. For fall her clean sky
blue and rich reds are especially appealing.
Outstanding Pieces: Murphy matches
rosy pink cheeks with a charming, pink and red
rose-strewn wallpaper print.
7210 Dominion Circle
Commerce, CA 90040
Tel: 323-890-0046
E-mail: christine@babylulu.com
www.babylulu.com
JEN JEN
DESIGNER: Jennifer
Marcellus
Sizes: Infant-12 Wholesale prices:
Contact manufacturer
Marcellus' sportswear collection is
as playful and print-driven as her early bibs.
Outstanding pieces: A jacket in
bright apple green has Mercellus' touch - a vivid pink
zipper, a hood trimmed in green fleece and a Sixties
geometric print in pink, hot orange, apple green and
white. Such fun!
4174 Sorrento Valley Boulevard,
Suite 1
San Diego, CA 92121
Tel: 858-824-1700
E-mail: jen@jenjenkids.com
www.jenjenkids.com
K. KAUFF-MEN
DESIGNERS: Holly and Keith
Kauffman
Sizes: 6 months-14. Wholesale
prices: Contact manufacturer.
The Kauffmans added real leather
and suede jackets to their elegant collection of
coordinated boys' groups.
Outstanding Pieces: The simple
black, zip-front leather jacket, over the rich,
blue-patterned shirt and baggy, black pants. The
Kauffmans blend timeless styles with a few cutting edge
pieces - the look: perfect for everyday and any occasion.
Boys never had it so good.
2207 Graham Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Tel: 310-214-1886
Email: keith@kkauff-men.com,
holly@kkauff-men.com
www.kkauff-men.com
LIPSTIK
DESIGNER: Lipstik design
team
Sizes: Infant-16. Wholesale prices:
$19-$49.
Buyers love this collection for its
fashion forward, rock 'n' roll sensibility. For fall,
they'll love the collection for the pretty embroidery and
girly silk bows and flowers.
Outstanding Pieces: The red t-shirt
with lush pink and red roses embroidered along the
neckline worn with a red plaid mini circle skirt
festooned with blooming roses. The embroidery with the
backdrop of bright plaid is gorgeous.
185 South Myers Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Tel: 323-263-5953
E-mail: lisa@lipstikclothing.com
LUCKY WANG
DESIGNER: Emily Wang
Sizes: Infant-toddler. Wholesale
prices: $11-$20.
Buyers can never get enough of
Emily Wang's bright, comfortable kimonos. Now they can
add t-shirts, pants, skirts and jumpers to their list of
must haves.
Outstanding Pieces: The Kimono tee
in bright blue trimmed in red with the red corduroy
ruffled skirt. Funky, sweet and warm. Just right for a
New York winter.
799 Broadway
NYC, NY 10003
Tel: 212-353-2850
E-mail: luckywang@earthlink.net
www.luckywang.com
LUI & LEI
DESIGNER: Lui & Lei design
team
Sizes: 12 months-16 Wholesale
prices: Contact manufacturer
Brenda Weinberger of Bella Rose
Imports exhibited the Lui & Lei collection from
Italy. Every piece in the collection can be ordered in a
variety of colors so no two stores will have the same
mix.
Outstanding Pieces: It's doubtful
that an outfit will get more wear than the front-tie
sweater in beige and pumpkin with the side-closing plaid
skirt. Pair the sweater with jeans, or the skirt with a
turtleneck, and the combinations can go on forever.
Bella Rose Imports
206 Rutledge Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Tel: 718-302-3810
E-mail: bellaroseimports@aol.com
www.jamesgirone.com/bellaroseimports
ZUTANO
DESIGNER: Uli Belenky
Sizes: Infant-toddler. Wholesale
prices: Contact manufacturer.
Mice frolicking, dancing candy
canes, bears doing the cha-cha are the sort of spirited
prints the Zutano line of infant and toddler wear is
famous for. For fall Belenky adds delicious, fruity
colors to her coordinating velour separates (from the new
Velure collection).
Outstanding Pieces: Sweet they'll
be in candy printed overalls topped with a cozy velour
snap-top jacket in a delectable shade of watermelon.
1785 Colts Pond Road
Cabot, VT 05647
Tel: 800-287-5139
E-mail: zutano@zutano.com
www.zutano.com
SPECIAL
OCCASION
DONNA RICCO GIRL
DESIGNER: Donna Ricco
Sizes: 7-16. Wholesale prices:
$29-$44.
Donna Ricco's collection makes
finding the perfect dress for a Bat or Bar Mitzvah,
wedding or any special event child's play.
Outstanding Piece: The black lace
dress with deep blue slip. All a girl needs is a dab of
White Shoulders and a corsage to feel like Daisy Miller.
530 Seventh Avenue, 11th
Floor
NYC, NY 10018
Tel: 212-997-7200 Ext. 202,
800-226-3108
E-mail: Alison_sedransk@donnaricco.com
www.donnaricco.com
KNITWEAR
LUPE'S BABY BOUTIQUE
DESIGNER: Lupe Blum
Sizes: 3 months-12 years. Wholesale
prices: $10-$25.
Blum's collection features sweet,
practical knitwear just right for the babes of hip, urban
moms or gals on the farm.
Outstanding Piece: The off-white
sweater strewn with white-on-white rosebuds. It's the
kind of gift grandmas knit when grandmas used to knit.
415 East Walnut Street
Cleona, PA 17042
Tel: 717-272-2476
E-mail: lupes@paonline.com
www.lupesboutique.com
MJK KNITS
DESIGNER: Melissa
Karetsky
Sizes: 12 months-12 years Wholesale
prices: $40-$44.
Karetsky's all cotton sweaters in
happy colors and simple styles are the bread and butter
line of many a fine boutique.
Outstanding Piece: The roll-neck
pullover knitted with a bold letter is one more way for
buyers to cash in on the initial craze.
40 East 89th Street, Suite
17B
New York, NY 10128
Tel: 212-289-2626
Email: mjkknits@nyc.rr.com
www.jamesgirone.com/mjkknits
TEA
DESIGNER: Emily Meyer
Sizes: NB - 4. Wholesale prices:
$4-$63.
Meyer and partner Leigh Rawdon
added wovens to their collection of upscale knits and
they're just as luxurious and unusual as their
sweaters.
Outstanding Pieces: The red silk
jumper edged in pink blends the season's hottest color
combination; the sweater with Asian-inspired embroidery
completes the set.
2325 Third Street, Suite
218
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: 415-621-9400
E-mail: info@teacollection.com
www.teacollection.com
LEGWEAR
TIC TAC TOE
DESIGNER: Cricket Hosiery design
team
Sizes: NB-16 years. Wholesale
prices: $1.60-$6 per pc.
Kids call Tic Tac Toe tights and
socks "awesome!" There's no seam to irritate little toes,
and the colors and prints "rock."
Outstanding Pieces: The tie-dyed
cotton tights in seven different combinations. A girl can
put on a pair of those and turn the blandest outfit into
something hip.
1341 Railroad Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
Tel: 1-800-SOCKS.4.U
Email: customerservice@tictactoe.net
www.jamesgirone.com/crickethosiery;
www.tictactoe.net
T-SHIRTS
BABYGAGS
DESIGNER: Shelley Foster and John
Spolyar
Sizes: Preemie-6. Wholesale prices:
$5-$12.50.
If the gal-pals from Sex and the
City were the real thing, Babygags' t-shirts would have
been the "it" gift at Miranda's baby shower.
Outstanding Pieces: Can a baby wear
a t-shirt with the slogan "Milk Junkie" without a
matching baseball hat? I don't think so.
226 Ritch, Suite 103
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 615-0397
Email: shelley@babygags.com
www.babygags.com
HAIR
ACCESSORIES
ANDREA'S BEAU
DESIGNER: Andrea Chafetz
Sizes: Infant-14. Wholesale prices:
$4.45-$12.
Andrea Chafetz is the Sherlock
Holmes of hair accessories. Every season she's on the
hunt for new suppliers. Her sleuthing unearths the most
luxurious embroidered and jeweled ribbons for headbands,
new textures for berets, and the prettiest flowers in the
market.
Outstanding Pieces: All her
headbands have rich embroidery and just the right
sprinkling of beads or sequins to add sparkle to an
outfit.
5105 Chevy Chase Parkway NW, Suite
300
Washington, D.C. 20008
Tel: 202-966-7004
E-mail: info@andreasbeau.com
www.andreasbeau.com
CONTEMPORARY
HEADWEAR
DESIGNER: Chrissa
Leiberman
Sizes: Infant-14 Wholesale prices:
$3.50-$7.50
Chrissa Leiberman's selection of
playful hairwear always has an artsy-craftsy, handmade
feeling.
Outstanding Piece: The heart-shaped
felt ponytail holder with the brightly colored blossom in
the center. Why shouldn't she have hearts and flowers all
year round?
P.O. Box 235
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
Tel: 201-444-7945
E-mail: ChrissaDarice@aol.com
www.contemporaryheadwear.com
JEWELRY
MINDY HARRIS JUVENILE
JEWELRY
DESIGNER: Assorted
collections
Sizes: infant-juniors. Wholesale
prices: Contact manufacturer.
Covering light sockets and
installing fire alarms may keep our little ones safe at
home, but how can we protect them outdoors? Mindy Harris
has a suggestion.
Outstanding Pieces: Harris' "Good
Luck" pins made of 14-karat gold sport charms that "ward
off negativity." The Jewish version includes a Star of
David; the Christian model has a crucifix. Parents buy
the pins for babies' briss, namings and christenings. Can
it hurt?
7848 La Mirada Drive
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Tel: 888-567-BABY,
561-367-8169
E-mail: mindyharris@yahoo.com
www.mindyharris.com
TOP TRENZ, INC.
DESIGNER: Assorted
collections
Sizes: infant-adult. Wholesale
prices: Bracelets $5-$7.50.
Do girls ever tire of glitzy
jewelry? A kid could buy one Top Trenz bracelet a week
for a year and still have plenty to choose
from.
Outstanding Pieces: The "Lucky
Bracelet" with its engraved charms and good luck symbols
could be sold in the finest jewelry shops.
66 South 2nd Street, Unit
E
Bayshore, NY 11706
Tel: 631-254-8499
E-mail: toptrenz@aol.com
www.toptrenz.com
BAGS AND
ACCESSORIES
GOOGIE
DESIGNER: Ellie Neft
Sizes: infant-7. Wholesale prices:
Contact manufacturer.
Ellie Neft has a knack for creating
unique gift wear. This season she turned to room
décor.
Outstanding Pieces: Neft uses her
favorite pastel palette to color a new group of satin
"Reward Pillows." Each little pillow has a tiny pocket
for a child's "reward" and is embroidered with sayings
like "From the Tooth Fairy," "Mommy's Helper" and "I kept
my room clean." A great gift item.
3621 Broadway Place
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Tel: 323-234-6955
Email: Googieco@cs.com
www.jamesgirone.com/googie
KID-DO RAGS
DESIGNERS: Tammy Kaufman
Wholesale prices:
$6-$28.
Look under "bandana" in the
dictionary and you'll see a photo of designer Tammy
Kaufman. She just can't leave those bright colors
alone.
Outstanding Pieces: As if blankets,
burp clothes, towel sets and diaper bags weren't enough,
Kaufman has added bandana-covered tote bags and duffle
bags to her collection. Somebody stop her!
1264 Manor Drive South
Weston, FL 33326
Tel: 954-384-0541
E-mail: kiddorags@aol.com
www.jamesgirone.com/kiddorags
SHOES
CHINA DOLL FOR KIDS
DESIGNER: Treesa
Robinson
Sizes: Infant-14. Wholesale prices:
$14-$20.
Come and meet those dancin' feet.
Treesa Robinson's sequined, jeweled and flower-bedecked
slippers, sandals and thongs add pizzazz to jeans, dress
wear - anything!
Outstanding Pieces: The sequined
Mary Janes in bright colors. Dorothy would be envious.
812 North Vista Street
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Tel: 323-658-1001
E-mail: dollofchina@aol.com
www.chinadollshoes.com
