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My Vintage Baby - a Piece of Yesterday for the Hip Child of Today; New Line Debuts Across the Country

(Frisco, TX; February 17, 2004) My Vintage Baby celebrated a hugely successful business launch at the Dallas Market on January, 22-24, 2004, (Dallas' slowest children's market of the year), where they were picked up by 22 stores. Owner Jessica Wiswall hopes to more than triple the number of stores that carry My Vintage Baby products within the next two months during a nationwide series of market trade shows in Las Vegas, Mississippi, Los Angeles, Dallas, and New York.

Wiswall started her collection of vintage décor and fabric a few years ago, shopping in local antique shops and estate sales. She created clocks out of old 1940's nursery rhyme records, refurnished old 1960's nursery room lamp bases with new whimsical shades, embellished overalls with authentic vintage fabrics and created artwork with old story book pages and antique tin ceiling tiles.

Wiswall's original intent was to have a customer base of friends and referrals, but word of My Vintage Baby spread quickly, and by October 2003, 6 local Dallas boutiques were carrying My Vintage Baby products. Soon thereafter, showroom representatives in Los Angeles and New York had picked up the My Vintage Baby line. Production was moved from local independent seamstresses to a large Dallas factory to allow Wiswall and her staff to concentrate on quality with the larger demand.

Wiswall says, "What makes My Vintage Baby clothing and accessories unique is that they are vintage and one-of-a-kind. We use old feed sacks, hankies, chenilles, aprons, and tablecloths to embellish our clothing and create one-of-a-kind designs. Each and every item is individually fashioned and overseen by a member of our design team. We pride ourselves in paying close attention to every detail; for example, buttons are Swarovski crystals, all pants and skirts have grow-tabs for a better boutique fit, etc."

Most children's clothing, when washed and worn over time, tends to look "tired." A distinctive quality of My Vintage Baby clothing is that as time goes on and the garments are washed and worn they look better. The embellishments are designed to fray as they are washed and gently loved, thus adding to the vintage look.

My Vintage Baby clothing is available for boys and girls sizes newborn-6 years, and retails for $20-$120. The home décor division of My Vintage Baby includes clocks, lamps, wall décor, and more. My Vintage Baby also has an accessories division that includes bibs, diaper bags, burp cloths and kid-sized totes.

My Vintage Baby product line is available to wholesalers online at www.myvintagebaby.net. For further information on trade show dates and for wholesale inquiries please email My Vintage Baby at sales@myvintagebaby.net.