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December 2005 Hello retailers and buyers! This is our first "Reporter's Notebook," a regular feature to keep you up to date with our sponsors' news. So if a designer is adding a collection, moved their offices, added a new sales rep or even a new baby, you'll know.
Getting a baby to eat their carrots is hard work - just ask this mother of a 15-year-old who still has a few orange specks stuck to the kitchen ceiling. You'll have better luck if you place the offending foodstuff on a BABY CIE dish. Their latest 12-piece porcelain grouping features motifs like ballerinas, poodles and butterflies that make kids smile. The Tea Party set begins shipping in January in a great gift box that resembles a pink wicker picnic basket ($14.00). Can you say merci? Contact Norman Kosser. Tel: 323-733-4505. www.babycie.com.
BABY CAPELLI, a specialty hat collection, has been chosen as one of the vendors to participate in the "Pre Golden Globes Hollywood Baby Boom Boom Room." The day long event will take place in a "gifting suite" in a posh Hollywood hotel. The occasion "gives celebrities, stylists and the media access to the hottest baby lifestyle brands," says Jamie Wells, the company's owner. Visit www.babycappelli.com.
Here's the fantasy: You take your business out of the New York City grind and relocate it - and yourself - to a little village in the country. That's what Susan Skeels did when she moved FINGERPRINTS to a 100-year-old barn in Valley Cottage, New York, and bought a 150-year-old farmhouse nearby to live in. Ah, sounds idyllic. You can reach Skeels at 845-268-3527. The company's new address is 265 Old Mill Road, Valley Cottage, New York 10989. Visit www.jamesgirone.com/fingerprints.
Sue Katz of SWEETERS sweaters is introducing Sweeters2, a collection inspired by her fourth and fifth grandchildren. Says Katz, "After my grandbabies were born, I started making items for them out of ribbon. There wasn't a ribbon I didn't like, so the collection kept growing." The line includes baby sunhats, burpies, hair accessories, cotton one-pieces appliquéd with a vintage ribbon square, similar T-shirts and flip-flops with ribbon straps. Contact Sue Katz at 888-859-8587. Visit www.sweeters.com.
When we think of putting art on a nursery wall, many of us go the cute route with wooden letters, fairy tale illustrations and shelves of teddy bears. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But if you'd like to give Junior a little "culchah," hang one of Doris Oswald-Burell's animal prints on canvas on Junior's wall and Vwah-la! Nursery as gallery. For more information about The I CAN FLY Painting Series (20" X 24"; $150 each) call 323-913-2339. Visit www.allkidscanfly.com.
If you have an infant, toting a roomy diaper bag is as important as having a reliable baby sitter on speed dial. There's one problem, though. With the diapers and changing pad, and all the pockets stuffed with bottles and snacks, the carryalls can be heavy. Ellen and Michael Diamant of SKIP HOP to the rescue. The company's Pronto Mini Changer ($15) is just as attractive as their larger bags and roomy enough to stash a few necessities for an afternoon out with baby. Tel: 212-868-9850. Visit www.skiphop.com.
GAGA GOODS owner, Kathryn Adler, has started a new "Spread Some Smiles" program. Two percent of all the company's sales will be donated to children's charities. Says Adler, "Our program is more than words, it's love in action." Check out their new website, www.gagagoods.com.
The popular sportswear company AVE.BLU now has a website. To find the company's reps or source a retailer who carries their collections, Log on to www.aveblu.com.
This month, clothing from the BABY GASSY GOOMA collection is being featured in Southern Baby's "Festive Finery" fashion editorial as well as Modern Bride's "A Wild, Wild Wedding." Visit www.babygassygooma.com.
Taking a new baby home from the hospital is something women dream of for years. Loosing a baby though, is too painful to contemplate. Adding to the stress is the search for an appropriate burial gown. To aid grieving parents, Brinda Devine, the owner of BABY DEVINE a company that manufactures christening and baptism wear, offers two simple burial gowns or gown sets that include the dress, hat, booties and a blanket that fit preemies up to 12 months. For information, contact Devine at 248-219-6685 or visit www.babydevine.com.
INNIES N OUTIES, the company that specializes in reversible toddler clothing, has taken on several new sales reps. The New York rep is Roz Sterling at One Eighty*RSA, Inc. 212-695-2225; Texas and the surrounding areas are covered by Gail Latimer of Coast to Coast Kids, 214-402-7028; July Krause of the July Krause Showroom handles California. Contact her at 213-896-0024, www.julykrause.com; and for sales in Japan, contact Miho Nishikawa, 011-521-3664, info@thebabysonline.com. To contact Abbe Murray, a partner at Innies N Outies, call 866-866-2880, www.inniesnouties.com.
Hennie Dariani the owner of COLI KIDS is about to launch her spring 2006 collection of underwear sets sold in adorable gift boxes. The underwear fits infants up to 10 years. Dariani is looking for sales reps with California and Florida territories. Contact her at contact@colikids.com or visit www.colikids.com.
REP NOTES Wendi Cooper of CURLY GIRLS is the New York rep for Z'LAYETTE & COMPANY. If the company's name sounds familiar, there's a reason: the collection of cotton knit layette wear is designed and produced by Sharone Glaser, the owner of two Z'Baby shops in Manhattan. The line launched in June. Curly Girls, Tel: 212-967-6457, www.jamesgirone.com/curlygirls.
Sponsor news to share? Contact tina@jamesgirone.com.
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