Strollerderby : baby clothes

Winners of the Cute Contest

editors — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:32:00 GMT

In case you haven't perused the adorable entrants of the February Photo Contest: Baby Love - you're missing out on cuteness on a monumental scale. Here are the scrumptious winners -

Awwww! Never fear - if you didn't take home the big prize we've got the March Photo Contest: Sleeping Baby live now. Show us your snoozing babe and you can win a Luca Glider from Monte Design worth over $1,000! - April Peveteaux

Last Chance for Baby Love!

editors — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:33:00 GMT

What’s cuter? Sibling Love?

Grandma Love?

Twin Love?

We actually don’t know. But we do know we want to see more of your sweet pictures on the February Photo Contest: Baby Love on The Babble Playground. Enter today and show off your lovey kids and be entered to win the $500 gift certificate from Tea Collection children’s clothing. Contest ends today, winners announced Monday. – April Peveteaux

Controversy: Dressing Newborns

Amy S.F. Lutz — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:31:00 GMT

Two posts this past week highlighted novelty clothing for babies: Brett's post on high heels for newborns, and Madeline's post on the "I'm an accident" onesie. And I was a little surprised by how many readers were offended by these items, some even going so far as to predict dire outcomes for these young sartorial victims - such as emme, who foretold, "These will be the 14 y.o. moms of the future."

Look, dressing babies is and always has been about the parents, not the babies. If all we cared about were what our babies would want, we'd probably dress them in footie pajamas all the time, or maybe just cotton sacks. But we don't, because we know how our babies look reflects our own personality, aesthetic, and worldview.

For example, my favorite T-shirt to put on my two-year-old son says, "I still live with my parents," which I love in all it's beautiful irony. Of course, Aaron has no idea why it's funny, which is probably why he's starting to reject it in favor of shirts with animals on them. For another example, my sister just announced her intention to go out and spend money on clothes for her newborn when she literally has eighty pounds of girl baby clothes sitting in our attic passed down from my three daughters. She just doesn't like a lot of it - my sister, that is, not her daughter. I'm sure Molly couldn't care less.

So, I have to agree with Sara, who pointed out, "Putting an infant in high heels is not at all the same thing as putting a toddler in high heels." When they come out with string bikinis for preschoolers, or shirts that proclaim "I'm an accident" for kids old enough to know what that means, I'll be the first to rail against them. But I don't think there's anything wrong with having fun dressing your baby - as Archaea said, "I don't know that it's any more harmful than sticking foreign objects into a child's ear lobes, gluing a bow to her head, or putting colored enamel on her little nails!"

High heels for newborns

Brett Singer — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:00:00 GMT

No. Really. That's what this is.

Is this how you end up with a Britney Spears? Start 'em off young?

They're from a company called Heelarious. They are, "extremely funny, completely soft, fully functional high heel crib shoes for babies." Despite being "fully functional" the shoes are "not intended for walking (heel will collapse with weight). Not intended to harm children in any way." Well, not physically, anyway.

Favorite comment (among many): Oh thank god! I was thinking my 4-week-old niece's legs were looking a little chubby…

Can we do better? I know we can.

Via Jezebel.

image: Heelarious

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Whit Honea — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

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Beyonce Baby Clothes: Joke, Right? Right?!

Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:01:00 GMT

I'm definitely not one to get all pissy over children's clothing -- I mean, whatever they want to wear is fine by me. Lipstick? Absolutely. Some colors really make a bib pop. And really, what kid doesn't like red heel boots to compliment a tight jean jacket?

But don't these kids look a little young for these clothes that don't even look good on their parents? Please tell me this is a rumor.

(Photo: Perez Hilton)

It's Never Too Early To Make Your Kid Feel Fat

Kelly Mills — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:31:00 GMT

You know, sometimes I think kids don't get enough messages about the fundamental importance of being thin. Sure, they are bombarded with waifish models and diet ads, and girls as young as six are talking about dieting, and even boys are getting caught up in the body image drama. And yes, eating disorders can have dire health consequences, and many of us have personally struggled with unrealistic expectations of beauty for much of our lives. But I feel like we haven't done enough to target babies. Babies, I hear, are often content with how they look, even to the point of eating fatty milk whenever they want. Gross!

Well, thank goodness someone is finally addressing this and working to send messages about physical insecurity to our sweet little infants. The 5 Resolutions blog alerted us to the fact that Tesco has this shirt for 3-6 month olds, and it reads, "Does my bum look big in this?" Ha. Ha. Ha. Hey, those diapers are not the most ass-flattering of garments. I guess it might be slightly more amusing if our kids didn't already get so much crap about the importance of size.

Maybe we could also get onesies that say "I hate my legs" and "I know I ought to get to the gym if I'm ever going to lose this gut"? Please?

Design a Cool Kiddie T; Win Fab-O Prizes

Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:07:00 GMT

Tired of ironic onsies? Fed up with princess garb? Sick of baby prostitute clothes? If you've ever had a desire to design the perfect kid T-shirt, here's your chance. And the best part? You don't even have to spend time and money on arts college.

Anyone can do it.

Ultra-cool Small Paul and Black Wagon have joined up for a design-your-own-T-shirt contest that could make you famous and your kid the talk of the playground.

The winning T-shirt design will go be available for sale online, while you get five free ones for friends and family -- on top of $200 in bragging rights, I mean shopping sprees.

But please, no princesses or anything written across the backside. That's just tacky.

How Do You Fold Baby Clothes Anyway?

Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah — Wed, 30 May 2007 22:52:00 GMT

RakuMon over on Rice Daddies had a post the other day called Folding a Onesie Requires an Engineering Degree. He has a really good point. How do you fold a onesie? Thinking back, I guess I just folded them like shirts and then in half again (I think, I was pretty drugged up at the beginning. They give you good painkillers after a c-section). What RakuMon was really wondering anyway was how you fold the kimonos and the pajamas with booties.

If you are like me (and by like me I mean lazy and not picky at all) you just sort of fold them until they are smaller and then shove them in the appropriate drawer. What do you do if you are anal? I'm the wrong person to ask, so I am asking you guys.

Here is another question. When the onesie comes with matching socks and a headband, or a hat, how do you keep it all straight? Great. I'm completely done having babies and I have given myself a headache thinking about baby laundry.

Knit a Baby! I Mean, a Baby Sweater!

Karen Murphy — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:23:00 GMT

Confession #1: I knit. I actually began knitting before it was even trendy, because it was practically required in order to be admitted into Waldorf mom-hood. And now three of four of my kids all knit too. Yay, me!

Confession #2: I have never actually completed knitting anything as large as a sweater or that could be worn on any part of the body besides the head or the hands.

Confession #3: If I had anyone around small enough to fit into these, I would knit them, because as far as I'm concerned they meet all the requirements of knitting, which are:

1. Instant gratification. Or nearly-instant. Baby clothes are small and don't take much knitting.

2. Cute! How can you resist the kitty hat with the ears??!

3. Did I say cute?! Yes! I did!

So what if knitting is so last week? Surely you know someone who would lok adorable in these.

Ugly Baby Clothes Contest: I Could Be a Winner

Kelly Mills — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:04:00 GMT

I never win anything. Lotteries, spelling bees, raffles, monopoly: I’m a number one loooooser. Even in contests where everybody wins a prize, I somehow get disqualified for body checking or other rule violation.

Maybe that’s why I’m extra excited about the Ugly Baby Clothes contest. The contest started when Carly from Durham Region Baby posted a photo of this Panda monstrosity. Now the gates are open, and we can all submit the frilliest, dump truck-iest, primary color-iest, Disney princess-iest concoction we received as a shower gift and weakly said, “Oh, how, um, sweet of you…”

There are prizes to be had, and you can even enter something you or one of your family members wore as a child for consideration by the judges. Enter as many times as you like, so look through your photo albums and Goodwill giveaway bags and see what scary treasures lurk there.

But just to warn you, I am so submitting the giant lace tiered dress with the puffy sleeves and matching bloomers I got from a coworker who may have secretly hated my guts. Finally, I have a shot at winning the gold. C’mon people, let’s throw down!

B is for Beer that's Good Enough for Me

Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:14:00 GMT

A lot of my good friends are either currently pregnant or just had a baby. Most of the time I think I am so glad I will never have to be pregnant again, but every once in a while I will see something that makes me want another baby. Here is one of those things. It's a B is for Beer t-shirt! It is as if it was made just for my children. Sadly, the largest size is 24-36 months, so while my kids must go without, if you are one of my pregnant friends you know what to expect for your shower gift.

She Twisted Twee stuff they sell at Baby Dagny is pricey, but really cool. If you are on a tighter budget, but you still want all of the other parents on the playground to know about your love for alcoholic beverages, you can get this great martini onesie from Etsy. This one is only $10.

Buy this stuff while your kids are little people. Once they get to be two or so they fight you and they get to decide what to wear. It is much tougher to be subtly ironic when your kid is wearing something with Dora on it.

Pussycat Dolls-Inspired Baby Wear

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:35:00 GMT

Parenting is all about choices, choices about how we feed our kids, how we discipline our kids, and, of course, what our kids wear.

We can choose to dress our kids in 100% organic cotton clothing. We can choose baby designer duds from Burberry or Baby Phat. We can choose to scour thrift stores for treasures, or we can choose to adorn our children in clothing which calls to mind a group of pouty, fishnet-stocking-clad burlesque dancers. Dancers whose business managers decided could make gobs more money if they could parlay their "talents" into a hit single. A hit single containing an uplifting message for all women entitled "Dont Ya Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me?"

How better to expand their franchise than to tap into the Pussycat Mommy market and create a line of baby clothing inspired by the gartered group. (Or, inspire others to do it as the case may be here.) Yes, there are parents out there who will make the choice to put their kids in the clothing pictured. But that's okay. The world always needs more strippers and bartenders.

Posh & Katie To Launch Kids' Clothing Line?

Alisyn — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:11:00 GMT

Is your mini-fashionista dying for a pair of $300 silk ballet flats to wear to preschool? How about a rabbit-fur trimmed cashmere sweater for those chilly spring mornings? If the rumor is true, and Victoria Beckham and Katie Holmes are indeed launching a line of children's clothing, you may be able to find such treasures at a Barney's near you. Because seriously? Baby Gap is for chumps.

A source close to Victoria and Katie says, "They are both really excited about this new project. Katie recently sketched out some designs for a party dress for Suri's first birthday and Victoria saw there was the potential there for the two of them to come up with some great designs. As they are both mothers who love fashion, it couldn't have been more ideal for them."

I had to laugh when I read that Katie "sketched out some designs", and that Vic "saw the potential" in them (and not just because Katie Holmes has no personal style, although that's so obvious). I laughed because these women are so... boring. They're so simple. I mean, with the amount of free time and money available between the two of them, they could be halfway to eradicating poverty in Los Angeles County a year from now now if they put their minds to it. But hey, I guess looking out for the all the fashion-forward rich babies in the world is a job unto itself. And who better to do it than these two?

"Future Porn Star" T-Shirts For Toddlers. No, I'm Not Kidding.

Alisyn — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:12:00 GMT

And I thought the "wink, wink" underwear were the pinnacle of tastelessness.

New Zealand designer Francis Hooper, of World fashion, says he thought he was being "humorous and irreverent," when he designed a t-shirt, to be marketed to parents of toddlers, with the words "Future Porn Star" on the front. The line of toddler shirts also includes a "Parents Are Boring" shirt, as well as one that reads "I Have Issues." Hopper admits that the "Future Porn Star" model is "the most naughty and risque."

Almost as disgusting as this ill-conceived design? The shirt's suggested retail price of $45 freaking dollars.

I'm so disgusted by this story, on so many levels, that I can't even find the words to express how I feel. I just can't.

But if you have a thing or two to say to the company producing, and standing behind this product, you can contact their media person here.

D.I.Y. Baby Clothes at Hand Picked Pumpkin

Alisyn — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:05:00 GMT

Now here's a design idea that I, a non-crafty, sewing needle-phobic mama, can totally get behind: D.I.Y. (design it yourself) baby clothes, for the 0-24 month set. The folks over at Hand Picked Pumpkin have managed to make it incredibly easy for you to customize your baby's next t-shirt or hoodie. How easy, you ask? Check it:

Step 1: Select garment style (10 possible choices, including playsuits and hoodies).

Step 2: Select size (0-24 months).

Step 3: Customize! (select solid knit color for garment body, any of the 18 knit patterns for neck, cuffs, trim and plackets).

Upside: Your toddler will be one-of-a-kind at the playground. Downside: $42 for a long-sleeved t-shirt (I didn't even wanna check how much a hoodie would cost). But hey - if you've got money to burn and a cute kid to spend it on, Hand Picked Pumpkin may be right up your alley.