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Tutu du Monde – New Fairy Dresses!

June 13, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

You may remember that I waxed lyrical about the amazingness that are the range of handmade, hand dyed, one off luxe tutu’s, tops, skirts, and accessories by Australian designer Andrea Rombeck of Tutu du Monde. Inspired by Parisienne ballerinas, these are her latest other worldly, floaty, whimsy delights with most pieces available now and some [...]

Magical Fairy Dresses by Tutu du Monde

March 16, 2011 by · 1 Comment 

For a delicious, whimsy luxe tutu with embellishments and extra detailing, I’d make a dash to Tutu du Monde. Inspired by Parisian ballerinas, these fairy dresses are really stunning. They’re handmade and hand dyed so each one is a one off, and they have a magical, romantic feel. When Nia (now 23 months) was sent [...]

Pettiskirt's by Kaiya Eve

October 19, 2009 by · 1 Comment 

These ‘pettiskirts’ by US couture designer, Kandi Lightner of Kaiya Eve are so delightful, I want one myself although I suspect I’m too old to pull off this look! Inspired by the petticoats of yesteryear, she has brought them bang up to date and made them outerwear with a floaty, delicious, vintage girlie twist. Available [...]

Glamajama Couture Onesies

September 17, 2009 by · 3 Comments 

      Dedicated BG readers will know I’m not really a pink person, or slogans for that matter and yet…after baby Nia wore her gift of a a long sleeved version of the ‘Little Princess’ onesie by US company Glamajama, I’ve discovered that there are some things that bring out the girlie girl in me. I [...]

Wovenplay Ballerina Dresses for Flower Girls

September 2, 2009 by · 3 Comments 

When Mila Jovovich got married recently, there wasn’t a frou frou flower girl dress in sight and instead her daughter wore one of the deliciously stylish and whimsical ballerina dress creations from NYC label Wovenplay. A mix of silky satin, layered cotton tutu and velvet flowers all from organic and natural fabrics, when I get [...]

Make Your Own: Dressing Up Clothes

August 18, 2009 by · 5 Comments 

I’ve been taking Milla to an amazing dancing class called Twinkletoes (if you live anywhere near Winchester you have to come along – the teacher is outstanding). All of the children in the class love wearing their fancy dress outfits and after only one class Milla was angling for her own. Without the budget for [...]

Hot Picks from…Global & Gorgeous

February 11, 2009 by · 2 Comments 

I love finding new haunts that test my powers of restraint and Global & Gorgeous certainly fits that bill! With a mission to sell ‘unique and fabulous’ goodies that they’ve sourced from all over the world, here are few of my favourites from their children and babies section… Hand Embroidered Muslin’s Muslin’s with detail have [...]