February 21, 2010
New department
Kidswear Magazine just launched a new online platform, Kidswear Department, with lots of info about brands, stores, news, jobs and other topics around children. Check it out, Pirouette is featured!
February 19, 2010
I love Tees
Dandy Star? For me it's a cool, fun, optimistic tee-shirts line that puts me in good mood. For kids, its very often "my favorite T". Mums report they have to wash overnight their Dandy kids stuff because they love them so much. All that makes Charlotte Day…
February 18, 2010
Yoya Man
Stephane Gerbier with Isis-Colombe Combeas and her son Aliocha at the Milk party hosted by YoyaMart in Fall 09. YoyaMart, Gansevoort Street in the Meat Packing District, NY When YoyaMart opened in January 2004, it brought a whole energy to New York. It was new,…
February 17, 2010
Old school
A little while ago my mother gave me a nice little brown suitcase. "I found this in the attic and I thought you would be happy to have it for the children. It's full of old memories". Oh yes!I found a few dear books from my childhood including this Tit'Pom that my sister…
February 14, 2010
Dreams and drawings
French illustrator Princesse Camcam dreams of swimming in deep oceans to play with giant squids (probably because of the free ink...). But more realistically, she would love to create an animation film with director Michel Ocelot (Kirikou, Azur et Azmar). Inspired by…
February 11, 2010
L'air du temps
I love the way Marilyn Tov keeps consistency with her design. Every season the clean and chic pieces of the collection are reinvented, following a red thread, keeping the ingredients and flavor that make the essence of the line. This is also reflected in the…
February 9, 2010
Designer’s inspirations
Interview with Nicole Frobush, creator of London based ethical, eco-friendly label Nixie Clothing. Two words to describe Nixie Clothing ? Creative and ethical. Your inspirations at the moment ? My constant inspiration is nature. And at the moment I really love Australian…
February 5, 2010
Nui rocks
Wool is a great material. Organic wool is a wonderful one. Free of chemicals and pesticides (some 8000 chemicals are known to be used in the modem textile industry), it is a renewable resource that is naturally non-allergenic. Nui Organics, a New Zeeland based company, offers…
February 3, 2010
mix media artist
I had a complete crush on the work of Wanda Kujacz. Her photographs are quite remarkable; her mix media work is just unique. Kujacz uses photoshop and proceeds like a visual DJ with images she founds in her personal archive for inserts and collages. She sometimes…
February 3, 2010
French retro-modern
Donatienne Cerise is a cute brand and store with a great selection of handknits, bibs, home decor and furniture. All products are made in France with a special focus on quality of materials + workmanship. We like the re-invented old classics: "vichy" pattern school apron,…