Petit Bateau, new collaboration with JC de Castelbajac

Petit Bateau has real talent to finding the best collaborations for memorable capsule collections.  Carven, Tsumori Chisato...and now French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.  His colourful, whimsical style is the perfect mix with the iconic Petit Bateau pieces. 

Lola, 12 years old – Nouméa, New Caledonia

Our mother and child of the the day are hard core travelers and adventurers. Lola doesn’t go to school anymore, she's studying at home because there’s no French school in Salvador de Bahia, where she will be moving soon moving. Her mother Vanessa Pol,  founder of Zanzibook (Kids…

Isobel, 5 years old – London, UK

Today we welcome Isobel, 5 years old and her mother Lindsey,  journalist and founder of Urban Mums. Lindsey reports : "Izzy loves listening to music and dancing, especially “streetdancing” which she can’t believe she learned on her own. She is not a fan of wearing jeans,…

We Love Switzerland…

Jasmine in the Swiss mountains -  Tee-shirt Maan, short pants Bonton, cardigan  Petit Bateau. Vintage posters on display at Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland.

Clara Hranek, 8 years old – Brooklyn NY, USA

With two parents being bloggers, Clara is very tuned in to taking in the world around her. She loves going out to eat, watching cooking shows (Mad Hungry Food, Jacques Pepin, and Gordon Ramsay being her favorites), and traveling, as long as a swimming pool is involved. Yolanda…

Rose, 7 years old – Cannes, France

Rose, Penelope (2 years old), Thierry and Anne live in Cannes, in a beautiful villa overlooking the sea, surrounded by lavender and olive trees. Rose is an early bird but she's so nice to the rest of the family that she reads quietly in bed (sometimes for more than an hour)…

On white underwear

. . . . . I love white underwear, especially for children. This probably comes from early school memories, when friends were lined up in their Petit Bateau before the nurse's yearly visit. I was very excited when I discovered Swedish brand The White Briefs in Brussels, at…

Alpine Influence

        Jasmine and Iris wear clothes and shoes by Makie, Bellerose, Chakra Design, Aigle, Petit Bateau and Areaware.

Italian Baby Design

    Brava Casa, May 2011. By Alessandro Pasinelli - Photos Adriano Brusaferri.   Photo n. 1 : Rosdster Saab, design Ulf Hanses for Playsam - Cushion design Alexander Girard - Bean bag Essent'ial for Jannelli&Volpi, made with Marimekko wallpaper. Photo n.2…

Emile, 8 years old – Pondicherry, India

Emile lives in South India, with his parents, brother Gaspard (3 years) and sister Victoria (1 year and half). His mother, Paula is Argentinian; she lived in Paris and Quito before Pondicherry. Inspired by her children, she creates little toys in cotton yarn called "Dents de…

Lily, 6 and half years old – Paris, France

Lily is very creative, talkative and full of energy. She spends a lot of time drawing and has been making little books for herself since she was 3. Like mother, like daughter, she is a party animal and will easily stay up until dawn if we have friends around on holidays. Elodie…

Kleine Fabriek, Amsterdam January 16+17

    If you are preparing your trade shows planning, don't forget to put Kleine Fabriek on the list. The show is always nicely organized, well edited with a selection of creative/modern/with a twist brands and - important element, it take place in Amsterdam, a great city to…