Maternity Denim Therapy

A company called Denim Therapy takes your favorite jeans and basically makes them into maternity jeans so you can enjoy your favorite jeans while pregnant...even if you can't enjoy your favorite other clothing items during the 9 months. Clever idea and located right here in NYC! They will also put them back to pre maternity form once you give birth. Check out the rest of their site because they do basic repairs on any type of denim..holes, rips, hems...nothing even to do with maternity.

Did you say warm and personalized?

Bundle up your child this winter with these beautiful knitted sweaters. Your chic one's name, initial or monogram is knitted along with your sweater and not appliqued or stitched in later, making it a truly bespoke piece. It is machine knitted in the good ol'USA from 100% cotton and available in an array of colors. Sizes start from newborn on up. Available from babyknitsandmore.com starting at $52.95.

Gives a new meaning to the saying 'Santa Baby"

Personalized Santa hat from The Baby Bump Shop...enough said ( well almost, it is on sale for $9.99)...now it's enough said!

Play dates in NYC that are stylish.

Love this intial shirt with matching bottoms from Playdate NYC, a NY mom based business. Everything is hand sewn and made to order ( love crafty home made clothes). Which means you can choose the color of the intial, star, shirt, ... you get the picture. Comes is girl colors too! The set is $40. And makes Playdates in NYC that much cuter. Great holiday gift.

Reaching size 24 months doesn't mean saying goodbye to lap t's!

I love lap t's...but all the sizes only go till 24 months and then you must bid farewell to that wonderful envelope closure. Enter the lap t's from Estella, available in 9 colors and up to size 6. Costs $ 30.

Bring on the Holiday gifts!

I received the Uncommon Goods catalogue at home and went looking through it. They have some really cute gifts for the holidays. The puzzle above hit me right away because as most parents, we are told so many conflicting things about teaching our 'chic ones' the alphabet...start teaching only lower case, start with caps only, don't teach the names of the letters instead just teach how to sound it out, etc.... Well I have taught the caps approach and it is so hard to find puzzles with cap letters only...enter the Animal Spelling Puzzle from Eeboo for $15( one of my favorite toy companies).

The construction plate and utensils set, makes eating fun and creative. The plate is $15 and the utensils are $18.

Every parents knows that a mistletoe is indeed never needed to give your 'chic baby' a big kiss. This 'no mistletoe needed' onesie is $25 and made from 100% organic bamboo, limited quantities available.

Who wants to make traveling easier?

The Holidays have begun...that means traveling by car, plane or for the eco conscience, the train. Well the 'chic ones' need to be entertained. Try the doodlebag from Its Personal Stuff for $28. It comes personalized and contains: chalk, crayons, paper, chalkboard and an eraser, sure to give plenty of entertainment till you reach your final destination. And speaking of final destinations, if it's to family or friends, don't come empty handed, get them a personalized monogrammed long sleeve tshirt, available in sizes ranging from babies to adults for $30. Or just get them the doodlebag that gave you some quiet time along the way.

Just makes me want to go to Paris!

For those who like the panache of Europe and are bilingual or let's face it, wanna be multilingualists...Atsuyo et Akiko, a Brooklyn based company has adorable clothes. The tshirts above are both $34, at Milkshop, one T is Paris's zip code ( or the 7th for you francophiles) and the other is the days of the week...makes you just want to go away and shop in Paris..A bien tot!

For the little baby girls who like to pull off their socks

I am in love with these burberry infant tights, the classic Nova plaid pattern tights with bows sewn on. Not to knock Trumpette, because I love those too, but they've been around for about 4 years already so this is a breath of fresh air. Available at Saks for $45 and in 3 different colors.

Preppy newborn!

This beautiful monogrammed, wrap style, one piece is from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child. It comes in 3 colors and can be personalized with an intitial or monogram. Available in sizes 0 to 24 months. Costs $32 with personalization. makes a great newborn gift too.

Because we all have friends that met online!

I laughed so hard when I saw this baby lap T shirt. Perfect newborn gift for new parents who met on the internet. Available from sizes 6 months to 18 months for $20.

Naartjie, anyone?

Naartjie is a South African company that has such a comfortable, stylish, bohemian vibe for kids. We have some of their clothes for a couple of years now, as well as having South African friends for longer who bought it for us! Naartjie has a few stores around the country, mostly on the West Coast. Unfortunately none in our area yet, although one is opening in New Jersey sometime soon. The fluffy jacket is $22, comes in a couple more colors and I adore it on a chic little one! The T shirt is on sale for $11, also available in other colors. Check out their site and if you are in LA, like I was, check out their stores...I spent an hour in there!

BTW, naartjie means a small clementine in South African, in case you were wondering.

Does It Come In My Size Too?

Gorgeous, I want one too! Gold puffer down jacket for your 'chic little one' from the GAP. $54.50.