The Green Corner - May

Yesterday we launched our new look newsletter. Brighter, happier, bigger and better! We just love that we can now show our customers a bit more of what's new in the shop, specials and great gift ideas amongst a lot more exiting features. Judging by the response we have had already I think you guys like it too which makes us very happy:)

One thing that has been on our mind for a while now and just waited for the right time and medium to be launched is the 'Green Corner'. We are so impressed with all our labels for their effort to make the world a better place for our kids to grow up in and they all have their unique approach to it. We wanted to share that with you so we all can 'go green' and be stylish at the same time. In the 'Green Corner' this month is Danish nanoou that just in two short years has managed to go from designing beautiful clothes for babies and kids to having their entire range made of 100% organic cotton. How good is that for the environment and our kids!? Check out their gorgeous collection here.

Rock'n Roll baby!

We were very excited when we checked out the April/May issue of Mother & Baby magazine. They have put together a very spunky Rock'n roll fashion shoot with some gorgeous outfits. You can find Katvig's Eggplant Tights on one of the little models. Tights are a great winter warmer and will spark up any dress if they are as cool as Katvig's! Check out the blue, black & white and green & turquoise ones as well.

Also in the magazine they feature Snoffs Pram mobile and it is for sure a great "old" favourite amongst our customers. And what's not to like about it?! Soft and cuddly in bright colours that will keep your baby entertained for hours. We have ordered some more so check back shortly if you like to grab one!

The colourful world of Plastisock

The Swedish brand Plastisock has just in a few seasons here at Baby goes Retro become a favourite for many parents and children. We believe this is due to the way their design immerses itself in the never ending world of kid’s imagination. Plastisock’s aim is to make fun, comfortable clothes for children to be active in. With colours and exciting prints they encourage curiosity, playfulness and a way of letting the child be him – or herself. Plastisock is stocked exclusively to Baby goes Retro and we are proud to present their new outstanding collection, now in store.
Check out the wonderful and unique ‘Fairytale’ pattern. All you see at a quick glance is a bright and colourful print but look a little closer and there it is! Wonderful little fairytale creatures such as dragons, knights, princesses, mermaids and much more will start to immerge. The pattern ‘Peace Please’ is Plastisock's wish for a healthy and peaceful world for all children to grow up in....and don't we all wish for that!

Shopping for baby

I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter with your families and friends. Personally I had to move house so the Easter bunny got a bit lost and only delivered a very small amount of chocolate eggs. A slight disappointment for my kids but for my waist it was a success:)!

While I was knee deep in boxes a great magazine called Shopping for Baby hit the shelves. It's an annual publication where you can find absolutely everything that you could possibly need for your baby. The mag is gorgeous and they have really done their research into what's useful, stylish, practical and just pure fun for a new little person. Check out the unique Snoffs Pram mobile (the editors fave!), we have it in four funky colour combinations, the ever so popular Viking Tee by Danefae and the one of a kind Peace tee by Plastisock. It sold out within a couple of days and unfortunately we couldn't get our hands on any more (we tried very hard, trust me) but don't despair we have got the short sleeve version instead and it's just as great!

Hello, what's your name?

This photo of little Ben, 15 months just made us smile when we saw it. His mum Melissa from Vic was the winner of the 2nd prize in our blog competition we ran last month. Last week she sent us an email with this fantastic photo of her little man wearing the Skummis tee by Snoffs which was one of the items she won. This is what she says in her email: " The tops are beautiful - thank you so much. They are just perfect on Ben and he'll get a lot of wear out of them now that the days are getting cooler here. I've sent you a picture of him wearing the Skummis top - it's a bit hard to get a picture of his face because he loves to look at the little monsters, point at them and chat to them - he looks so cute sitting on the floor talking to his clothes! Thanks again - we are thrilled!"

We were so happy to hear that the secret gift box was a hit with them both! Thank you so much Melissa for sharing this great photo with us and for your kind words.

Big Owls, Wise Owls and Night Owls

Owls are THE coolest bird to have on your baby and toddler's shirt this season. Danish label Ej sikke lej's cute and fashionable owl prints in fresh colours have hit Baby goes Retro's shelves just in time for autumn and winter. All kids love this intelligent animal and it is also Ej sikke lej's signature logo and print.

Very funky Tee's in contemporary colours such as army, black and petrol comes with an oversized owl on the back. It will certainly get your toddler noticed in the playground! The Wise Owl range has gorgeous details, fresh colours and a cute owl print all over. At the moment you also get a FREE beach bag if you buy a Wise Owl Tee, so get in fast as stock wont last long! Snoffs Design has just recently released a new playful design - Night Owl. We love the unisex PJ's/All in One with quirky and fun Owl print. A big bonus is that it's made of 100% Oeko tex - certified cotton (no nasties and great for the skin!)

Retro bling

We have had our eyes on Swedish brand Elodie Details for a while now and just before Christmas last year we were pleased to announce the first arrivals into our store. And wow has that been a instant success! Who says you have to stop caring about design when you become a parent? As the need for functionality increases, the need for good design doesn’t go away. Well designed baby clothes have been available for some time, but the accompanying accessories are often overlooked. Elodie Details’ mission is to try and elevate those mundane products and make them into the stylish accessories they all have the potential to be. If you like a bit of bling for your baby browse their funky range of unique dummy holders or if you feel like being the coolest kid on the block check out their very unique Retro Revolution Stroller bag.
If you haven't yet clicked into babyology, please do! You can read more about the Elodie Details' range that we stock at Baby goes Retro on their fantastic site. Babyology has all the info about the very latest in baby and kids gear (and fashion of course). We love the site but be warned, it is very addictive!

Peaceful & Adorable

Desie from Melbourne sent us an email with these adorable pics of her son a couple of days ago. He is nearly two and way too cute we think! Thank you so much Desie for sharing the photos with us. She recently purchased this bright and happy outfit and we really have to say it suits her son perfectly. The Peace Tee by Plastisock has quickly become a bestseller, not that strange we think because it's just great and has a message that we all can relate too. The Baggy Denim Pants are also by Plastisock and a fantastic garment to have as it goes with absolutely everything in your little ones wardrobe. It's all about being comfy and stylish!

Competition Winners

Thank you very much to all of you that entered into our fabulous competition. The feedback we have received regarding our featured labels have been very helpful and fantastic to read and ponder over. We are also grateful for your thoughts and comments about Baby goes Retro and our service. It has really warmed our hearts to read your kind words and it feels very reassuring that so far we are doing it right and are making our customers happy.

Yesterday we drew the winners of the competition (very exciting) and here they are:

1st Prize - $150 Shopping spree won by P. Halkosaari QLD

2nd Prize - Secret Gift Box won by M. Halloran VIC

3rd Prize - New Mothers Journal won by K. Walker NZ

Congratulations to you all!!!

Shopping, shopping and more shopping

Yes, it's out again! I'm talking about the great magazine Shop 4 Kids that is made for those of us that just love the idea of finding that special little outfit or that really unique piece of garment to dress our little munchkins in. The Autumn/Winter issue just hit the shelves this week and it is full to the brim with gorgeous gear for babies and kids.

I know I have mentioned it before but I do have to say it again; jumpsuits is the way to go when you need an instant cool outfit for your baby. In the this issue of Shop 4 Kids they have featured four of our suits that will make you want to go oohh and aahh. Ej sikke lej's too cute rainbow suit that is in stock at the moment and Katvig's stripy playsuit that has already sold out! We are still waiting for the two adorable All in ones from nanoou that is due any week now. If you like one let us know and we'll reserve it for you.

The weird and wonderful world of Skummis and Snoffs

One of the creators of Snoffs Design is Anna Hokerberg. She also designs under the brand name Skummis which is a family of funny and colourful soft and cuddly shapes (in lack of a better word in English). We adore all her designs as they are so gorgeous, eye catching and lovable.

This week we received some new goodies from both Snoffs and Skummis that made us so excited and nearly in tears as we would have loved to keep some for our girls but unfortunately they are too old now.

We couldn't help but smile when we saw the adorable Skummis tee in two wonderful retro colour combinations, super cuddly comfort blankets and the ever so popular Ants in your Pants design, now in trousers just in time for autumn. Check it all out in our shop and we're sure you'll be smiling too!

Don't forget about our cool competition running at the moment. You could be the lucky one winning a $150 shopping spree at Baby goes Retro!

Competition - Great prizes to be won!

Welcome to 2008 with Baby goes Retro! We hope that you all had a relaxing and fun time over Christmas and New Year. We are so excited about the year that lays ahead for our shop as we are expecting some seriously cool, wonderful and unique Autumn/Winter arrivals very soon. While we are all waiting eagerly please check out our fab Summer sale for some truly great finds with up to 50% off.


Below you can see an exclusive sneak peak of what will start coming our way in late January. The new season will expand with more sizes and styles as our stocked labels have really created magic in terms of colours, designs and individuality.


Competition!!!! Competition!!! Great Prizes to be Won!!!

To start off the new year in a fun way we are holding a competition that will run from Mon 14th Jan to Thur 14th Feb 2008.


1st Prize is a $150 Shopping Spree at Baby goes Retro (valid for 6 months)
2nd Prize is a 'Secret' glossy Gift box beautifully wrapped in our signature wrapping (value approx $75)
3rd Prize is a New Mothers Journal - a fantastic tool to keep track of your life as a new mum (created by two Aussie mums, value $20)

There are two things you need to do to enter our fantastic competition:

1. You have to be signed up to receive our monthly newsletter, if you're not yet signed up please click here and enter your email address in the box on left hand side.
   
2. You need to send us an email telling us which one(s) of our featured labels Katvig, Plastisock, nanoou, Snoffs, Ej sikke lej and Danefae that is your favorite and why. Please include your full name and a contact number. You can also include any other feedback, suggestions or comments that you would like to share with us.
   

The winners will be drawn on Monday 18th February and will be notified by email. Good Luck!

Best mates

This is a favorite photo of mine that I thought I share with you. It is of my son and his best mate in their very cool Danefae viking shirts. If they could choose they would love playing together all the time but unfortunately they live 1 and 1/2 hours drive from each other. Both boys dig this top so we had to get them one each and don't they look dashing! They usually have a chat on the phone about once a week and isn't that interesting to listen to:) What I can hear is a lot of strange noises, giggles and sound effects but for a 4 year old it probably makes all the sense in the world!

It is certainly a great privilege to have good friends and family that you can share everything with - silly stuff, fun stuff and serious stuff. We hope that you all will have the opportunity to have a fun filled and relaxing Christmas with good friends and family, taking a break and feel fresh for the new year. Although we operate as normal over the Christmas period at Baby goes Retro we will definitely take the chance to put our feet up and enjoy the Christmas spirit:)

Merry Christmas!

Christmas specials

Don't we all love a great bargain? It seems to be the trend now that a lot of retailers have pre - and post Christmas sales. For shoppers that is fab as you are nearly always guaranteed a saving on your purchases this time of the year. We are also having a special pre - Christmas sale on at Baby goes Retro of course. Browse our Xmas Specials section in our shop for some really cool stocking fillers for your little "elfs". Everything has been reduced by 10 - 50% so go for it while it lasts! This pram mobile by Snoffs Design is an excellent 'pressie' for a baby's first Christmas or why not get a whole glossy box full of goodies such as The Baby goes Retro Gift Box. Cut off date for Christmas orders is 2pm on Dec 21st so there is still time to grab a few more things for the little special ones in your life.

Fun in the sun

I can tell you that we were very excited this month when the summer issue of My Child hit the shelves at our local newsagent. All our clothes represent happiness, fun and playfulness and in the magazine that has indeed been captured beautifully. A gorgeous fashion shoot of toddlers and kids playing on the beach wearing fresh Pink bird and Striped singlets by Katvig and adorable Blue nutty skirt by Ej sikke lej. We couldn't be happier with how it turned out!
Also featured in the fashion news in the magazine is the very striking Viking shirt by Danefae. My son has it and not that I'm biased or something but hey, he looks handsome as anything wearing it.

One of our absolute favorite websites for keeping up with what's hot right now for babies and kids is Babyology which also gets a mention in My Child. We love the blog format of the site and that Mandi, the owner seem to have an incredible knack of finding the grooviest little things out there.

Aren't we the cutest?

Last week we received this adorable pic from one of our regular customers, Virginia from Brisbane. It is of her little girl Tess (hasn't she grown!) and her cousin Declan (both 27 months) posing in their Baby goes Retro tops. Tess is wearing this season Grey Valley singlet by Katvig that is already sold out (sorry). Being such a funky garment and unisex as well it has literally been flying out the door. Declan's shirt is by nanoou and we stocked it back in February, but good news on that one - we are getting it in again. Look out in March next year when it's hitting our store in the new striking colour - yellow. We are very excited about this as it is a great versatile T-shirt that all kids love due to the recognisable circle shape.

Thank you so much Virginia for sharing this very cute photo with us.

Get organised

Every year I tell myself that I'm not going to be one of those desperate people that are running around the day before Xmas with a list long as my arm trying to find those last minute gifts for family and friends. Unfortunately that has always been the case up to now but this year is going to be different (I hope)! My mission is to be done with the present buying 2 weeks before Christmas day. Here is my strategy: Online shopping. As simple as that. You do the browsing from your home, you pay from your home, the goodies get delivered to your home, you wrap them in your home. Perfect! The only time you will leave the house is when you got something fun to do.
Of course we want to help out with your present buying so check out these newly arrived gift boxes from Katvig. They are absolutely adorable and comes in an environmentally friendly box containing a onesie and a matching bib. A great idea for a bub's first Christmas. Stylish and convenient, just the way we like it.

nanoou

Last year when my sister in law and I decided to open an internet shop we thought we really wanted to get it right with what labels we were going to feature. One essential "ingredient" was that the clothes had to be designed in Scandinavia. We love the different take they have put on kids clothing design - bright, happy and comfy but above all very very cool. It was a nostalgic journey for us as we grew up wearing the same sort of clothes that now has inspired the retro wave in Europe. We found a big bonus in that "our" designers had really thought about what babies and children like and what triggers their imagination. We are very passionate about that children should dress like children (they'll grow up fast enough!) with adorable, imaginative patterns and colours.

What gravitated us towards Danish label nanoou was their gorgeous colour schemes and also that the creator had built her designs on the circle shape. So simple yet so stylish and most kids recognise the shape instantly. After their third collection it just keep getting better and better. For a sneak peak of what we are going to receive in February/March next year, check out the November issue of Junior magazine.

Practical and cool

In my last post I wrote about clever bloomers and what a great piece of clothing they are. Now another thing we love heaps at Baby goes Retro is onesies or jumpsuits if you prefer. I think it might be the most practical baby outfit there is. No bare midriffs in winter (brrrr), no tops scrunched up around baby's armpits, no pants with tricky buttons and zips that get caught. These are only a few of the reasons we love them but the main one is that they can be sooooo cute and funky. Pop a jumpsuit on bub and there you have it - an instant outfit within a minute. Busy mothers knows that instant is always good as patient children might just only exist in movies and nappy ads.

The variety is also a plus when it comes to suits. You have the short sleeve ones with little legs and the ones without, both perfect for a warm summer day. These two gorgeous pieces from nanoou and Ej sikke lej are featured in the Oct/Nov issue of Mother & Baby.

Cover that nappy!

Isn't nappy pants, bloomers, nappy covers whatever you want to call them the best invention ever when it comes to cool and practical baby wear?! We are the biggest fans as they are so perfect for the Aussie climate. They also turned out to be an instant hit with our customers. After speaking with Katvig last week, desperately trying to get a backorder organised they told me that these bloomers have also been a favourite with all the warm Mediterranean countries such as Spain and Italy. We all know that in summer it's sometimes even too hot with shorts, so pop a pair of nappy pants on and voila that not so funky nappy is covered up and it looks fab. Katvig designs some adorable girl's, boy's and unisex ones. Their new range is called Printed Essentials and has gorgeous little pieces such as Green Japan, Grey Valley and striking Retro black.