Children's Clothing

*Warning* "Girlie" post ahead :)

I really can't remember the first time I saw Indygo (or) Balu but I think it was around 2002.... I *instantly* fell in love with both companies and ordered Chloey a couple of outfits.... Balue (IMO) has since changed their styles and I really just don't care for them alot.... But Indygo still has some REALLY cute stuff.....

I won't lie they are e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e. BUT you can get some great stuff off of ebay ;0) Both Indygo and Balu are VERY high quality and because they are hand painted you're never going to find the *exact* same style anywhere....

Another *brand* I absolutely love for Chlo is called Dolce Lali they have some of the absolute CUTEST clothes I've ever seen and fit Chlo's personality to a T... My favorite outfit so far for her from Dolce is this one.....



Some of the other designers that I keep a close watch on our Lipstik, Beetlejuice, CachCach, Babygassygooma ( I totally ADORE *Gretchen* the owner and designer of BGG) she's a sweetie! Gretchen's Winter 07 Checkmate line is just beyond cute!

Let's come back to earth a little and talk about Ebay...... I find a TON of "gold" mines on Ebay..... RARELY do I pay full price for anything..... With my taste in clothing I would be in HOT water if I did ;)

There are some FABULOUS folks on ebay that create their own styles, a couple of these *artists* have actually grown so popular that they have their own boutiques now..... (Gretchen BabyGassyGooma) is one of them.....

Another so very sweet friend I met about 6 years ago is Lark, her daughter Sophie and my Chloey are about the same age. Lark started out simply selling on Ebay and then moved into designing her own line.

There are some GREAT designers for DECENT prices.....(a great example is Laurie)
*WOW* is all I can say! She is SO very talented and hails from the UK..... All of Laurie's designs are hand painted (by her) She literally turns plain Denim into works of art.....



Searching on Ebay for Children's Clothing is an ART...... Some of the keywords I use to find things are.....

Custom, Chenille, OOAK, OOAK= One of a Kind but just type in OOAK.... Balu, Indygo, Cach Cach, Jordan Marie, LuLu, Lipstik, Beetlejuice, Maribou, Maribu, and the list goes on for a mile....

It is VERY possible to find some GREAT designer clothes at a FRACTION of what you will pay retail for them...... Another suggestion I have is to look for the NEW designers on Ebay..... The one's that are just starting out...... Those folks typically have LOWER prices on their auctions because they are not as well known as people such as (Laurie) above......