High end vintage and designer style for kids this holiday
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(23 Dec 2018) LEAD IN: Prince Harry and his American wife, Meghan Markle, are sure to set child fashion trends around the world in 2019 when they welcome their first baby next spring. But this holiday season chic Hollywood kids are getting kitted out in designer brands, vintage, old man's suits, and high end boho chic. STORY-LINE: Luxury and high style are big in Beverly Hills just now. Trending for babies and toddlers is anything with a big bold designer logo and and a more adult style of clothing. On the shelves here, Hugo Boss, Moschino, Young Versace and Kenzo. Bree Jacoby is the CEO and founder of a national luxury personal shopping service with over 200 clients across the country. She says "Right now what we're seeing is a lot of matching jackets with matching pants, embroidery on the shirts and also logos. Logos are really big. Also one more thing that we are seeing with celebrity kids is they are mocking their parents so they are wearing matching outfits. A lot of matching ath-leisure is what we're seeing like cool sneakers and bomber jackets and things like that". Piccolino Children's Boutique of Beverly Hills caters for a VIP clientele. If an item isn't branded by a top designer, it's just not here. Here you can treat your darling daughter or son to anything from baby pink mock fur coats, to bejeweled day dresses, rich red party gowns and waistcoated suits. "Also a big thing right now is vintage-inspired look, so matching sets with an embroidered jacket with a matching tweed pant, slacks, it's sort of an adult look but for kids and that's really big right now" adds Jacoby. Bella Lapushner is the owner of Piccolino. She's been serving celebrity clients for a quarter of a century and her store has become and institution in the glamorous enclave of Beverley Hills. She is one of a handful of veteran family owned establishments that has catered to the rich and famous for years. This Christmas will be the most poignant for Lapushner. On the 31st December she will retire after a lifetime of dressing celebrity babies. Lapushner says celebrity mums tend to fall into two categories. "There are two groups of parents. One group they like very simple (clothes) without names but very good quality. The second group of people they like logos. They like Armani. they like Versace. They like Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Givenchy and many more," says Lapushner. She says todays parent knows exactly what they want and more so - what they do not want and it's not just about one designer, or a particular style. It's primarily about quality. "I've been working here for 25 years and I know what mums want. They want comfortable. They want washable, dryable and they want, again two groups of people, some moms want something simple with snaps and some moms want something with very bright colors," she says. At Eggy, a children's boutique, in West Hollywood, California the look is high end Boho Chic. The colorful boutique sells on trend & classic clothes for boys, girls & babies and attention is focused on the cool baby and toddler look. Here, modern designer clothes for baby boys and girls, toddlers up to 8 years old are made only from environmentally-friendly materials. The styles are hip and tend to reflect the parents preference for their babies. There's also a selection of lounge and active wear, items with an edgy rocker look and urban street style. Street loungewear and high end fashion appear side by side in sharply contrasting different tastes of parents. The Hollywood Billionaire Boys Club is popular too. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5dffe77cd82a519a5217aa1ebd0a01c1
