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This creative window display is the storefront of Bouton Jaune, a baby boutique in Montreal.

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July 30th, 2008 Lisa posted in RETAILERS, storefronts No Comments »

Is it a coincidence that the nursing area at O! babybaby perfectly coordinates with their logo? I doubt it! Surprisingly often I find a disconnect between the styling of a brick-and-mortar children’s boutique and its online presence, but not so with O! babybaby. This Berkeley-based children’s boutique specializes in eco-friendly products that are good for your baby - the O! is for organic! I like how you can browse the online storefront by category or by brand.

I admit that it’s a bit self-indulgent to show you this lovely photo of Sweetbeets cards on display in the shop! The orange display tree is cool and obviously very versatile as it’s used in this Spring-themed window display and also to showcase these colorful hand knit hats by Oishii Knits. You can find more photos of the shop on Flickr. There’s a brand new store blog too!

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July 3rd, 2008 Lisa posted in RETAILERS, merchandising, retailer spotlights, storefronts 1 Comment »

It’s so inspiring to learn about indie designers who take the plunge and open their own brick-and-mortar shop. After many years of selling her label Cinti does Vintage at craft markets throughout Melbourne, in the fall of 2007 Cintia Gonzalez opened My Poppet, a children’s boutique that showcases independent design for kids with a focus on items that are handmade in Australia. Her shop looks so cheerful and I especially love her creative use of spinning tops in one of her window displays. The sweet bears pictured above are Cintia’s own creations and ‘upcycled’ using felted wool sweaters. They were also featured in the latest issue of LMNOP - a perfect fit for its animal-themed issue! I think it’s very clever how Cintia uses a blog as her online shop where she offers My Poppet merchandise for mail order each week.

While browsing the shop’s blog I also discovered two more independent designers whose work really caught my eye. This amazing sun dress is made of fabric that was hand screen printed by Fiona Roy, the founder of Monstar. This dress appears to have been from an earlier collection as you’ll just find the Fall/Winter 2008 collection at the Monstar website right now. These colorful handmade drums by Dobbin and Drum incorporate some recycled materials. Other items in their collection include play tents and teepees that I’m sure would delight most children. Both the Monstar and Dobbin and Drum brands are designed and manufactured in Australia.

(images via mypoppet.com.au)

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June 17th, 2008 Lisa posted in KIDS, RETAILERS, clothes, merchandising, playtime, retailer spotlights, storefronts 2 Comments »

I’m not sure what to make of this window display that I stumbled upon via flickr the other day. But it sure got my attention, which of course is what a storefront is supposed to do! Apparently it is one of the creative window displays of the Flora and Henri children’s boutique in Seattle. Any thoughts?

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February 19th, 2008 Lisa posted in RETAILERS, storefronts No Comments »