Spring 2012 Sneak Peek

Ok, first off I want to say sorry for being such a brutal blogger of late. With the holidays, the new baby, a short vacay and then getting back into work mode in January, I've been a little spun or should I say 'more spun,' than usual. I am going to try and get my act together (but I'm not making any promises).

So I thought I'd start the new year off with a post about what's coming in just a few short weeks. Here are a few of my favourite styles from the new mm spring collection. I will keep you posted on when this will be in store and online (it will likely be around the middle of February).

the hoody robe (the perfect cover up post pool or lake come summer)!

the twirly tiered skirt

the dandy henley tunic

the airy a-line dress

the beloved bloomie short

the heavenly hoody dress

the fresh dress

the snappy romper

the rockin' romper

the darling ruffle dress

the ball tee and buck short

mini mioche - holiday gift picks for guaranteed merriment!

I can't believe that it's December and the holiday season is right around the corner. As usual, I'll be leaving everything until the last minute and then will be racing around in a panic trying to think of and find gifts for all the peeps in my life.

In an effort to try to help all of you avoid this stress inducing situation, I have put together my top holiday gift picks for the little ones in your life - all available at the mini mioche store of course! :-)

1 . The coolest hats from Barts and Kangol

2 . Non toxic fun from Piggy Paints and Clementine Art.

3 . Ridiculously cute shoes from Toms, Frye, Native, Keep, Bloch, Sorel, Minnetonka and more

4 . Rock a bye baby discs- lullabye versions of Coldplay, U2, Bob Marley, The Cure, Radiohead, Floyd, Sabbath and more.

5 . mini mioche signature super stretch denim - hipster cool and comfy.

6 . The coziest slippers from Kina and Collegien (and they stay on)!

7 . Backpacks from Beatrix NY and Herschel

8 . Handmade stuffed animals and toys from Needlings, Cate and Levi, Arks and Angels and Tiny Warbler.

9 . The bundler/beanie/bib gift set - the perfect newborn gift.

10 . The mini mioche Happy Romper and other super cozy fleece fashion.

Bella Child Magazine

We were recently contacted by Bella Child Magazine, a fabulous new online magazine that is published quarterly focusing on great children's fashion. They asked if we would do a little video story on great layering pieces for the fall/winter season and they came into the store a few weeks ago to shoot it. The kids were super cute and I think the piece turned out really well (although I have to say that my boobs look HUGE - I think Weston was about a week old at this point and I hadn't fed him in a few hours).

Layering with Mini Mioche from Stephanie Andrews on Vimeo.

Cool new brand: Native

I recently discovered the Canadian shoe brand, Native. To me, these shoes are like a much, much cooler version of a Croc. We have these boots from the fall collection in store now. They are super light, waterproof and neoprene lined for added warmth.

mini mioche autumn window

Here's a few pics of the lovely autumn window at the mini mioche store, created as always by the talented Renee Elliott of eat.live.shop. I also hired Renee to design and create Weston's baby room (as I was feeling a little too overwhelmed and uninspired to do it myself) and I will post some photos of the completed room in the very near future.

New and exciting brand: Bart's

I love kids hats and yet I often have a hard time finding cool ones, which was why I was so excited to discover the Barts collection of infant and kids winter accessories. This Amsterdam based company makes such amazing hats, mitts and scarves that I literally could not pick what to buy for the mm store. Here are 2 of my favourite styles that we have in for fall - the Kamikaze Bomber for kids and the Loggy Bomber for infants. Super styling and super warm - can't beat that.

The latest mini mioche model

I am incredibly excited to have a new little model for mini mioche arrive on the scene this week. Weston King was born on Wednesday, September 28th weighing 6 lbs 3 ounces. I have to admit, I am psyched to get to dress a boy even though I know it won't be that exciting. I could also use some boy inspiration for future mm collections. He is of course rocking mm for his first trip out in the real world - although given his small stature the only thing that would fit him was our preemie line from our very first collection 3 years ago (and it's still a little big on him). I am absolutely in love with the slippers which are from New Zealand brand, Kina (we sell them at the mini mioche store) - they are super cozy and a perfect fit and most importantly they stay on!

mini mioche on Dragon's Den

So back in April, I took a bit of risk and decided to go on the well known Canadian show, Dragon's Den to pitch the mini mioche retail concept. I guess you can say, I'm not exactly 'risk adverse'. The pitch ended up airing online only (they feature one 'web pitch' on the Dragon's Den web site each week and this is our week). Although it went down somewhat differently than the final edited version (to be expected when edited from 30 minutes down to 5), overall it was a really good experience. I'm disappointed that Kevin didn't get much air time in the final version - he and I actually got on pretty well.

If you want to check out the pitch, please click on the link below or visit www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/.

http://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/episodes.html?ID=2145952169

New brand profile: Frye

We are so excited to have Frye for baby and kids arriving at the store for fall. I am a big fan of the brand - I have a bit of a Frye collection myself, both vintage and new and seriously, how ridiculously cute are the mini versions?

mini mioche back to school window

I can't believe it's already September - where did the summer go? My daughter had her first day of junior kindergarten yesterday, so it really felt like 'back to school' this year at our house. In that spirit, I thought I would share a few photos of the new mini mioche window, courtesy as always by the lovely and talented Renee Elliott of eat.live.shop fame.

Best sellers: K-way

So most people (over the age of 30 at least) remember K-way - the awesome, colourful, inexpensive, waterproof windbreakers that fold up into a little hip pouch. Well they are totally back and cooler than ever. We just got a brand new shipment in for fall - perfect timing for cooler temps! They are available in navy, magenta, kelly green and royal blue from size 12 months to 6 years.





P.S. We don't have K-way available on our online store but if you are interested, you can always call in an order to the mini mioche retail store and we can ship you your order.

Cool collaborations: mini mioche + Monocle

One of my very favourite magazines is Monocle. If you are not familiar with this publication, you must check it out - it is a beautiful magazine filled with all sorts of interesting articles, cool places to check out, interesting products etc.

I am thrilled to be doing a little mini mioche+Monocle collaboration. They just received our bundler/beanie sets for their stores in the UK, New York and Hong Kong. This photo doesn't really do it justice but the little sets look really cute!