Stellina Baby Launch New Cashmere Clothes Range

Stellina Baby has quietly built a following for its luscious 100% cashmere baby clothes. From May it is extending its range to include clothes for children up to the age of 3. New cashmere dresses, tank tops and hoodies will be available online at www.stellinababy.com from 1st May helping you bring a little Italian style to your child’s wardrobe this summer.

Named after traditional Italian sweets, the new items in the collection are:

Panna Cashmere Dress (£65) (pictured)

Round collared, short sleeve dress with an A-line skirt made from deliciously soft cashmere. ‘Panna’ means cream in Italian.

Mandorla Hooded Tank Tops (£55)

This cute sleeveless hoodie for boys or girls is available with Chocolate and Vanilla stripes and contrasting Kiwi edging. ‘Mandorla’ means almond in Italian.

Cremino Tank Tops (£50)

These simple Cremino tanktops for boys or girls are available in Biscuit, Vanilla and Celeste (blue) or Vanilla, Light Grey and Buttercup. Cremino is an Italian chocolate and means little cream in Italian.

The new garments add to Stellina Baby’s already comprehensive cashmere range which includes beautifully detailed baby gros, cardigans, jumpers, ballet wraps, hats, socks, blankets and gift sets in a variety of colours and designs. Prices start at £16.

Stellina Baby recommends that garments be hand washed. Careful washing can ensure that the item will last a lifetime.

All Stellina Baby deliveries come in a beautiful beribboned gift box at no extra cost, making the site an ideal destination for doting grandparents, parents or friends alike.

Stellina Baby is a family run business specialising in cashmere clothes for babies, toddlers and young children up to the age of three. Its range is stylish, practical and contemporary, and is updated each season. It specialises in clothing of 100% cashmere and an unusual cashmere variant with a cashmere outer and soft cotton inner, ideal for children and babies with sensitive skin or eczema. Stellina Baby was inspired by colourful memories of an Italian childhood combined with a love of style, fashion and great design. Visit www.stellinababy.com for further information.

Swarovski shows off celeb-designed denim jackets, supports World Orphan Week 1-7 Oct

In support of World Orphan Week (1st-7th October), Swarovksi has unveiled a collection of celebrity-designed denim jackets which will benefit SOS Children’s Villages, the world’s largest charity for orphaned and abandoned children.

Celebrities including Jessica Alba, Laila Ali, Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart, Angie Harmon, Finola Hughes, Stacy London, Reba McEntire, Katharine McPhee, Sara Ramirez, Jordin Sparks, Carrie Underwood and Vanessa Williams took part in this worthwhile endeavour.

Beginning September 25, each of the fashionable creations will be featured on eBay Giving Works and can be found at www.ebay.com/swarovski. The charity auction will end on October 5.

“By 2010 there will be more than 25 million orphaned and abandoned children around the world. SOS Children’s Villages and Swarovski believe in providing the vital care these children need to grow and flourish in their communities. During World Orphan Week, I hope everyone will take a minute to make a difference in the life of a child,” says Finola Hughes, General Hospital’s” Anna Devane and host of The Style Network’s popular makeover series “How Do I Look.”

Each of the jackets was designed using a combination of Swarovski brooches and iron-crystal transfers, ranging from a celestial theme from Reba McEntire to a floral theme from Carrie Underwood.

The partnership between SOS and Swarovski dates back to the founding of SOS in the Tyrol region of Austria (also home of Swarovski’s world manufacturing headquarters) in 1949. The company’s founder, Daniel Swarovski I, was a humanitarian who personally supported the charity and the crystal maker is happy to have continued the relationship through today.

Parents warned on dangers of sun damage to children’s eyes

The sight charity Eyecare Trust is warning parents that they should protect their children’s eyes from the sun, or put them at risk of permanent damage to their sight.

A child’s eyes are at greater risk of damage from ultraviolet light because the pupils are larger and lenses clearer, which means up to 70% more UV light reaches the retina than in an adult’s eye. As it is, eyes are ten times more sensitive to UV light that skin.

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TinyBigs launches in UK: keeping toddlers’ trousers up!

The trouble with toddlers’ falling trousers could be a thing of the past, thanks to the launch of TinyBigs in the UK.

Already a hit in the US after just a year, they’re a fashionable and comfortable clip and cotton-backed magnet that attaches to the trousers and top, thus solving the problem of gravitational trousers.

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