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Fashion Playtes Goes Social With FP World as Young Tween Designers Get Hooked on Fashion

no@spam.com (Maxamillion Blick) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:58:28 MST

With over 50,000 designers creating more than 650,000 designs, FashionPlaytes, the leading online clothing design experience for girls, announced today the launch of FP World, an exciting set of new interactive features for tweens. The new features combine social gaming and interactive content with its popular design-it-yourself fashion studio, creating a more exciting online destination for today's fashion-oriented young girls.

Collective Brands Appoints Rick Blackshaw as Keds Brand President

no@spam.com (Maxamillion Blick) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:29:22 MST

Collective Brands Performance + Lifestyle Group announced yesterday the appointment of Rick Blackshaw as president of the Keds brand. Blackshaw has extensive footwear experience with brands including Converse, Timberland, and the former division of Reebok, Avia, and most recently served as vice president and general manager for the Chuck Taylor All Star Division of Converse, Inc. He will start in his new role Jan. 24 and succeeds Kristin Kohler Burrows who recently departed the position to pursue career opportunities closer to her home in New York.

A Cry for Help from Orphans in China is Answered by Karen Bradley�s Blankets for Babies Project

no@spam.com (Karen Bradley) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:50:32 MST

The opening of a new Lily Orphan Care Orphanage in the NanYang province of China brings about another donated shipment of baby blankets. In the cold winter months, these blankets are critical, and can mean preventing the loss of fingers and toes through frostbite for the smallest of babies.

Camp Fashion Design Launches in NYC for Summer 2012

no@spam.com (Maxamillion Blick) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:30:52 MST

Camp Fashion Design is launching in New York for its first summer, in July 2012. Camp Fashion Design is a four day boot camp that introduces girls ages 12-18 to the world of fashion design. The program steps girls through a series of challenges, workshops and field trips in the fashion capital of the world, NYC!

Celebrities Join Campaign Helping Collect Jeans : Teens for Jeans

no@spam.com (Maxamillion Blick) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:15:03 MST

Aeropostale, Inc. is a mall-based specialty retailer of casual and active apparel for young women and men, and teen not-for-profit DoSomething.org announced their fifth annual "Teens for Jeans" campaign. The campaign raises awareness about youth homelessness by encouraging teens to donate the number one requested item at shelters: jeans.

New brand With Full Collection for Girls 2-6 years Old : Lately Lily

no@spam.com (Maxamillion Blick) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:22:41 MST

Lately Lily, an insightful new t-shirt brand for thoughtful little girls ages 2-6, has officially launched with a Spring 2012 collection and Web site that celebrates the spirit of youth, adventure and imagination. Created by author and illustrator, Micah Player, and apparel designer, Erin Nichols, Lately Lily follows the character of Lily as she travels the world with her parents, a photographer and writer for the World's Greatest Magazine. In the company of her best friend, Zeborah (a stuffed zebra from the London Zoo), Lily records her latest observations and thoughts in a notebook so friends can follow her experiences. Each Lately Lily shirt has a unique hangtag pulled from Lily's notebook, providing context for each design and simple facts about the places she visits.

Children's Pajamas Recalled by Bella Bliss Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

no@spam.com (Maxamillion Blick) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:31:59 MST

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Children's Henley Pima Cotton Pajamas
Units: About 2,300
Importer: Bliss Collection LLC dba Bella Bliss of Lexington, Ky.
Hazard: The pajamas fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear posing a risk of burn injury to children.
Incidents/Injuries: None
Description: The pajamas are a two-piece, cotton sleepwear set sold in sizes 2 to 12. The pajamas are white, blue, pink or red. "Bella Bliss" is written on the neck tag.
Sold at: Bella Bliss catalog and website, and specialty clothing retailers and online stores from January 2008 to June 2011 for about $48 to $58.
Manufactured in: Peru
Remedy: Children should stop wearing the recalled sleepwear immediately and consumers should return it to the retailer where the product was purchased for a refund, exchange or store credit.
Customer contact: For additional information, contact Bella Bliss toll-free at (866) 846-5295 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.bellabliss.com.

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12053.html

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov.

Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 846-5295
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

77kids by American Eagle Glows Bright for Holiday Style For Children's Fashion

no@spam.com (Maxamillion Blick) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:18:45 MDT

Children's retailer continues to pioneer the industry focusing on fashion, entertainment, and shopping made fun.

77kids by American Eagle, the "kid cool," durable clothing and accessories brand from American Eagle, is taking on the challenging holiday retail environment by keeping with their core objective to create the most unique and innovative retail experience that focuses on fashion, gifts, interactivity, technology, music, and fun. Aiming to take the stress out of holiday shopping, 77kids by American Eagle creates an engaging environment for kids and a place where gift seekers can easily find trendy yet affordable apparel and accessories as well as other excellent gifts to make for the most enjoyable retail experience possible. 77Holiday excitement also ramps up post-Thanksgiving with the 77Super Gift Giveaway offering the chance to win prizes such as Xbox Kinect, iPad, Nintendo 3DS, and more just by stopping by the store or making a www.77kids.com purchase in addition to a fun Facebook photo contest where customers have the chance to win holiday cash.

Modern and Super Comfortable Baby Shoes

no@spam.com (Melisa Davis) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:33:56 MDT

Parents of today have a much better selection of modern and comfortable baby shoes to choose from. There are so many baby shoes available that are not only super stylish and cute, but also guaranteed to provide superb comfort.

Wholesale Prices on Halloween Costumes for Consumers

no@spam.com (Maxamillion Blick) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:52:10 MDT

This Halloween, there is a new website on-the-scream, WholesaleHalloweenCostumes.com, offering consumers an unparalleled experience for costume shopping at wholesale prices and with the convenience and ease of purchasing online. Entrepreneur Steve Mandell, who once changed the party retail market, by bringing 50% off pricing on licensed party supplies, is doing it again, and this time he's revolutionized the costume industry by offering wholesale pricing to the consumer with no minimum purchases.