Category archive: clothing

May 14, 2013

Baby Mop Is Apparently A Thing

This has been a LOLBABEEZ idea online for years, but this purports to be an actual product you can actually buy. I don't know if that's progress for civilization or a decline, but there you are. It does make...
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May 6, 2013

Mullet Headband Sold Separately: Agassi-esque 1990s OP Jacket

OK, straight-up, this fluorescent Ocean Pacific windbreaker makes me wish I had a toddler who I could force to hit 3,000 baseline shots a day before turning him over to Nick Bolletieri to raise into a money-minting champion. Brilliantly...
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April 26, 2013

DT FRiday Freakout: Freeball Edition

The Scottish Medical Journal reports that some Dutch guy heard that Scottish guys have better sperm quality because kilts and scrotal temperature and sure, why not? Seriously, that is the level of the analysis we're talking about here. It's...
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April 15, 2013

Il Faut Que Tout Parte! Except This Hotel Crillon Kids Robe

So the Hotel Crillon on the Place de la Concorde in Paris is closing for a gut reno, and they're auction off basically everything, floor to ceiling, that might be worth more than the cost of hauling it to...
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April 4, 2013

John Galliano Kids Are So Street

Kudos to John Galliano, who, in his F/W 2013-14 collection for John Galliano Kids, brilliantly overcomes the controversy surrounding his multiple, unhinged Nazi-ish harangues against hapless Marais cafe-goers with video cameras, by returning to his visionary roots by dressing...
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March 1, 2013

Personalized Dutch Belly Bands

From a purely practical standpoint, a belly band can keep a pregnant tummy warm--and can close the growing gap between too-short shirt and lowriding pants. I wish the guy who kept getting into the overhead bin right above me...
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February 15, 2013

Sundance Onesies

It's that cold, snowy time of the year when we bring the kids to Sundance for a little skiing/snowboarding/grandparental facetime combo weekend. And whoa, the Sundance store has had a kid-friendly makeover. There is an entire wall of baby...
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February 11, 2013

Hipster Fathering Is Not A Crime!

I've been cheering on the inside for Kindling Quarterly for over a month now, because I know exactly how it feels to stand on the brink of fatherhood, survey the parenting magazinescape, and see a deep, daunting, me-shaped void....
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January 30, 2013

We're From Department H And We're Here To Help

Reddit users are sure this is a viral publicity stunt, but I think it's clear that it's just gotten so hard for people at this Toronto Home Depot to find someone to ask a question, that a kind-hearted dad...
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January 17, 2013

Breast Beanie Is Best

There are many paths to the top of Mount Fuji. So I am totally fine to have learned about the Boob Beanie from DT's Amsterdam correspondent Jan, who saw an article in the Telegraaf about the the Australian Boob...
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January 15, 2013

Follow The Crab

Alright stay with me on this one, mkay? From eBay, a vintage Creative Playthings Crawlie Crab pulltoy that wobbles around when you pull it. In "like new" condition, "gnawable plastic. Extemely hard to find." From Bloomberg--and this is really one...
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December 21, 2012

This Clorox Dads Commercial Is Outrageous

ly funny. And you know what's even more outrageous? That I'm only finding out about it today, more than a year after it was released. I mean, come on, a guy shouldn't have to watch TV, open the occasional publicist...
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October 22, 2012

Richard Prince Has A Bob Dylan Poster Dress.

I didn't notice it until Mondo reposted the images. But now that it's framed and seemingly tiny enough to be worn by a kid, I see that the artist Richard Prince has a Harry Gordon "Poster Dress" with Bob...
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October 17, 2012

Romney Onesies

I am an MBA who used to work in private equity, who's distantly related to Romney through some shared polygamist ancestors. Some good friends are raising mad money for him. Josh Romney crashed on my couch in New York....
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Obama Onesies

I am voting for Barack Obama because I have kids--daughters. I am also wondering what the hell is going on with Beyonce's $65 Obama onesies, which not only aren't capitalized, but which also are a cotton/poly blend. Because not...
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October 10, 2012

Sweet, Crafty Block Blankets By Musahar

We really try to steer clear of the crafty owls here at DT, but rarely, they do slip in. Like the owl pillows on that plywood box bed, which were designed by Karen Bagge for her Danish indie label...
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October 6, 2012

Pre-Snyder Era Kids Redskins Poncho

Unused, c. 1970s-80s, kid-size, vinyl Washington Redskins rain poncho, : $45. Shipping & Handling: $7. Knowing that Dan Snyder does not see even one thin dime of your purchase: priceless. VINTAGE WASHINGTON REDSKINS CHILD'S VINYL PONCHO SIZE S, buy...
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September 18, 2012

Full Spectrum Yo Gabba Gabba Vans

Because of this early post about custom-painted Yo Gabba Gabba Vans, DT gets a lot of lost YGG sneaker traffic. It's taken me four years, but I'm finally getting around to fixing that Googlish dead end. At the Vans...
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September 17, 2012

Mitt Romney & The Onesies Percent

So there's the WTF secret video of the private, $50,000/plate fundraiser where Mitt Romney explains how 47% of Americans are income tax-shirking, government-dependent moochers who, well, there's nothing to be done about them, so "my job is is not to...
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August 12, 2012

Giorgio Armini-Me

Oh man, the AP story on how high end fashion for kids (girls) is the new hotness because Gucci launched a kids collection (three years ago) and now everyone is is simply atrocious, go read it. His quote is not...
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August 6, 2012

Tiger Dad: Vietnam War Kids Jacket

In 1967, guys were still coming home from Vietnam in good enough cheer to bring their kids a hand-embroidered souvenir windbreaker. Vietnam War Kids Souvenir Jacket [ragtopvintage via @_aplatform]...
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July 30, 2012

Wookie The Chew On A TeeFury T-Shirt

There are no kids' sizes, and the Deathstar-ish landscape, though inventive, kind of underwhelms me, but if you're a Wookie The Chew compleatist, you'd best hurry up, because you only have about 5.5 hours left to order this James...
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June 22, 2012

Everyone In Threadless

It's funny, until the moment I found out about it, I would have sworn that Gap and Threadless are at diametrically opposite ends of the fashion spectrum. But now that I see their collaboration--exclusive collections of Threadless artist t-shirts...
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June 13, 2012

Douglas Gordon Kidswear Explores Dualities Of Authenticity And Knockoffery

At first, I'm like, wait, what? Are you kidding? Why would Douglas Gordon make limited edition infant bodysuits for the New Museum in the first place? But then of course, the obvious answer was the right one: he had...
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June 12, 2012

Tony Promo

Starter young, that's what I always say. And by I, I mean pro golfer Tony Romo, who went all Tori Spelling and dressed his newborn son in some gear from his sponsor, Starter, and then snapped some pics, which the...
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June 1, 2012

Here Is A NoLIta Boys Clothing Store Called Little Willy's

A collision of "irreverence and British tailoring," Little Willy's is the spawn of grownup tailored clothing store Lord Willy's. Because, I guess, it's important for sons to look like their father. Little Willy's [littlewillys.com via coolhunting]...
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May 18, 2012

TGI WTF Friday Socks

You know what'll seem really cute at the time, and may help the kid learn the days of the week, and maybe even start to learn letters and reading? Socks and underwear with the days of the week printed...
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May 11, 2012

Woohoo, Wary Meyers Kids Shop Is AMAZING

The kids vintage world has definitely changed since the day when, as an idealistic new dad, I walked into Allan & Suzi on the UWS, asked if they had or knew of any kids clothes, and was told, "There...
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March 14, 2012

Waanaki.com, Because You Waana Kid To Have Awesome Vintage

Waanaki means 'to live undisturbed, to live in peace' in Ojibwemowin, the Algonquian language family dialect of the Ojibwe people, who call themselves Anishinaabe, and their language Anishinaabemowin. Except for the Ojibwe who moved from the Great Lakes and Eastern...
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The Bow Always Wins

I just cut myself trying to remove a bow from my daughter's down vest with a kitchen knife. Lesson: the bow always wins.— Alexandra Lange (@LangeAlexandra) March 14, 2012 Of course, in a saner world, girls' clothes would just be...
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February 20, 2012

Lisa Larson Boardbooks And Kids Stuff

So I gather that Lisa Larson is the ceramic Kay Bojesen of Sweden? Or maybe the Marilyn Neuhart. Either way, her decades of crunchy, crafty modernist designs have a Japanese following strong enough to support new spin-off merchandise. Like...
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February 19, 2012

NYFW

image: outside Mara Hoffman, by Samuel Nemir Olivares, see the full size pics at NYT This kid's rockin' the look, this one's rockin' the haircut, this one's doing that Lucas Haas Amish kid from Witness thing, and this one's...
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February 7, 2012

Huh, The Disney Baby-Free World DOES End In 2012.

We interrupt this completely esoteric posting stream to bring you this important announcement: HOLY CRAP, THE DISNEY BABY JUGGERNAUT! RESISTANCE IS FUTILE:I wanted to share some exciting news from Disney Baby as the brand announced its expansion into Mealtime, Bathtime,...
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January 2, 2012

Darcel The Shill

I don't know why it took me this long to make the connection, but now it feels like the entire spectrum of hip culture can be mapped out by the travails of imaginary, big-headed, one-eyed, emotionally fraught misfits with...
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November 8, 2011

Not Just Coveralls: Hobo Linen Coveralls

November's a helluva time to be buying $125 linen outfits for kids who are growing like sporadic bamboo, but these just look flatout awesome. And while I'm stoked at the use of the vastly underappreciated "hobo," these coveralls strike...
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October 30, 2011

Baby Rabbi Costume? Eh, It Could Be Worse

Would adding a tiny scalpel and clamp to turn this baby rabbi costume into a baby mohel costume make it more "culturally insensitive," or less? Asking for a friend. Baby Rabbi' Tops Worst Halloween Costume List [the schmooze, forward.com...
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October 28, 2011

Baby Maddox Halloween Costume

Daddy Types has no Halloween advice for you, and you wouldn't need it if we did. I will say, though, that this Baby Maddox costume floating aimlessly and info-free around tumblr is pretty damn funny. [via afc]...
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October 27, 2011

Don't Steal The Snowsuit!

With nights growing longer and the temperature dropping, this Moncler snowsuit with matching booties is perfect for camping out with the kid at Occupy Wall Street this season. A real Zuccotti Park must-have! MONCLER BABY SNOWSUIT WITH BOOTIES, $515...
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October 26, 2011

Trapper Hats Are Back!

Cookie Magazine may be gone, but trapper hats for kids are forever! Pair it with a Moncler snowsuit, and your kid'll be retaining body heat like it's 2005! Fuax Furever small trapper, $146 [fauxfurever.com via publicist] Previously: Put down...
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October 25, 2011

Gender Neutral Baby Shower Gift

In case you get invited to Repo Man's baby shower. On the other hand, "daddy-proof romper"? Kiss my ass, Perpetual Kid. GENDER NEUTRAL BABY SHOWER SNAPSUIT, $16.99 [perpetualkid via swiss-miss]...
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Bruce Weber And The Webisode Of Cruelty

Oh, what to do with Don't Steal The Jacket!, Bruce Weber's truly, spectacularly, nonsensically awful kidvertainment disaster for the Italian revival puffy coat manufacturer Moncler? Don't Steal The Jacket is every Weber cliche--dopey-beautiful young, white boymen plucked from a...
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October 11, 2011

DTQ: Ariel Wig Runoff?

So the shedding, whatever, it's ten bucks, but you know how, when a 3yo puts one of those cheap-ass Disney licensee Ariel wigs on, the unknown-in-nature red dye starts rubbing off all over her white wedding dress costume? Is...
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October 5, 2011

Handfelted Cute Overload: Amelia McIsaac Animal Masks At Kalon

A little while back at Ikea, we found a binful of cute cloth masks--we got a bee and a dog. I think they were like $3.99 or something. And I've always said that the only way to compete with...
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September 19, 2011

The Friendly Giant

I don't think this ever happens to Colin Powell in McLean:What really gives me great joy is there is a young toddler, who saw me on television in Tyra Banks' "America's Next Top Model." When he comes in on a...
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August 26, 2011

Ostalgie's Rainbow: Dresden Rocket Slide

Beth from the awesome indie label Lemon Cadet was traveling in Germany when this vintage postcard jumped off the rack and screamed "Achtung, Daddy Types!" at her. So she had to get it and send it to me. [The...
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August 3, 2011

Olie Bollen Goin' Out Of Business Sale

Sad news indeed to see that Olie Bollen, a pioneering online kids boutique, and one of Daddy Types' earliest advertisers, is closing up shop. On the bright side, they're having a pretty insane closing sale. Zutano clothing is 50% off,...
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July 22, 2011

Plum Trying To Monetize Hand-Me-Downs

The kids can wear the hell out of some outfits, and then barely get one wear out of others before they grow out of them. You can get a ton of free stuff to cover the first few months, and...
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July 12, 2011

There Is No Buy: Another Yoda Baby Hat There Is!

Nearly seven years after the first one hit the web, Australian knitter and Etsy seller Knitterkrys has introduced her own design for a Yoda baby hat. And unlike George Lucas's Yoda retreads, this is actually an improvement. Unfortunately, it's...
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July 5, 2011

Alaskan Snow Baby Collection

Amazing collection spotted at the flea market in Pasadena, and documented, at least a little bit, by Ready4TheHouse, before it disappeared:This collection was incredible, the vendor was intent on keeping it together and not parting it out....it was on...
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Velo Papà da Milano

Mister Mort interrupted his coverage of PItti in Firenze to post some coverage of the Spring/Summer 2012 mens shows in Milano. And then he interrupted his coverage of the fashion minstrels to post this awesome photo of a Milanese...
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