PETITE FEATURES
MIN I RODINI
M i ni R odini is g rown u p w i t h t h e vi si on
of mak ing clot hes t hat c h i l dre n l ove
to w ea r wit ho ut comprom i si n g on
en vi ronment al and soc i a l a spe c t s of
p rod uct ion. Here yo u w i l l fi n d du ra bl e
ch i l d re n's clot hing fo r c h i l dre n , ba bi e s
an d newbo r ns in 10 0% orga n i c a n d
G O TS cer t ified co t t on, re c yc l e d pol ye st e r
outerwear, o rganic me ri n o w ool i n t e rl a ye r
an d s wimwear made from re c yc l e d pl a st i c
from the garden.
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TH E A N I MALS O B S ERVAT O RY
Th e A n i m a ls O b s e r v a t o r y is t h e re s u lt
of a l ove a t f ir s t s ig h t s c e n a r io b e t w e e n
t w o pe o p le , L a ia Ag u ila r a n d J a n An d re u .
Ha vi n g b e e n a lo n g - t im e a d m ire r o f
L a i a A gu ila r ’s w o r k d u r in g h e r t im e a s
c re a t i ve d ire c t o r f o r B o b o C h o s e s , J a n
A n dre u p ro p o s e d t h e y jo in f o rc e s t o
f ou n d a n e w f a s h io n b r a n d f o r c h ild re n .
J a n A n d re u h a s p ro v e d h is in c re d ib le
t a l e n t fo r b u s in e s s t im e a n d t im e a g a in
ove r t h e c o u r s e o f h is c a re e r b u t T h e
A n i m a l s O b s e r v a t o r y p ro je c t re p re s e n t s
t h e re a liz a t io n o f o n e o f h is d re a m s a s
a n e n t re p re n e u r, a n d p a r t ic u la r ly a s a
pa re n t . L a ia Ag u ila r w a s t h e p e r f e c t
c h oi c e o f p a r t n e r t o m a k e t h a t d re a m a
re a l i t y. S h e s e e s c h ild re n ’s f a s h io n a s
a n a rt i st ic t o o l t h ro u g h w h ic h s h e c a n
e xpre ss h e r o w n e x t r a o rd in a r y w o r ld .
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TINY COTTONS
As a f a m ily c o m p a n y, t iny co tto ns was
b o r n in d e c . 2 0 1 2 , B a r b b r uno & g er ard
la z c a n o d e c id e d t o d o so m ething
d iff e re n t f o r t h e k id s b us ines s . T hey
b u ilt a b r a n d w it h g re a t q uality p ro d ucts
m a d e in e u ro p e , a n d t re at that b r and as
a n a d u lt s b r a n d . St y lis h b ut b o ld . W ith
a s t ro n g im a g e a n d a s to r y b ehind ev er y
c o lle c t io n t h a t k id s g e t inv o lv ed with,
le a r n s o m e t h in g o r ju s t lo v e a p iece that
t h e y ' ll re m e m b e r f o re v e r. A s a clo thing
b r a n d , w e w a n t t o c re a te a g o o d , lo ng
la s t in g p ro d u c t , a t t h e sam e tim e y o ur
k id ' s f a v o u r it e . Q u a lit y is the m o s t
im p o r t a n t t h in g f o r u s . A nd we d o n't jus t
a p p ly it t o o u r p ro d u c t s. We als o want an
h o n e s t p ro c e s s a n d f a ir tr ad e facto r ies .
F o r t h e n o n c o t t o n f a b r ics we p refer
re c y c le d m a t e r ia ls , w e a re eco fr iend ly,
a n d t a k e c a re a b o u t t h e env iro nm ent.
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H U G O L O VES T I K I
We a re a s m a ll b o u t iq u e clo thing
c o m p a n y. H u g o L o v e s T iki was s tar ted
b y a m o t h e r w h o n e e d e d to b e fulfilled
c re a t iv e ly w h ile s t a y in g ho m e with her
c h ild re n . H u g o L o v e s T iki was es tab lis hed
in e a r ly 2 0 1 4 . We a re n ow car r ied in o v er
1 0 0 s t o re s in 2 0 c o u n t r i es .
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