Jeremy Scott for CYBEX

Pram face: Jeremy Scott with one of his designs

Take one fiendish NYC designer with an eye for the garish and throw him together with a kids' buggy brand CYBEX and what do you get? The brilliantly kitsch new range by Jeremy Scott for CYBEX. Not the most expected of collaborations, but Scott, who is known for putting angel wings on Adidas trainers and creating outlandish outfits for Lady Gaga, rose to the challenge. 'I have so many friends who are young mothers and knowing how they struggle to find something that they feel is cool for their babies; it just felt like a natural fit to me, to design something that I could give as a gift to my friends.' Scott used the idea of a food fight to create culinary-inspired characters, including the delightful Sodapop Girl. We love the results – these buggies will certainly stand out among the identikit rows of Bugaboos at the local Stay and Play centre.

Available exclusively from Selfridges from June 1.

Callisto buggy, £500, CYBEX by Jeremy Scott 

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Little Hanbury - a new website for boys

Patch hoodie by ESP No1, £49

There are numerous great online fashion shops for little girls but hardly any dedicated purely to boys' style. Mum and creative thinker Sarah Elek spotted this gaping hole in the market and decided to fill it with a new website for tiny tykes (from 2-10 year olds). She has sourced a lovely selection of stylish pieces including Urbanears headphones, patterned Happy Socks (in super-cute tiny sizes) and fashion for mini hipsters by labels like Imps and Elfs and a CLB fave, Tootsa MacGinty. It's not all about just looking good though – Elek, mum to an active boy herself, knows that the items she's picked need to withstand the rough and tumble and multi-washes. At last, a one-stop shop for style-conscious boys (and their mums). Just add mud. www.littlehanbury.co.uk

Happy Socks, £10

Numbers watch by O Clock, £34.98

Plattan headphones by Urbanears, £50

Who Am I T-shirt by Imps and Elfs, £19.99

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Little Punk stick-on T-shirts launch

Toddlers aren't always at their most compliant when getting dressed. Miss E, for example, has VERY strong ideas about what she WILL and WON'T wear right now. At the moment anything with a pocket is IN and anything with stripes is firmly OUT. Helen Keenan, mum to a three-year-old thought a solution around the problem might be to incorporate stickers into the routine. Every kid loves stickers after all. She developed a range of T-shirt range with velcro and fabric stickers so children might actually enjoy the process of getting dressed and has just launched her label, Little Punk London. We love the idea but are yet to try them with Miss E though....it's either going to be a case of LOVE or HATE. We'll keep you posted. From £26.99 each at wwww.littlepunklondon.com

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CLB ♥ aden + anais Hello Kitty collaboration

Aden + Anais - Hello Kitty bibs

Oh LOOK, two of our favourite brands just got together. Aden + anais, makers of the cult printed muslins that any self respecting 10 month old can't live without, has paired up with world mega-brand Hello Kitty. The limited edition pieces include Hello Kitty printed swaddle packs, £40, blankets, £49.95 and bibs, £25. We can't think of a better new baby girl gift this spring. Available from April 1 at www.adenandanais.co.uk

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CLB ♥ Peter Rabbit for Gap

Peter Rabbit rabbit ears hat, £7.95

CLB nipped into BabyGap last week to take a peek at the new range inspired by Beatrix Potter's most beloved character, Peter Rabbit. The Oxford Street flagship store (opposite Bond St tube station) has the entire range for boys and girls stocked on the lower ground floor, all beautifully merchandised with giant Peter Rabbit cardboard cut-outs. What a treat it was: babygros with classic Peter Rabbit illustrations, old-fashioned checked summer dresses, Jemima Puddle-duck hats and cute polka-dot skinny jeans. So lovely in fact, that we wanted to buy the entire collection. It's in store until stock runs out (they estimate about a month) so don't miss out. Price from £7.95 for a hat at Gap.

Jemima hat, £8.95, Gap

Smocked plaid dress, £14.95

Rabbit bodysuit, £9.95

Polka-dot jeans, £14.95

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NEWS! The Conran Shop's new 'Kids' Shop'

Marc Newson's White Rocky, £642

Gone are the days when the focal point of a child's bedroom was the Danger Mouse duvet set. These days you little ones' bedrooms are the ultimate showcase for your own style and flair - who cares if the rest of the house is a mess? The Conran Shop have been listening to their style-mad parent customers and from Sept 20 will launch a special new 'Kids' Shop'. Shoppers will find over 650 children's interiors products at the very upper end of the designer scale from Marc Newson minimalist white rocking horse (above) to the charming Canal House wardrobes (pictured below). The ground floor will be transformed into a fantastical children's wonderland with neon-painted play sheds, candy coloured sheepskin bean bags and tree houses bunk beds. CLB is happy to hear there will be a fine range of haberdashery (buttons, sweing kits and fabrics) with oil cloth and ribbon to buy by the metre.

The Kids Shop at The Conran Shop, Michelin House  81 Fulham Road, London, Greater London SW3 6RD (020 7589 7401/www.conranshop.co.uk)

Hand painted tiger wall light, £120

Hand painted animal wall lights, £120 each

Canal House wardrobe, in various colours

Sheepskin bean bag, £110, in a selection of colours

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Jools Oliver's Little Bird collection for Mothercare review

The windows of the new Little Bird collection at Mothercare, Oxford Street

CLB popped into the vast Mothercare flagship on Oxford Street today to check out Jools Oliver's just-launched Little Bird  range for the high street colossus. We admit we were cynical about yet another celebrity design collaboration. Mothercare were clearly hoping for a repeat of the Myleene Klass' Baby K collection, which flew out the doors, but could Jools deliver? Shockingly yes, it's actually rather gorgeous. Mum-of-four Jools has created some really pretty (but not too twee) pieces including Liberty-esque printed smock dress and gathered skirt, a canary yellow cardigan and Scandi-style striped T-shirts for boys and girls. Overall it's less brash than Klass' more frill-filled concoctions. There's also a cute unisex rainbow decorated range for newborns, as well as bedding. The quality was fine (glad to see most things were 100 per cent cotton) and the colours bold; not a sickly pastel in sight. But of course this being Mothercare, the best bit was the prices - from £6 for leggings! And yes, Miss Evie and Little Lola will be enjoying a few new pieces in their wardrobes (see below).  Little Bird at Mothercare

A selection of pieces from Jools Oliver's 'Little Bird' collection

CLB's booty. Nice bag and labels too

Red check shirt, £11

Little Bird T-shirts from £7

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Marni kidswear launches

 

The eagerly awaited Marni Children range designed by Consuelo Castiglioni, has just landed in the Sloane Street store. Now let's be honest here, these are uber-designer garbs for little ones with price tags to match (from £232 for the above cardigan to an eye-watering £467 for the below padded jacket, ahem!). Still, CLB is swooning at the cute, charmingly naive yet modern designs that are so typically Marni. Truth is, we prefer them to the grown-up collections. Sadly, Victoria Beckham will have to wait a whole two years to dress Harper Seven in Marni as it's aimed at 2-12 year old girls.

Marni, 26 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9NE (0207 245 9520/www.marni.com)      
                                  

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CLB ♥ Green Baby Kids

Green Baby have just got bigger! How cute is their first range for children? Starting at just £12 for a vest top and featuring the brand's signature 100 per cent organic cotton, sizes range from 2-8 year olds. Available at Green Baby and John Lewis

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