Take a look! Our first cover on this month’s Hudson’s Childrenswear Review. Gorgeous model and the cover features our new Simone Pleat Dress which is part of our new Ready-to-Wear collection out for Transition and Spring ’11. We will begin wholesale sales in August and take pre-orders for individual purchases. Delivery in Fall/Winter ’10. Needless [...]

Hello! I’m so proud to release our official Transition and Early Spring ’11 Lookbook for you all to take a peek at. The pieces included in this special book, available to view at: Petit Couture Lookbook, are the culmination of MANY months of work. I’m extremely happy with the end result of the garments, their [...]

I love Petit Couture and the potential for the business ahead. I’m proud of each and every baby step – no matter how challenging they are on certain days. And, some of you know, I purposely launched the company’s brand first and foremost. I wanted to create a meaningful brand that embodied the characteristics of [...]

Today Petit Couture was featured in a blog written by Portland based Customer Intelligence company Webtrends. It’s an important piece because it highlights some of the implications Facebook’s social plugins have introduced to brands and marketers. We are in a constant state of change and it’s exciting for Petit Couture to be pushing at the [...]

First thing I noticed was LA is SUPER BRIGHT. In Portland, though I wear my sunglasses year-round they are usually very “dark”. In LA, my shades really weren’t up to par. I LOVE THAT! Needless to say, no amount of Vitamin D can be a proxy for real, true sunlight. I love LA. Lets just [...]

I’ve been meaning to update since this past weekend’s FABULOUS photo shoot with Jennifer Tai of Jennifer Tai Photo Artistry. We spent two days with 8 kids under the age of seven shooting the new Petit Couture Ready-to-Wear collection and updated Signature Collection pieces. Many of which will be ready for sale later this spring [...]

You may have noticed we’ve been busy on the marketing and PR front lately. We’ve had amazing trade and blog coverage of the line and have even been featured in an editorial spread in April’s Hudson’s Childrenswear Review. In addition, as we marched out of March and into Spring our little way of celebrating has [...]

I just returned from Las Vegas where I attended both KIDShow and MAGIC. Two dramatically different tradeshows that showcase established and emerging apparel, accessory brands and sourcing manufacturers. I’m considering showing Petit Couture through shows like KIDShow and ENK (MAGICKids ironically is too small) in the fall timeframe (spring/summer buying season). KIDShow in particular has [...]

Petit Couture now has officially launched our web presence! I am THRILLED to say the least. I hope you enjoy the images, learning more about the company and purchasing Petit Couture. The site was technically created by a truly fabulous fella by the name of Benjamin Diggles. I am astonished by his web artisanship and [...]

Wow. It’s been a bit since I’ve provided a post with any depth. So much has happened in the past few weeks! Jascha and I also just hired a part-time nanny to help me during the day – THANK YOU COPIOUS AMOUNTS RACHEL!!!!!!! Cannot wait for Tuesday The kids have been wonderful, but to allow [...]