I am a long time admirer of Bonnie Baby’s beautiful kids clothes and have dressed my two girls in their gorgeous knits since they were wee. Founder Tracey Samuel conjures up fresh, original collections season after season, so I knew she would be a great person to ask what she and her family would like from Santa…
(FYI Tracey didn’t actually write this letter to Santa.)
A bit about Tracey:
“My Name is Tracey Samuel, I am the founder and designer of Bonnie Baby, a baby and childrenswear brand based in Brighton. I started my career designing womens knitwear for luxury labels in Paris, and worked with Sonia Rykiel for over 8 years. I became pregnant in 2004 and realised that my Brighton-Paris commute would not be conducive to life with a new baby! So I started looking for a new idea to keep me busy while I was looking after my new daughter.”
“When Ellie asked me to do this guest blog, I thought, what a great way to do my Xmas shopping and get into the Xmas spirit! I went off armed with my ipad, glass of wine, visions of a nice evening checking out things I like online, what could be simpler? 2 weeks later, several bottles of wine, quite a bit of chocolate and a few late nights, I realized I had a pinterest board of around 400 random things, I was now faced with the edit… So, after much whittling, here it is, my Xmas edit for all things Bonnie.”
For my son Rhys:
I have found some really lovely foxy things for Rhys to get excited about this xmas.
I cant quite shake my fox obsession this season, if you’ve seen our best selling Fox sweater and jacket you will know why. www.bonniebaby.co.uk £37.50
Henry the Fox from the adorable WALNUT ANIMAL society, ok its $95, but what other toy comes with his own tailored tweed waistcoat?
http://walnutanimalsociety.com/henry-the-fox/
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I’ve been in love with the Mibo paper cut out animal for a while now, so was really pleased to see they have put their mark on some great accessories. Rhys is going to look great on the school run with this.
www.mibo.co.uk £29.50
For my daughter, Alice Bee:
I’ve come up with a good way to recycle my old IPhone, and get a kids toy all in one, I’m going to load up my old iphone with music and games, and give it a funky kids cover, some bright pink headphones, et voila perfect gift for a 7 year old girl. It will go really well with her Bonnie Baby hat and scarf set that she’s wearing at the moment ( and yes that’s her modeling)
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www.amazon.co.uk £5.79
www.bonniebaby.co.uk £21 for the set
And now down to the important part.
What do I hope to be finding under the tree this Christmas? Let’s hope my husband Gareth is reading this…
I’ve been in love with Raoul for some time now, they have some great classics, this handbag reminds me of living in Paris and all the very chic ladies for some reason!!! Maybe its time for me to become a chic lady?
www.my-wardrobe.com £258
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Back to my fox obsession mixed with my Etsy obsession. Aren’t these brooches from Sketch inc just fab, a great way to break up a serious black outfit with a bit of fun.
www.etsy.com £10.80
And just for pure indulgence, I would love love, love, love one of these beautiful copper ipod docking horns from En and Is, I think it is one of the most beautiful/practical design pieces I’ve seen in a long time, and apparently they sound good too! www.enandis-shop.it 599 Euros
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Onto the festivities
My dream outfit for the Christmas Party, this Preen dress, I’ve been a fan of theirs for some time, and their dresses are so flattering.
www.net-a-porter.com £1280
worn along with these beauties from Edmundo Castillo, I have just found him recently, but love the colour blocking.
www.farfetch.com £548.96
For my Xmas day outfit, it has got to be comfort first,
and this Stella McCartney knit dress fits the bill completely
www.liberty.co.uk £660
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}Finally, I will be hanging as many of these gorgeous pom pom garlands as I can manage to fit in my living room! www.engelpunt.com 12.95 Euros per set.
So here it is, a Bonnie Christmas to you all,
Love Tracey xxx
