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The Perfect Geeky Onesie for Babies

GeekSugar — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:00:01 PDT

If you haven't already guessed-I love tech inspired baby outfits! There's just something about dressing an adorable baby in an iPod baby tee or iPood baby creeper that makes my heart melt! Well I've got another one for all you computer geeks-a baby tag onesie! Now you can have your baby officially 'tagged'! Each onesie comes in a variety of sizes and costs $16 from Etsy.

Adorable iPod Baby Tees and Jumpers by iPop My Baby

GeekSugar — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:09:15 PDT

Isn't this one of the cutest pics you've ever seen? I couldn't help but spread the news of these babylicious iPod tees and jumpers when I first spotted them on Shiny Shiny.

Created by iPop my baby these cutesy wootsey click-wheel iPod fashions are only $17 and come in white, blue, pink and black.

I suggest pressing the center of the click-wheel on your baby's tummy and let the giggling begin! Now if only they'd make them in adult sizes (especially the jumper, hee hee)... then we could all be human pods!

You've got to check out this site. Actually I take that back, you must check out this site and see tons of other babies wearing the iPop my baby line of clothing - your heart will melt!

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Drew Barrymore's Mum's-the-Word Maternity Style

Kate Stahl — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:16:29 PDT

While Drew Barrymore hasn't confirmed she's expecting her first child with fiancé Will Kopelman, her growing baby bump tells its own story. The actress was photographed holding a sonogram image in February, and ever since, she's been sporting a laid-back style, featuring belly-hiding t-shirts and oversize jackets. But Drew is no style slouch, and she's amped up her casual clothing with designer pieces (loving her printed Dries Van Noten jacket!) and on-trend accessories, while hanging with her fiancé in LA, NYC, and Paris (a babymoon, perhaps?). We're still on the lookout for an official announcement, but for now, the proof's in the bump.

Pop-Up Tops: Kid-Friendly or Are You Kidding?

Kate Stahl — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:44:50 PDT

Like most young toddlers, my daughter is fairly obsessed with pop-up and peekaboo books, which seem to surprise and delight her no matter how many times she's revealed that teddy bear under the bed or the snail behind the flower. While we've collected more than a dozen pop-up books, we don't have a single piece of pop-up clothing, a fact that Etsy seller Jane of Little Blue Frogs could rectify. Jane's kids also love pop-up books, and that fascination inspired her to create a collection of pop-up onesies and T-shirts ($22 each) for babies and toddlers. Choose from designs like a cloud covering the sun (shown above), a kite, or a plane, a record covering music notes, or a leaf over a ladybug. The designs are printed and sewn on supersoft American Apparel cotton tees and onesies and come in sizes for babes 3 to 24 months.

So what do you think? Would your lil one love a pop-up top or will you leave the peekaboo to the books? Weigh in below and let us know.

9 Easy Tricks to Maximize Your Wardrobe

LearnVest — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:15:31 PDT

Despite what you think, you actually don't need more clothes. The trick is to just maximize your wardrobe. LearnVest shares how.

Whether you live for shopping the latest trends or wish you could spend every day in your favorite pair of jeans and a white t-shirt, your clothes project a message about who you are.

The great thing is that you have the power to control that message entirely - as long as what you already own isn’t standing in your way.

From having a wardrobe that’s bursting with every item of clothing you’ve had since childhood to owning a ton of pieces that you never wear (the definition of wasted money), these are the ways your closet can stop you from being the most stylish version of yourself.

To cut through the clutter and help you get the most from the items you already have, we polled everyone we know - including all of the LearnVest editors, who are definitely invested in looking their best on a budget, and one fashion expert - to come up with nine easy, inventive ways for you to make over the closet you have without spending a ton on new trends.

At least one of these strategies will dramatically change the way you feel about getting dressed in the morning.

1. Follow the Rainbow

This strategy comes courtesy of LearnVest reader Erin Greenbaum, who has used this technique for years with great success. Every day for a week, make sure that your ensemble includes an item of a certain color: week one is red, two is orange, three is yellow, etc. This will encourage you to search through your closet and actually wear the pieces that have been languishing, unloved, underneath your go-to items.

2. First In, Last Out

In her new book, You Are What You Wear, Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner says that the majority of people wear 20 percent of their closet 80 percent of the time. There are variations on this “first in, last out” wardrobe strategy, which prevent you from wearing a few pieces nonstop.

Instead of wearing the same small percentage of your closet every week, do what Assistant Editor Alden Wicker does: after wearing an outfit, she hangs it in the most remote corner of her closet, which forces her to see only pieces she hasn’t worn frequently. If she’s totally uninspired by a piece staring her right in the face, she has to decide whether to consign it or not. Another approach (which might be better if you like to organize by item type - dresses near dresses, shirts near shirts) is to hang each item inside out after you wear it (assuming you don’t have to wash it immediately). This way, you can easily see which pieces you’ve recently worn and which items you may have forgotten about.

Read on for more.

21 Disposable Products You Can Reuse

Wise Bread — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:00:39 PDT

Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products.

It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the state of our environment, I think that just won’t do.

I often reuse many so-called “onetime-use” items, and I asked friends, family, and colleagues to tell me which disposable items they squeeze more life from. Here’s my list, including some of the surprising ideas I was given.

RELATED: 25 Things to Throw Out Today

1. Butter Wrappers

If you’re like most people, you unwrap your butter, pop the stick into your handy holder, and throw the wrapper away. But wait a second - instead of trashing the wrappers, keep them in a sandwich bag. The next time you need to grease a baking tray or dish, you’ve got something all ready to go.

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Jessica Alba Dishes About Her Mommy Must Have and Details of Her New Book!

Rebecca M Gruber — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:32:19 PDT

Just call her supermama. As if having a baby and launching The Honest Company weren't enough to do in one year, Jessica Alba recently announced plans to write her first book, too. The actress and mother of two - Honor, 3, and Haven, 7 months - hopes to share some of the tips and tricks she's learned about motherhood, as well as her methods for creating an eco-friendly and toxin-free environment in her home, with other modern moms who are busy trying to juggle it all.

I spoke with Jessica about her version of healthy living, why we always spot her wearing scarves, and the best trick her own mama taught her about motherhood.

On her forthcoming book about honest living:
"It's what I've learned along the way through trial and error - things that are actually attainable and applicable to me and to my life. I'm not growing organic vegetables at my house and picking them and feeding [them to] my family. I'm a working mom, so for me, it was easier to use disposable diapers. I do the best I can. I make my kids organic food, but I'm not the extreme. I think a lot of people probably fall more in the category where I fall - we want the best for our families, but sometimes we feel like it's too hard and it's too unattainable to go all the way and grow a garden and do that. So where's the happy medium? The book's going to be a very simple handbook on little things you can do that add up and make a big difference."

On sharing new mom tips:
"From room decor to making meals for the week to simple beauty recipes that my grandmother passed down to me made from things that are in your pantry . . . through trial and error, I've figured a few things out, and I'm sure other people have to. So [I'm] putting them together in a very simple, easy-to-read, colorful book. I also want it to be if you only have 10 minutes, you can walk away with something. It's like, what do you pack in your diaper bag that's easy - do you even have a diaper bag? Maybe you just carry a large purse. Maybe you use your purse instead of buying 50 different diaper bags knowing that your purse will probably go better with your outfits. So how do you pick a diaper bag that's neutral and will go with everything? And what do you really need in that diaper bag? In the beginning, I was stuffing my child's entire nursery into the diaper bag and breaking my neck and was like, 'Oh, wait, I forgot my wallet. What's going on?'"

On wearing scarves:
"I wear scarves, mostly because it's an accessory that can dress up an outfit, so you're not just wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and sneakers. But it's also because if my baby has an accident - and I'm holding the baby - I can cover that accident up! So I'm not walking around with a big puke stain or poo stain on my shirt! Knowing that I don't have time to go home and change, and really, I don't have the space, time, or capacity to pick out five different changes of outfits for my car - it's enough to remember my baby's change of clothes. I have funny little stories about how I learned that lesson [in the book]."

Keep reading for Jessica's thoughts on letting Honor play with the iPad, Jessica Simpson's baby shower, and the importance of the mom community.

Start Shopping the Diane von Furstenberg For GapKids Collection Now!

Rebecca M Gruber — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:10:00 PDT

Shoppers, start your engines! Though the Diane von Furstenberg for GapKids collection isn't set to hit stores until Thursday, we've just discovered a way into the site to shop the collection now. Yes, you heard us right, the entire DVF Loves GapKids (and BabyGap) is available starting now by clicking here!

Not only that, but we've got the entire collection of Spring and Summer pieces, including T-shirt dresses, tanks, shorts, capris, leggings, and swimwear, along with accessories for you to browse through before you start your shopping! So click through and pat yourself on the back for avoiding the rush later this week! You can thank us later!

Belly Armor Radiation Protecting Blanket: Ga Ga or Gag?

Kate Stahl — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:22:06 PST

At one point, every pregnant woman who spends a significant time on her laptop will think, "This can't be good for my baby." But then email, your fave social networks (Facebook! Pinterest!), and of course, LilSugar call your name, and you're back clicking away. Now - in the "someone has thought of everything" category - Belly Armor is here to ease your mind. The brand promises to eliminate radiation exposure to your belly with products including a belly band, a T-shirt, and our favorite, the Belly Blanket. Belly Armor's blanket comes in three outer fabrics (cotton, organic cotton, and cotton microfleece and satin), all of which are lined with the company's trademarked RadiaShield fabric, which they say blocks 99.9 percent of radiation. The blankets are priced from $69 to $109.

So what do you think? Is that a small price to pay to protect your bump from radiation? Or do you think Belly Armor is an unnecessary product playing to prego women's fears? Weigh in below.

Vivienne Westwood Fall 2012

Brittney Stephens — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:16:41 PST

If not for Vivienne Westwood, rocker chicks would have nothing to wear - and for Fall 2012, Westwood gives them plenty in the form of tulle, tartan, and t-shirts. Westwood always has a knack for wonderfully peculiar tailoring, in this case it's seen on sharp, angular blazers that look like origami structures and gigantic silhouettes, which for Fall are layered and oversized and bring to mind Mary-Kate Olsen during her "hobo-chic" phase. When it came to dressing up, Victorian-inspired sequin and marabou gowns were kept slightly unfinished, bringing a decidedly rugged, grunge-chic edge, and corseted coats were punctuated with sleek shadow-stripe silks. The collection wasn't presented without its share of showmanship, however; models rode bikes in girlie marabou dresses, carried bunches of blooms, and teetered on super-high platform heels down the runway. All in all, Vivienne Westwood's Fall '12 collection was a carefully curated and perfectly haphazard 17th-century soiree.

Trends: Plaid, mixed prints, iridescent silks, tulle skirts, marabou.
Colors: White, peach, baby blue, black, silver.
Key Look: The grunge-cool marabou dress with metallic silver gloves, elevator platforms - and a bike.
Accessories: Sky-high flatforms, jaunty newsboy caps, elbow-length gloves.
Who Would Wear It: Offbeat style setters with a punk rock edge.