visiting artists

we had the honor of being visited by artists (& original speesees models), sidney & george today. we were especially enamored with sidney's rainbow-mountain-top-purple-house. charity wants to live there. who wouldn't? *

speesees at serpentine

today we celebrated erika & jennifer's bdays at a new restaurant downstairs, serpentine. yummy fun! silliness is a prerequisite for being on the speesees team (that's kathy imitating charity imitating herself)...happy bday, ladies! xo*

preserving our plant speesees

catalog quotes

can you say "phthalates"?

not to be a downer, but we at speesees just need to get this off our chests, if we can say it properly. "phthalates" is a word that's been thrown around lately because of its relationship to polyvinyl chloride (pvc/vinyl), water bottles & children's toys. here's the scoop:

HealthyToys.org determined products were made with PVC plastic by measuring their chlorine content. PVC is a problematic plastic from an environmental health perspective because it creates major hazards throughout its life cycle and contains additives that can be dangerous to human health. Phthalates are chemicals that are very commonly added to PVC to make it soft and flexible, however, they can leach out of the plastic. Exposure to phthalates is linked to birth defects of the genitals and altered levels of reproductive hormones in baby boys. There are currently no federal regulations limiting phthalates in children's products. California recently passed a ban of several phthalates in children's products, and Europe has restricted the use of phthalates in children's toys and child care items. 47% percent of toys (excluding jewelry) tested by HealthyToys.org were PVC.

ick. as much as it may feel nice for a little one to sink his/her gums into a soft piece of plastic, the phthalates may be sinking into their system. not good. is there a list of ingredients on plastic toys? the nice thing about organic cotton toys is that we know they are au naturale & little speesees can gnaw away...phthafely. safely.

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harmonize

blossom

grow

prance

hum

together

our mission at speesees is to be fun, fair + organic in the clothing we make, the way we conduct business + the baby steps we take towards creating a more sustainable future on our children’s planet. we’re in this together.

ingredients:
organic cotton
low-impact dyes
pigment + pvc-free prints
nickel-free snaps
no formaldehyde
no dioxin
lots of love

08 designs

08 colorways

jump, baby, jump!

08 jumpers
all-in-one outfit for one-in-all fun! bold prints + detailed stitching.

0-3, 3-6, 6-12, 12-18mos
prance, hum, grow, harmonize.

speesees dresses up

kimono dress
timeless simplicity for the mini-sophisticate. interlock cotton. coconut buttons for fastening.

1yr, 2T, 3T, 4T
cocoa + natural, robin's egg + natural.

it's a tie!

tie dress
warm weather play dress with prints + stitching. can be layered with lap tees + bloomers too.

1yr, 2T, 3T, 4T
blossom, prance.

watch baby bloom!

bloomer-knickers
perfect as pants for wee tots + under dresses for big girls.

3-6, 6-12, 12-18mos, 2T, 3T, 4T
cocoa + pollen, natural, tomato + robin's egg.

swing into spring!

a-line swing jacket
lightweight jacket with single coconut button is seriously sweet.

1T, 2T, 3T, 4T
cocoa, tomato.

underspeesees

tank tops
under or outer: wear solo or layered with tees.

infant, 1yr, 2T, 3T, 4T
prance, harmonize, hum.

must-have kimono

short-sleeve kimono
makes dressing easy! our most popular style for new parents.

0-3, 3-6, 6-12, 12-18
blossom, harmonize, prance.

snap on! snap off!

snap body
no snafus with this style! 24 rib cotton + nickel-free snaps.

0-3, 3-6, 6-12, 12-18mos
hum, grow.

*congrats, jr. speesees design team*

drawing contest winners tee
see details: http://speesees.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html

infant, 1yr, 2T, 3T, 4T
cocoa + robin's egg, robin's egg + cocoa.

it's a bird! it's a tree!

(it's) printed tees (!)
wear these colorful array of tees with anything, including each other!

infant, 1yr, 2T, 3T, 4T
hum, grow, harmonize, prance, blossom

pick a color, any color

short + long-sleeve lap tees
wear these colorful array of tees with anything, including each other!

infant, 1yr, 2T, 3T, 4T
pollen, peacock, robin's egg, cocoa, tomato

score!

sport shorts
spritely le sportique: his or hers! interlock cotton. 70’s inspired. elastic waist.

6-12, 12-18mos, 2T, 3T, 4T
cocoa + natural, tomato + robin's egg, peacock + pollen.

the kid's got flare!

flare + yoga pants
soft + stretchy everyday pants for kool kids.

0-3, 3-6, 6-12, 12-18mos, 2T, 3T, 4T
flare pants: tomato + robin's egg trim, peacock + pollen trim. contrast stitch.
yoga pants: cocoa + robin's egg.

speesees has a little lamb

lamb jacket
sweet lamb jacket has softest sherpa organic cotton in the field. plush ears + trim.

0-1, 1-2, 2-3yr

gnaw, baby, gnaw!

teething toys
organic cotton canvas makes teething healthy, fun, + safe.

leap (frog), crawl (turtle), hop (bunny).

functional & fabulous

hankies/burp cloths
hankies: uses aplenty! wash, wipe, wrap, wear. 50x50”.
burp cloth: catch spills with style! organic sherpa. 8x12”

blossom, prance, harmonize, hum.

utilitarian tote

utilitarian tote
what can’t you put in this bag? orginally designed for on-the-go parents, this utilitarian tote accommodates everything from diapers to your laptop. durable, washable.

one size
prance, harmonize, hum.

bundle up, speesees!

hooded towel blanket
swaddle ‘em in cozy terry-lined + hooded towel/blanket.

one size
prance, hum, harmonize.

calling all messmakers!

bibs
our thick terry bib will be your colorful assistant.

one size
prance, hum, grow, harmonize

stylish insulation

matching skull caps + booties keep little one in-sulated + in-style.

skull caps
one size (0-1yr)
peacock, cocoa, tomato

booties
0-3, 3-6, 6-12mos
peacock, cocoa, tomato

(ěl'ə-fənt)

a current pic of our manufacturer's kids, wife & mother taking a ride on charity's favorite gentle friend.

big (& small) orange props

big props to our favorite superhero for these beautiful photos:::
http://www.superherodesigns.com/journal/

yes, we can.

as we at speesees strive to find our own balance & truth; to discover what's best for ourselves & our planet at large, we are inspired to come together to create a better world for our children's future. yesterday, one of our favorite speesees moms sent us this link & we are inspired to share: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY

xo*
ps. this is not an endorsement by speesees, their employees, partners, families, pets, etc.

reading (is) love

"When I was a very little child, after I'd read a book I really liked I'd kiss it. Love is really the word. I think children's books are a human emotional experience rather than an intellectual one. You have a human relationship with them. Children have emotional relationships with inanimate objects which it would be wise to carry on into adulthood. The way a child makes a person out of a doll, which I never did, I made people out of books."

-Fran Lebowitz

recycled buttons

we're making buttons out of old catalogs (gotta recycle!) just for you. xo*