Tutu du Monde Christmas inspiration

I've got another Christmas Gift Guide coming your way - ideas for little fashionistas. But in the meantime, feast your eyes upon the gloriousness that is Tutu du Monde and this sweet Christmas-y outfit.

Oh the glamour of it all. You can find these pieces as well as other girl's clothes for Christmas in the Tutu du Monde online store.

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Tutu du Monde spider web onesie and cape

Do you remember the gorgeous Halloween-inspired tutus from Tutu du Monde that I wrote about here? Well a special package arrived for Miss 8 today and she was beyond thrilled. Sooo lucky! We took a few photos to show off the exquisite design of the black In The Web Onesie, silver In The Web mask and cape. Totally divine.

Halloween by Tutu du Monde

Spookalicious! If you're looking for the most glamorous girls' Halloween costumes ever, head straight to Tutu du Monde to check out their amazing tutus, capes, onesies, shorts, masks and hairclips in black, silver, white, and bleeding heart red.

Tutu du Monde Lila tutu for Bear Cottage children's charity

Oh the cuteness! I was thrilled to spot last night the new limited edition Lila tutu dress for ages 1-11 years, created by Tutu du Monde in collaboration with Australian model Elyse Taylor. $100 from the sale of every Lila tutu will go to the wonderful Bear Cottage charity, one of only two hospices in Australia providing support and end-of-life care for very sick children and their families.

Portrait photography styled by Tutu du Monde in Sydney this weekend

It's a game of dress ups where you leave with incredible portrait photos of your little girls (age 1-12 years). Sound good? Tutu du Monde  has teamed up with photographer Camille Nuttall to capture your kids with professionally styled hair and gorgeous outfits from the latest collection, against a super cool backdrop of modern, French and vintage props. And she can take home a favourite dress from the collection too!

Make: Felt patches for holey leggings

Winter has been very cruel to the leggings in our house. There is nary a pair without a holey knee or two. But rather than throw them away, I spent a few hours making felt patches to cover the holes and voila - even cooler tights!

To make these knee patches, I drew a heart shape onto paper and cut out, to make a pattern. I then pinned the pattern to scraps of felt and cut out heart shapes. Then I positioned and pinned the hearts over the knee holes, and hand-sewed with a simple running stitch.

Easy and so effective! You could also cut simple shapes like circles, stars triangles and squares. Raid the cookie cutter drawer to make some patterns. A gem-shape would look great, especially with some contrasting stitching to mark the facets! Let me know if you make felt knee patches for your kids' leggings or pants - I'd love to see pics.

Note - I wash with cold water and I don't use the dryer; both of which may affect the felt and cause shrinkage.

[My little one wears her leggings with a tutu from Tutu du Monde.]

Image: Steph Bond-Hutkin | Bondville

Tutu du Monde kids portrait photography - Sydney

These are not your average kids' portraits - no awkward poses or forced smiles here. Camille Nuttall Photography make kids' portraiture extra fun by teaming up with Tutu du Monde to professionally style the shoot.

Alice in Tutu Land 8th Birthday Party by Tutu du Monde

Have I got something special to show you today. This is the gorgeous eighth birthday party of Alyna - daughter of Tutu du Monde designer Andrea Rembeck. Styling, cake, food and photography are all by amazing Sydney creative talents and all the girls are dressed in Andrea's iconic tutus. It truly is a little girl's dream come true.

Tutu du Monde 2013 exclusive sneak peek with party inspiration

One of my favourite Australian labels for girls is the ever-beautiful Tutu du Monde. There isn't a piece I don't love from any of Andrea's collections and this exclusive sneak peek of two tutus from the 2013 collection is no exception.

These are the Dew Drop Tutu in Frangipani with Enchanted Butterfly Hairclip and the Silver In the Spotlight Dress in Biscotti with Plie Caplet in Offwhite. The girls are gorgeously photographed by the amazing Alexandrena Parker (whose work photographing children I am more than obsessed with).

I was imagining two sweet party girls in these Tutu du Monde concoctions and was inspired to pair them with some fun party decorations. Enjoy!

1. Purple stripe paper drinking straws from Sweet Style
2. Whiteware skirted pedestal cake stand from Sweet Style
3. Grosgrain lavender/white stitch ribbon from Sweet Style
4. Grosgrain taupe/white stitch ribbon from Sweet Style
5. Ivory and white striped lollipop from Pink Frosting
6. Purple spots cupcake baking cups from Pink Frosting
7. Purple stripes cupcake baking cups from Pink Frosting
8. Lavender party streamer from Pink Frosting
9. Peach tissue paper ball from Lark
10. Lavender tissue paper ball from Sweet Style
11. White iridescent pom pom decorations from Pink Frosting
12. Lavender tissue paper bell from Lark
13. Purple glittered bird decoration with clip from Pink Frosting

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Tutu du Monde 2012 GIVEAWAY! - now closed

Last year I gave you the world's first look at Tutu du Monde's new collection 'High Tea With Madame Woo' - filled with sparkles, pretty colours and white and perfect for your little princess's special occasion. Oh - and definitely for High Tea.

Tutu du Monde's new collection is now available in the online store as well as stockists, and to celebrate I am hosting a pretty fabulous giveaway to win this gorgeous All Things Nice tutu in Berry, worth $159!

To Enter:

To enter, simply comment on this page with your favourite piece from the Tutu du Monde High Tea With Madame Woo collection. Entries close midnight Friday 30th March 2012 AEST, and winner will be announced (based on most interesting comment) on Sunday 1st April 2012 here on Bondville.

Terms and Conditions:

1. One entry per person allowed.
2. To enter, simply comment on this post with your favourite piece from the Tutu du Monde High Tea With Madame Woo collection.
3. Include your email address or a link to your website where I can comment or find your email address.. 4. This competition is open to entrants internationally.
5. This competition is hosted by Steph Bond Hutkin via the Bondville blog at blog.stephbond.com.
6. The prize consists of an All Things Nice tutu in Berry from Tutu du Monde, RRP AUD$159.01
7. Competition opens 6:00am Friday 23rd March 2012  and closes 11:59pm Friday 30th March 2012 AEST.
8. This competition is a game of skill and the winner will be based on the most interesting comment as judged by the Tutu du Monde team, and notified by email and via a post on Bondville on Sunday 1st April 2012.

You can find more images from the new collection in my sneak peak here, and following are a few more gorgeous pieces to feast your eyes on. 

 
You can find Tutu du Monde (in sizes 1-11) in the online store as well as stockists in Australia, the US, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Read more about Tutu du Monde here on Bondville.

UPDATE: Winner of the giveaway was Amanda from Easy Peasy Organic. Congratulations Amanda!

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Brand New Tutu du Monde August 2011 - world exclusive

GUESS WHAT!!! The ever-so-clever Andrea Rembeck from Tutu du Monde has shared with us her new collection of heavenly party frocks and tutus for little girls. First look here!

This new collection from Tutu du Monde continues the theme of beautiful vintage-style pieces to make girls feel like princesses. As well as the ever-gorgeous tutus with stretch jersey singlet tops, there are sweet capelets, cloches, bows and bazillions of sequins.

These dresses and outfits even look great as time goes by. Yes they are special occasion dresses - flower girls, parties, birthdays - but wear well for everyday too. Our purple tutu has been dragged through the proverbial mud for over a year and still looks fantastic - a little boho chic now. (throw away those itchy polyester Sleeping Beauty things!)

You can find Tutu du Monde in the online store as well as stockists in Australia, the US, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Read more about Tutu du Monde here on Bondville. And head over to Bondville Kids for more great Australian-designed clothes for kids.

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William and Kate's Flower Girls - the Australian designs they could have worn

Image: (c) PA Wire

Image: Hugo Burnand/Clarence House

Oh the royal wedding. I adored everything about it. Catherine Middleton blew me away with her grace, composure and that dress!

Now, Will and Kate's flower girls were cute, no denying. They wore custom white satin gazar dresses with pale gold sashes, designed by Nicki MacFarlane. I even heard that their names were embroidered in the hems (what a lovely idea!).

But I wonder if the look may have been more modern if they had gone with an Australian-designed flower girl dress? Here are my picks:

Tea Princess Special Occasion Collection - a sweeter, softer option than stiff satin.

Sophie's Lane - Liberty prints (of course) in a soft grey and ivory.

Tutu Du Monde - adorable on the big girls and the little girls, and definitely wearable again.

Let me know if you have another favourite Australian-designed flower girl dress that I can add to this list ...

Steph

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Tutu du Monde 2011 Collection

It's no secret that I am a *huge* fan of Andrea Rembeck's divine label for little girls, Tutu Du Monde. My big girl lives in her Tutu Du Monde dresses and they also come out for every dress-up event.

I stopped by to say Hi to Andrea at Kids In Style last month and was able to see her gorgeous new collection up-close. Stunning! These are dresses just begging to be worn by flowergirls, birthday girls and any ballerina-in-the-making. Here are the latest photos from the new Tutu Du Monde lookbook for your viewing pleasure.

You can find Tutu Du Monde in the online store as well as at boutiques across Australia, the US, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Read more about Sydney-based Tutu Du Monde here on Bondville. And head over to Bondville Kids for more drool-worthy clothes for kids designed right here in Australia.

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Stylish Kids: Tutu Du Monde

It's birthday mania at our place right now, with a pink and purple party mood board (I kid you not), party goodies arriving in the post, and cupcakes in the oven. It's really going to be just a little party, but it's the event of the year for the Bondville soon-to-be 3 year old and I like to encourage her creativity and excitement.

And a birthday girl has to have a party dress, right? when I spotted the glorious purple tutu (top) at Mathilda's Markets last month, I just had to squirrel it away. Shhhh.... don't tell!

Andrea Rembeck from Tutu Du Monde creates magical dresses and tutu's for dress-up and everyday. The dresses are works of art - hand dyed in pastel colours and detailed with sequins, beads, feathers and lots of lovely tulle. It's truly hard to pick a favourite (I dare you).

Andrea Rembeck is an established fashion designer and has designed for labels such as Collette Dinnigan and Fleur Wood and her own labels Andrea Rembeck and diffusion line She’s Beck. When her daughter asked for a tutu, Andrea created her own vintage-feel versions with a "lighter footprint" that are practical for play but will still transport your lovelies to enchanted forests. And luckily they are "made to last, and in fact, get better with wear. Slight fading and fraying edges adds to their charm over time". With the amount of wear and tear at our house, this is good news.

So here's to fairies and princesses and ballerinas and pink and purple and frothy dancing dresses and 3 year old parties. Such a special time.

You can find Tutu Du Monde in the online store as well as at stockists in Australia and the US.

Find more great Aussie kids fashion design at Bondville Kids.

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