| If it was cool when you were a kid, its cool | | | | shot J.R.) as well as older images from shows |
| for your kids! | | | | that the parents of today watched in reruns |
| | | | while growing up: Barbara Eden in her silky |
| Baby clothing is quite a bit different today | | | | outfit from I Dream of Jeanie and Clayton |
| than it was when you were an infant. From the | | | | Moore in his blue Texas Ranger outfit |
| designer styles of Baby Dior and Baby Phat to | | | | complete with black mask from The Lone |
| the bizarre offerings of the alternative baby | | | | Ranger. Prices for these printed Onesies are |
| clothing market, theres now something for | | | | a bit steep at $14.95 ($16.95 for |
| every parent to adorn her children with in an | | | | toddler-sized tees) considering the baby will |
| effort to transfer a bit of her own | | | | grow out of them completely in a few months |
| personality onto her offspring. One of the | | | | time, but even the most stoic of |
| latest trends in baby fashions is the retro | | | | thirty-somethings will have to admit that |
| look in baby wear. | | | | they are getting a certain dose of cool for |
| | | | their cash. |
| Retro baby clothing indicates baby sized tees | | | | |
| and Onesies that have been printed or | | | | Retro doesnt just mean pop culture |
| screened with images of pop culture past. In | | | | references, however. Several clothiers are |
| many cases the pictures are of icons from | | | | offering styles that are a clear throwback to |
| before even the parents time, making it cool | | | | those worn by kids in the fifties, sixties, |
| to be the most obscure. Interested parties | | | | and seventies. One such company, Cakewalk |
| are not likely to find these offerings at the | | | | Baby, offers flower print designs reminiscent |
| local Wal-Mart but will instead have to order | | | | of the post-hippie era of the late seventies; |
| them online. Fortunately for those interested | | | | a time when PC meant petty cash, Elvis |
| in giving their children a little piece of | | | | Presley was still with us, and no one knew |
| the past to wear on their chests, there is no | | | | what a video game or MTV was. A website |
| shortage of those sites available. | | | | called Milena Bee offers these designs and |
| | | | more and is definitely worth a look. |
| The most complete and probably best known of | | | | |
| these sites is The Retro Baby. Perusing the | | | | Whether you want to put stills of Bruce Lee |
| offerings of the site is like a walk down | | | | from Enter the Dragon or flowery designs from |
| memory lane for anyone who is in their | | | | an era gone by on your babys body, retro baby |
| thirties or has a keen fix on the pop-culture | | | | clothes may be just what you need to show the |
| of the 1980s. Designs available here include | | | | world that your baby is cooler than cool. |
| television references like The A Team, ALF, | | | | Look hard enough and you may be able to find |
| CHiPs, and Dallas (the Dallas print will be | | | | a tee shirt that says Im the Fonz or Frankie |
| instantly familiar to anyone who remembers | | | | Say Relax. |
| the summer that America was wondering who | | | | |