2009 Earnie Award Winners for Children's Wear
I just received the latest Earnshaw’s: Infants, Girls’ & Boys’ Wear Review magazine this week and saw that it includes the 2009 Earnie Award winners. Congratulations to all of the winners!
According to Earnshaws.com, the Earnie Awards have been presented for more than 30 years to honor manufacturers who demonstrate excellence in children’s wear design. The nominees are selected by children’s wear industry experts, but winners are voted upon by the retailers who see which brands and products their customers choose time and again.
Designs from this year’s winners, while respectful of shopper’s current demand for value, offer enough excitement to keep their products flying off of store shelves.
The award covers the categories shown below; the links go to the manufacturers websites so you can see what all the excitement is about:
Denim: True Religion
Licensed Property: Hello Kitty
Outerwear: Widgeon
Hosiery: Jefferies Socks
Footwear: Pediped
Hair Accessories & Jewelry: Wee Ones
Sleepwear: Skivvydoodles
Licensed Apparel: Haddad Brands
Boys’ 8 to 20 Sportswear: Wes & Willy
Boys’ Dresswear: E-Land Kids
Girls’ 7 to 16 Sportswear: Haven Girl
Swimwear: Kate Mack
Gift Item: Mud Pie
Girls’ 2T to 6X: Luna Luna Copenhagen
Boys’ 2T to 7 Sportswear: Knuckleheads
Girls’ Dresswear: Biscotti
Diaper Bag: Petunia Pickle Bottom
Girls’ Newborn/Infant: Kissy Kissy
Canadian Brand: Petit Lem
Boys’ Newborn/Infant: Zutano
To read more about this year’s winners and see sketches of some of their designs, see the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Earnshaw’s magazine online.
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This award is a joke. It does not have anything to do with ‘design excellence’. If WalMart brands make the cut it makes you wonder…
I thought the Earnies would be more similar to the CFDA…
it does not make any sense…
sorry.
Hi Tina – no need to apologize. I assume by CFDA you are referring to the Council of Fashion Designers of America. I’m sure the criteria between their award’s design criteria and Earnshaw’s vary, just given the markets. If you are familiar with the judging criteria for either award, I’d love to learn more.