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Star Baby: Jennifer Lopez Dresses Her Kid On The Cheap

SunnyChanel — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:39:00 GMT

I love to see an uber rich celebrity putting their kids in not a $120 top from Saks but a top that costs only $6.98 - from Target on less. Jennifer Lopez was spotted with one of her 15-month-old twins, Emme, who wore a Floral Lace Tunic Top by Genuine Kids from OshKosh which is on sale at Target for $6.98, the regular price was $9.99 which is still a deal. You can pick one of these festive shirt up here.

Bathe Like a Jolie-Pitt

Cathy Hale — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Celebrity moms like Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez and Jaime Pressley are all using Tiny Tillia bath toys. From bath mitts to waterproof books and skincare items, Tiny Tillia products are people, earth and animal friendly. The family of products include endearing characters like Duncan Dog, Indie Sheep, TT Cow and many more. It's good clean fun - Hollywood style! Shoptilla.

Tom Cruise Spends $400K on J. Lo's Twins; Disney DVD Box Among Only Items Commoners Can Afford

Aaron Burgess — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:57:00 GMT

By now you've heard the news: Jennifer Lopez has reportedly talked hubby Marc Anthony into letting Scientology #2 and Sumner Redstone doppelgänger Tom Cruise be godfather to the couple's twins. No word yet on how that's going over in the Catholic parishes where J. Lo and Anthony were baptized, but it seems to be working out well for the pair's offspring, Max and Emme.

So far, Cruise is said to have committed over $400,000 to the babies' loot chest, including $200,000 worth of designer christening outfits; a giant aquarium for the kids' bedroom (rumors that it includes a scale model of L. Ron Hubbard's schooner could not be confirmed); and a star-studded, $200,000 "Welcome to the World" party for Max and Emme.

Among the smaller trinkets Cruise and Holmes are said to have bestowed on the twins are Disney DVD boxed sets -- and while we're not sure this is the case, perhaps they went for the Walt Disney Animated Anthology (pictured above). If books are on the registry for the christening party, might we also suggest the Disney Box of Screams set?

(Updated April 8, thanks to commenter mama-mommy-mama, who pointed out that we'd been showing a box of Disney bootlegs. Whoops!)

Is Your Baby Getting in the Way of Your Design Sense?

Aaron Burgess — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:02:00 GMT

You kids can have my Barber Osgerby Loop table when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.

Whether in the name of good design or in pursuit of celebrity babies (thanks for nothing, Jennifer Lopez), we cover a lot of pricey baby crap here on Droolicious; but at what point does the reality of living with kids trump the need to surround yourself with the aesthetic latest and greatest?

Jezebel points us to this article from the Independent that we'd swear was an April Fool's joke if it weren't stamped 3/30: "Design-freak-turned-new-mother" Fiona Rattray (perfect name, that) documents her slow, maddening descent from aesthete to realist, along the way encountering such dilemmas as how to accommodate a baby that's inevitably growing into ugly accessories:

"Harper is fast outgrowing the bathroom sink and our old, cast-iron bath is too deep, so it's back to Mothercare for a baby bath. Online, I was tempted by the practical white number that sits on top of your bath. Unfortunately, in the flesh the object in question has all the elegance of a plastic garden pond. I'm not paying £20 to ruin one of my favourite rooms, so it's back to the sink and hope she doesn't grow any more..."

But alas, the planets align in the end, and Rattray learns to stop worrying and love the Barber Osgerby Loop coffee table that's been scratched and dented by baby's fingers:

"I thought I would mind about this stuff, but I honestly don't. This is family life and I love it."

Cue violins.

Recession or not, the market for kids' luxury items is reportedly growing like mad among deep-pocketed parents. But what about for those of us on a smaller budget? You tell us: Can you balance good design with good parenting, and more importantly, when that stimulus check arrives this summer, will your first stop be Wal-Mart or Design Within Reach?

Casablanca Cribs in Jennifer Lopez's Nursery

Chris Ford — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:30:00 GMT

Last week I mentioned the prams Jennifer Lopez has for her new twins, but there are other baby products to gawk at in the People Magazine article too. For instance, the matching "Casablanca Cribs" in the nursery. Even though the picture in People makes it look like neither child has ever spent a moment of their lives in the cribs, this time I'm finding it kind of difficult to make fun of them.

Well, maybe not so difficult.

The Casablanca Premier crib is adjustable, meets all the US safety requirements and has a drop front gate that's integrated into the "scroll bar." And if a big, vintage-looking metal crib with a lot of ornate scrolls matches your design style, then you could do a lot worse than the Casablanca Premiere. I do however think it's a little weird that J-Lo has the same crib featured in Stuart Little II (Stuart Little Two??) but hey, maybe she's a big fan of mediocre kid's movie sequels.

The Casablanca Premier is available as a custom order in burnished gold, silver or satin white for $950 from Petit Tresor.

Jennifer Lopez and the British Royal Pram

Chris Ford — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:29:00 GMT

Will somebody please tell Jennifer Lopez she's not a real princess? The new issue of People Magazine has the pictures of J-Lo and her new family, and among the pictures is a shot of the two $3,000 prams ("pram" is fancy English word for stroller) that she's supposedly wheeling her kids around in. The Silver Cross Balmoral Pram is handmade and according to their web site, "trusted by the British Royal family for generations." Ugh.

Look, I don't have any doubt it is beautiful and handles like a dream, but how exactly are you supposed to use this? It doesn't look like one (let alone two) would fit very well in the back of a modest SUV (or modest NYC apartment for that matter), so I suppose it's reserved for long constitutionals around the estate after dinner. And in my experience at least, my kids hated being rolled around in a bassinet-style stroller.

But to each princess her own I guess.

Silver Cross Balmoral Pram, $2,900.00 from Amazon.com

What Will You Wear on the Messiest Day of Your Life?

Meredith Broussard — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Jennifer Lopez plans to give birth in a designer hospital gown... and so can you.

Kelly wrote about J. Lo's birth costume on Strollerderby this week, and I confess that ever since I read her post, I've been haunted by the idea that you can actually buy a special outfit for childbirth. I buy new pajamas when I have to stay in the hospital, sure, but it never occurred to me to worry about fashion while delivering a baby. (I'll spare you all of the gross euphemisms I came up with to end this sentence.)

Here's a sample of designer birthwear options that I found:

B.Y.O.G. stands for Bring Your Own Gown. According to the website, BYOGs are the "unique alternative to drab, used maternity hospital gown." The floral pattern is probably a good idea-- I imagine that it will hide stains well. Childbirth is wicked messy.

J.Lo plans to wear this DearJohnnies gown in the hospital. It's similar to the one that Tori Spelling reportedly wore when her son Liam was born.

Spirited Sisters makes Healing Threads, designer hospital gowns made from soft, stain-repellent microfiber fabric. A smart fabric choice, in my opinion. Did I mention that things get messy in the hospital?

Patients at the Hackensack University Medical Center can wear hospital gowns designed by Nicole Miller and made from one of her distinctive print fabrics. HUMD also offers a special line of Nicole Miller infant and pediatric wear.