I just stumbled upon a recent Slate video which would be
every bit as funny as Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, or any other
mockumentary if the people in it weren’t entirely serious.
Slate headed over to L.A.’s Baby and Tween Celebration,
which offers a cornucopia of costly, unnecessary, and potentially soul-destroying
gear for your baby or toddler. As far as I could tell from the video, the only
reason “Tween” is in the title is because the convention aims to get kids
started on tweendom well before they can walk.
My favorite character—I mean, presenter—at the convention is
a fashion designer who was sick of dressing her toddler in clothes that “didn’t
match hers.” So she started a kids’ clothes line that would make her daughter
look as “hip” as she does. Unfortunately for her daughter, this woman’s idea of
hip is leopard print bell bottoms.
And don’t miss the founders of Heelarious (baby’s first high
heels!) describing how the business came about—now, that’s hilarious.
