Earnshaw's June 2000

NEWS   what's selling

What's the hot merchandise this month? We checked in with Celebrations Boutique in St. Louis; Full of Beans in Washington D.C.; and Ragamuffin in Modesto, Calif.

Infants
Three Girls out of Colorado: girls' pre-shrunk cotton and linen separates.
Cozy Toes: boys' cowboy-themed shorts.
Painting Red Rhinos: boys' garment dyed cotton separates.
Mimi Rose: girls' vintage floral-print dresses.
le top: boys' royal blue and bright green one-pieces with a whimsical inch-worm motif and coordinating hats and booties.
cachcach: boys' shortalls and onesies with tractor or dog prints.
Sweet Potatoes: blue-and-white check lace trim dresses with sailboats prints for girls and sailors suits for boys.

Toddlers
Mulberribush: boys' camp shorts in stripes and checks, boys' plaid shorts and coordinating T-shirts with printed dogs, trucks, and tractors.
Flapdoodles: boys' seersucker shorts and cotton basics.
Corky's Kids: boys' and girls' cotton basics.
Chicken Noodle: girls' floral jumpsuits with squared collars.
Zyno: girls' sundresses in green and cream with tropical prints.

Girls' 4-6X
Corky's Kids: sundresses with floral and butterfly prints.
Zyno: white cotton sundresses with delicate floral embroideries.
Cotton Kids: pastel sundresses and capris.
Two Turtle Doves: embroidered linen dress with cherry prints and a scalloped neck.
Soup: Hawaiian-print capri sets.
Fat Bear Wear: dresses painted with whimsical ballerina, bunny and frog designs.

Boys' 4-7 Avery Kid: seersucker shorts with cotton T-shirts. Metropolitan Prairie: camp shorts with coordinating T-shirts. Flapdoodles: coordinating basics such as shorts, tanks, and T-shirts. Wes & Willy: classicly styled khaki shorts. Kitestrings: navy sweater vest coordinated with green pants. Sweet Potatoes: fire-engine print T-Shirts. So Fun: fishing T-shirts with oversized shorts. Girls' 7-16 Monkey Wear: pastel dupion silk dresses in knee and full lengths. Maria Casero: pastel sleeveless dresses in solids and prints. Soup: cotton dresses and capri pants with coordinating tops designed with subtle pastel floral prints. Nicole Miller: short dresses in lilac, pink and light blue. By Debra: sleeveless microfiber rhinestone appliqued tops coordinated with a full-length satin skirt. Attitudes: stretch pants, tops and skirts in silver and black. Plum: Pastel floral-printed dresses in long and short lengths. CW Designs: deep-colored pastel suits with coordinating dresses and jackets.

Metropolitan Prairie: Hawaiian-print capris with coordinating tops. Esprit: slip dresses with decorative embroideries. Nobody's Business: peasant dresses in pink and light blue. Boys' 8-20 Fun Graphics: sports logoed T-shirts coordinated with microfiber shorts trimmed with stripes. Imp Originals: linen double-breasted suits. . Accessories/Footwear Unlisted: girls' strappy sandals in black and white. Christian Dior: girls' pantyhose. Rachel Weissman: rhinestone hair clips and glitter bracelets. Pamela & Co.: fantasy accessories including wands and wings appliqued with floral designs and sparkles.                -Tarah Hitlin