Out and About NYC With a 3-Year Old
December 6, 2007 | History lesson, Out & About | No Comments
We’ve had some really fun outings the past few weekends and I thought I’d share. They are a little off the beaten path and definitely worth checking out by fellow New Yorkers (or if you’re visiting NYC) with kids in tote. Lily, our 3-year old critic, gave both a thumbs up and we liked the fact that neither broke the bank!
The Manhattan Children’s Theatre is currently presenting an adaptation of the classic children’s story, Goodnight Moon. We saw it Thanksgiving weekend along with a packed house. There was singing, dancing, and lots of laughs in the great green room! It’s the third production we’ve seen at this small Tribeca theatre and we weren’t disappointed! They have a great line up for the rest of the season, with If You Give a Mouse a Cookie being our most anticipated.
Last weekend we went to see Pippi Longstocking (one of my favorite childhood series of stories by Astrid Lindgren ) at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park. It was our first time at this charming and quaint venue. The theatre is a model schoolhouse built as Sweden’s exhibit for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and moved to Central Park in 1877. It became the headquarters of Parks’ Traveling Marionette Theatre in 1947 and has been enchanting audiences with its fairy tale based marionette shows ever since. It mesmerized Lily, who literally couldn’t take her eyes off of boisterous Pippi, her monkey friend Mr. Nilsson, and her pet horse.
A New Frida Kahlo Inspired Shirt
October 21, 2007 | History lesson, New Designs | No Comments
Frida Kahlo is a source of inspiration for me, both her vibrantly-hued, emotionally-charged Surrealist paintings (55 of which were self portraits) as well as her ability to overcome such extreme obstacles throughout her lifetime. So it is only fitting that there are several liliputians designs directly inspired by this famous painter.
Our newest shirt design is an homage to Frida, with a multi-layered and detailed applique depicting her self portrait in traditional Mexican dress with pet monkey, a heart milagro and tropical flowers (including a ribbon rose accent in her hair which gives the applique a 3-dimensional aspect). The shirt is available in girls and women sizes and can be made on a variety of shirt colors (white, black, chocolate brown, pink, light blue or lavender). Many more Frida inspired designs in the liliputians boutique.
“I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” – Frida Kahlo
What’s in a name?
March 13, 2006 | History lesson | No Comments
People always ask, “Where did the name liliputians come from?” That, and how to say it.
Well, liliputians was chosen for a couple of reasons. First of all, I love the play on words with my daughter Lily’s name kind of being hidden inside. That only makes sense, as she is the inspiration for the brand.
Liliput also was a familiar childhood place, as Gulliver’s Travels was one of my favorite stories. I loved the part of the story where Gulliver wakes up on the beach surrounded by all the little liliputians.
Lastly, the name liliputians has a history both in NYC and in children’s fashions. In 1879, Best & Company founded the Liliputian Bazaar at 60 West 23rd Street in NYC. It was a leading fashion house and specialized in fine children’s wear.
Oh, and I almost forgot! Lilputians is said like this (lill-uh-pyoo’-shuns).
