No Slippy Hair Clippy, Pediped Partner on Hair Accessory Line

Henderson, Nev.-based children’s footwear company Pediped has collaborated with No Slippy Hair Clippy of Vacaville, Calif., on a line of coordinating hair clips for Fall ’09. The clips are designed to match top selling styles from Pediped’s fall line, including the Giselle shoe in brown leather, the Isabella in brown leather and red patent, and the Abigail in pink leather. The hair clips wholesale for $4 and will be available in July. Contact Pediped at (800) 880-1245 or www.pediped.com; No Slippy Hair Clippy at (925) 846-8570 or www.hairclippy.com.

In This Issue: Tween fashion—what’s in and what’s out The increasing importance of margins in a slow economy WearCanada industry directory Plus: Sleepwear trends and new-mom gifts Coming Next Month: The industry talks added value Euro fashion direction from the Pitti Bimbo show The Little Steps footwear magazine—shoe trends, sales tips and up-sell items Plus: Diaper bags, hosiery and fun gift packaging

Visit C.A.R.A. at KIDShow Stop by the C.A.R.A. booth at KIDShow at Bally’s today at 5 p.m. for the opening night reception. Then, join us for our retail math seminar tomorrow morning, starting at 8 a.m. The seminar will be conducted by Roni Miller Start, the department chair of apparel manufacturing management and special programs at The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, and Gary Wright, founder of G.A. Wright Sales, a sales promotion consultancy and former president of a retail sporting goods company. For more details, visit Caratoday.com/events.