Issue 8 of Babiekins is hot off the (digital) presses. While it's primarily a kiddie fashion magazine, brimming with artful photography and all kinds stylish inspiration, there are plenty of other reasons to put this issue on your reading list too. We share half a dozen of our favorite articles after the jump.
Here are our 6 reasons to jump into Issue 8 of Babiekins Magazine, right now:
1. A creamy, dreamy girl's room: "In My Little Room"
2. A fun craft project: "Dress Your Egg"
3. A fun hotel that the whole family can love: "Hotel del Juguete" in Spain has 21 brilliant white rooms with oversized, old fashioned toys.
4. A darling illustrated kid's story: "Junk Food, Junk Food, all I want is Junk Food"
5. A beautiful equestrian-themed kid's party: "Horse Show Party"
6. And finally, the results of some serious kiddie cool hunting: "What's Hot! What's in! and What's Now!"
Also, exciting news for people who love to hold and flip through great magazines, Babiekins is going into print. That's right, the paper kind! First print issue is on the stands this October.
(Images: Babiekins)


Shaw's Original Fir...
I really liked the first few pages I saw, but I was kind of grossed out by the young girls in make-up in a few of the spreads. There was some that was cute and a bit like little girls playing dress-up but most of felt a bit inappropriate, in my opinion. Yuck.
Agreed. I was disappointed. I thought it had the potential to be really cool, but couldn't get past all the girls styled to look like women.
While I agree that images of children in make up are often a bit strange, I think it is important to consider the focus of the photography as well as that of the magazine. This is a high fashion magazine for children and parents (most likely readers of Vogue, W or other such publications). The style of photography is meant to evoke a story through the styling of the shoot. If you've ever looked at Vogue you will know that the editors aren't suggesting you dress exactly like the models styled with two foot bouffant hairstyles or covered in paint pigment - I think one should approach Babiekins the same way. No one is telling you to put green eyeshadow on your little girl... Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, but as a mother I was not offended. In fact, many of the photos seemed to celebrate the creativity and innocence of childhood that is so beautiful. I will be subscribing to this magazine.