And the winner is...

Last thursday 15 working moms were treated to a lovely breakfast and the distribution of the Lof Working Mom Award 2008. I was utterly surprised to be called up to the stage... and altough I didn't win, I can sincerely say I am extremely proud to have been awarded runner up!

Thanks to all of you who voted for me or sent me good vibes!

Too bad you can't see me on the above "official" picture. You can just notice a bit of my blonde hair from behind the woman in red on the left.

Read the article (in Dutch)...

Zazou.eu celebrates its first birthday!

Zazou.eu is celebrating its first birthday this month, so we have plenty of birthday surprises for you, like giveaways, a drawing contest and party dresses.

Win a “Happy Birthday” garland

If, like Zazou, your baby celebrates their first birthday in April, you can win a fun “Happy Birthday” felt garland when you order! Simply fill in your baby’s date of birth in your Zazou Account if you haven’t done so already. When ordering, write “First birthday” in the message box on the order form. Winners will be selected in early May. Offer valid for all orders placed from 1 April 2008 until 30 April 2008.

EEEK! - A monster!

Small, independent designers are what Zazou is all about. Maybe you’ve got one of those at home? A free creative spirit with a strong independent streak?! If so, send us his or her funniest, most original, cutest, scariest or favourite drawing of a monster! The best artist wins his or her monster on a Most Wanted T-shirt! *

More giveaways

With every order placed in April, everyone is in with a chance to win free goodies! We are giving away a festoon, a mini-shopper, a Petit Louie T-shirt and a Most Wanted T-shirt (you can pick your model). Winners will be selected in early May. It could be you! Offer valid from 1 April 2008 until 30 April 2008.

Hasta la fiesta!

Birthdays mean parties, and parties mean – yes, you guessed it - dressing up! To complete the birthday celebration, we proudly present our newest festive outfits: these fantastic Flamenco dresses and shoes! Our daughter just adooores them – olé!

Zazou on the grapevine

We are very proud of the fabulous article on Zazou.eu published online by the French magazine Madame Figaro (yes, by the famous newspaper!). Read article…

Sneak preview

May is just around the corner, when we will be introducing pretty new polka dot dresses from the Dutch designer Tante Tinus, along with some great new Petit Louie items. Watch this space!

* Rules for the Monster drawing contest:

• Maximum age limit for drawing contest: 6 years old

• Only one drawing per child

• Drawings can be send until May 8, 2008 by post to Zazou.eu, Hoendiepstraat 32-2, 1079 LW Amsterdam, The Netherlands; or by email to info@zaou.eu, subject: Monster drawing contest

• Drawings sent by email must be saved as jpg, png or gif; high resolution 300 dpi; maximum size 1654 x 1165 pixels.

• Drawings must have a white background and be no bigger than A5

• Include child’s name, date of birth, address, clothing size, preferred colour of T-shirt

• Drawings sent by post cannot be returned.

• Winner will receive his or her drawing on a T-shirt by Most Wanted Shirt in the colour of his/her choice

• Competition entrants agree to having their contribution used for promotional purposes on www.zazou.eu only

• No purchase is required for this contest

• Subject to modification

Zazou.eu featured on Le Figaro! / Le Figaro parle de Zazou.eu !

Who doesn't know the famous french newspaper Le Figaro? Well, they have decided to write an article on Zazou on their site! Check it out...

Qui n'a jamais entendu parler du fameux journal Le Figaro et Madame Figaro ? Or, ils ont consacré un article à notre humble site ! Allez voir...

Treat of the month / le coup de coeur du mois

We are introducing a brand new feature: the treat of the month. This month: these adorable Petit Louie Tees. Now only € 12,50 each - the normal price is € 29,95 and € 24,95 ! Honestly!

Only € 12,50!

Le coup de cœur du mois

Tout nouveau tout chaud - le coup de cœur du mois de Mars : nous avons choisi ces adorables T-shirts Petit Louie, maintenant à € 12,50 au lieu de € 29,95 et € 24,95 ! NON… pas possible ! Si si !

Zazou.eu staat op goodies.nl!

Een artikel over Zazou.eu op wwwgoodies.nl, een site over een duurzame lifestyle:

Hippe bio-kleertjes

De zomercollectie van Zazou-babykleding staat online. Er zijn twee snoezige lijnen: Kidscase en Kik-Kid. Broeken, shirts, rokjes, truien, tassen, hoedjes en accessoires, allemaal even kleurrijk en trendy, en zelfs verantwoord, namelijk van biologische katoen (in het April-nummer van Goodies vindt je meer informatie over verantwoorde katoen).... read more

Ultra-retro vintage seventies flashback! / Flash-back des années ’70 !

“…Ooooh, I had a cute little number just like that!...”

One of my favorite childhood photos is of me wearing a leather patchwork skirt – my mum carefully kept it and now my own daughter wears it! So when we came across these adorable scrap skirts by Ninacity, I simply couldn’t resist and HAD TO HAVE THEM! They are hand and custom made for Zazou.eu. They are made from real leather and suede left overs – so I guess you could say they are both vintage and new! You’ll have a hard time finding anything more authentic, since each one of them is unique.

« Moi aussi, j'avais la même quand j'étais petite ! »

Sur l'une de mes photos d'enfance préférées, je « prends la pose » avec une jolie petite jupe en cuir. Depuis cette époque, ma maman l'a soigneusement gardée et c'est maintenant au tour de ma propre fille de la porter ! Ainsi, quand nous avons trouvé par hasard ces adorables jupes, j'ai carrément flashé dessus, et me devais de vous les faire partager. Les jupes en coupons de cuir et suède (récupérés mais neufs) sont faites à la main par la créatrice Ninacity et personnalisées pour Zazou.eu - ce qui fait de chaque jupe un exemplaire unique et introuvable ailleurs. Du vrai nouveau « vintage » !

Hip hip hooray, sale starts today! / Oh lala les soldes !

Our winter sale has started, now up to 50% off our superb collections by PETIT LOUIE, KIDSCASE, KIK-KID, IMPS&ELFS, THE DUTCH DESIGN BAKERY, DESIGN HEROES, BUDDY BUG AND MOST WANTED SHIRT!

LES SOLDES SONT LÀ ! TROUVEZ JUSQU'À 50 % SUR LES COLLECTIONS DE PETIT LOUIE, KIDSCASE, KIK-KID, IMPS&ELFS, THE DUTCH DESIGN BAKERY, DESIGN HEROES, BUDDY BUG ET MOST WANTED SHIRT !

Example:

CATSUIT KIK-KID was € 32,50 NOW € 25,95	POPEYE LONGSLEEVE PETIT LOUIE was € 29,95 NOW € 14,95	MONKEY ROMPER DESIGN HEROES was € 17,95 NOW € 14,50

WINTER HAT BUDDYBUG was € 24,95 NOW € 19,95	CHAMP LONGSLEEVE IMPS&ELFS was € 27,50 NOW € 19,50	KNITTED DRESS KIDSCASE was € 65 NOW € 51,95

Super Petit Louie sale / Offre spéciale Petit Louie

SPECIAL HOLIDAY SEASON OFFER: ALL PETIT LOUIE TEES NOW FOR ONLY 14,95!

GRANDE OFFRE POUR CE MOIS DE FÊTES : TOUS LES T-SHIRTS PETIT LOUIE À14,95 SEULEMENT !

T-shirt tiger Petit Louie was / de 22,95 now / à 14,95	T-shirt vintage Petit Louie was / de 22,95 now / à 14,95	T-shirt retro Petit Louie was / de 22,95 now / à 14,95

Where do trendy Françaises shop online? @ Zazou! / Oú font les françaises branchées leur e-shopping ? @ Zazou !

Seems like the regular media are discovering Zazou! Read the article on Viva Magazine Blog, one of the leading women glossies in The Netherlands, that tells you where hip and trendy french women shop online!

On dirait que les médias traditionels découvrent Zazou ! Lisez l' article sur Viva Magazine Blog, un des magazines les plus trendy pour femmes aux Pays-Bas, qui raconte oú les françaises trendy font leur shopping en ligne !

Cuddly toys for cosy cocooning / Des doudous tout doux

CUDDLES AND HUGGLES
We don’t need to tell you how much babies and toddlers love cuddling their dolls and plush toys. With the holidays coming up, we’ve got some great new soft toys for them to drag along with them wherever they go. Bunnies with long ears and paws, long-legged Humpty Dumpties, cool dragons and cute elephants are waiting to find their new best friend! All original colourful designs and very, very sweet…

UN DOUDOU POUR LA VIE
Tous les parents savent l'importance que portent les petits à leurs doudous préférés qu'ils charrient toujours et partout sans ménagement. Pour bien préparer le temps des fêtes nous vous proposons une superbe collection de poupées et joujoux en peluche. Des Bunnies long-zoreilles, des Humpty Dumpties aux grandes jambes, de mimis petits Éléphants et de superbes Dragons - tous originaux, colorés et très mignons - attendent leurs meilleurs amis pour vivre plein de nouvelles aventures !

Retro backpacks / les sac à dos rétros

Retro Backpacks
As you know, we recently added a collection of backpacks and mini-shoppers. We now have some really cute retro backpacks as well! Made of brightly printed Mexican pvc oilcloth in flower or check print, they’re sturdy and easy to clean (just wipe!). With their adjustable straps, draw string and front pocket with zip, they are perfect for school. Or simply to carry your new cuddly animal with you all the time!

Des fleurs plein le sac à dos
Nous avons récemment créé une rubrique sacs à dos, paniers & sacs à main sur notre site et nous sommes fiers d'y ajouter aujourd'hui une belle sélection de sacs à dos rétro. Imprimés d’éclatants motifs floraux mexicains et à carreaux, sur une toile cirée très solide et facile à nettoyer ! Ils sont parfaits pour l'école ou pour trimballer le nouveau doudou partout.

There’s more in the bag / Avoir plus d’un tour dans son sac

Hey, pretty toddler, walking down the street… Where are you off to with your little shopping bag? We simply adore this retro-look mini-shopper with its embroidered flowers. And it comes in eight colours! Our daughter loves strolling around with a bag 'just like mummy'. And the fun thing is, we had one exactly like it when we were little!

« I went to the market, mon p'tit panier sous mon bras… » Pour faire comme Maman, de ravissants petits paniers / sacs à main, au look rétro, en huit couleurs chatoyantes avec de belles petites fleurs brodées dessus. Nous, on adore et notre petite fille aussi – elle est trop mignonne à voir, se trimbalant avec toute la journée !

Zazou is conquering the US! / Zazou conquérit les US !

Another enthousiastic and very positive article on one of America's hippest 'mum' sites. Wow!

Encore une critique enthousiaste et très positive sur un des site populaires de 'mamans branchées'. Wouaoua !

Mumstheword :

KIK-KID: Kicking off a new season / La nouvelle star de cet hiver

New online: KIK-KID

We are proud to announce our newest hip, bright and colourful children's label KIK-KID! This bold brand features basic but very colourful, clothes and plenty of winter bonnets and baby hats. They are all easy to pop on and off and all of their fabrics are soft and comfy; velvet, good quality fleece and of course lovely cotton. No boring bunnies or bears, just bright colours and its well known star logo. Kick-off time!

Nouvellement en ligne : La star KIK-KID

Nous sommes fiers de vous annoncer notre toute nouvelle griffe branchée KIK-KID ! Cette marque osée offre des vêtements basiques très colorés, aussi facile à enlever qu'à enfiler, ainsi que plein de bonnets d’hiver et de bonnets pour bébés. Leurs tissus sont tous doux et confortables : velours, polaire de bonne qualité et bien sûr, un coton doux et superbe. Pas de lapins ni de nounours ringards, mais des couleurs vives et l'étoile immanquable. C’est parti !