| Monnalisa is the overarching brand name that | | | | ankle length, Monnalisa also produces pairs of printed |
| encompasses five sophisticated clothing lines for girls | | | | sneakers, flats, and flat non-gladiator sandals. |
| between the ages of three months and sixteen years. | | | | One of the nicest things about the Monnalisa lines is |
| The brands, which include Monnalisa Bebe, Monnalisa, | | | | that even though the clothes are often sophisticated |
| Chic Monnalisa, Monnalisa Jackioo, and NY and LON | | | | and copies of the adult versions, you get the sense |
| Monnalisa, all center around the mission to bring | | | | that the designers never forget that the target |
| runway fresh trends to girls. All the lines utilize high | | | | audience are just children in spite of their poise. The |
| quality fabrics, feminine accents, and fashionable | | | | tops they designed with Bugs Bunny and Wiley |
| shapes to turn little girls into young, vogue ready ladies. | | | | Coyote on them speak to this awareness, as does |
| The words that best describe the fashions that | | | | the baggy knee length play pants and cartoon printed |
| Monnalisa creates are cute, trendy, chic, and mature. | | | | leggings. There are just so many pre-teen couture |
| Their clothing will make you say, ooh la la couture for | | | | designers out there who try to mature girls |
| little girls! While the baby and toddler clothing has a | | | | prematurely with their short skirts, high heels, and adult |
| measure of practicality to it, with snap closures and | | | | cuts that it is truly refreshing to see a design that really |
| one piece outfits, the rest of the lines are true to real | | | | knows and understands who they are crafting these |
| fashion and leave practicality by the wayside in the | | | | outfits for. |
| name of style. After all, not many seven to ten year | | | | Monnalisa clothes are currently available at high end |
| olds know how to properly wear and maintain a look | | | | retailers like Harrods as well as through catalog orders |
| that requires skinny jeans and a tunic. The result? A | | | | and fashion show related purchases. The bottom line |
| look for pre-teen girls that could rival the collections of | | | | for this upscale designer is that they skillfully walk the |
| Anne Taylor and J. Crew, especially the pieces from | | | | fine line between what is appropriate for the age |
| the Chic Monnalisa Line. | | | | group and what is too fashion forward. They artfully |
| But just because you are trendy doesn't mean you | | | | incorporate aspects of current high fashion into |
| can't be fun too. Many items, particularly from the fresh | | | | ensembles that a five year old, ten year old, or fifteen |
| and flirty Monnalisa Jakioo collection, are lighthearted | | | | year old all can wear and look cute in without looking |
| and funky. The Fall two thousand and nine collection | | | | like a slave to fashion. |
| for Jakioo featured such great pieces as draping, | | | | It is a sad day when you look at a line of clothing for |
| A-line tank tops, skinny jeans with tunics, faux-wrap | | | | little girls and wish that it came in your size, but that is |
| dresses in animal prints, and even a mid-calf gladiator | | | | exactly the type of clothing Monnalisa creates. It is |
| sandal. | | | | serious fashion for happy go lucky girls that balance |
| The accessories Monnalisa creates are equally as | | | | the perfect amount of sophistication with |
| enchanting and range from punky wrist cuffs to | | | | lightheartedness and youthful spirit. Besides, turning |
| fedora hats to demure necklaces. Their selection of | | | | Bugs Bunny into couture worthy material is a feat in |
| jackets and outerwear sweaters, like cardigans and | | | | and of itself that proves the skill and quality of these |
| pullovers, are distinctly simple yet elegant. In addition to | | | | enchanting little pieces! |
| their gladiators, which come in both calf length and | | | | |