Heather of liliputians NYC - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Here's a little about me. I'm a wife (happily married to my best friend Ed for almost 7 years - see the pic from our wedding day), mother of 1, and mompreneur/owner of the children's boutique clothing company liliputians NYC. We live in NYC with our 2 lazy boxers and 1 persnickety cat.

I create funky clothes for babies, little girls and boys and Mommy & Me sets and sell them on my web site www.liliputians-NYC.com and at select boutiques worldwide. The main inspiration for the line is my 2-1/2 year old daughter Lily.

About my designs . . . You'll see a lot of funky fabrics you wouldn't normally see in children's clothing such as pin-up girls, Japanamation, flames, and tattoos to name a few. The flip side is I also like to create vintage inspired designs in sweet retro print fabrics.
My degrees are in art history (and before I became a wahm I worked for a blue-chip Madison Avenue gallery and then in a corporate setting managing some pretty amazing art collections) so you'll see a lot of art themed sets paying homage to my favorites like Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse and so on. So there's a little something for everyone! Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

Liliputians is a hip, indie clothing label from NYC specializing in custom, boutique childrens clothes. All Liliputians boutique clothing is lovingly hand crafted to custom perfection in NYC. Liliputians offers special designs for every day, unique birthday and holiday outfits, art inspired Mommy & Me sets, trendy appliqued tees, and fun accessories such as dolly barrettes, funky hair clips, and hair flowers. All creations are heirloom quality, limited editions or even one of a kind. For hip babies, little girls & boys, and mommies too!

My Interests

Here's the latest press that liliputians received in EARNSHAW'S magazine May 2007 issue.

So what else excites and interests me? . . . Making stuff & sewing, cycling along the Hudson River with Lily, exploring NYC, yoga, art, flower gardening, antiquing, shopping, and blogging. I'm an internet junkie and would be lost without my ibook.

I have a serious fabric addiction that is starting to encompass buttons & ribbon. I like tattoos, old ornate architecture, Frida Kahlo's artwork, garden gnomes, kitschy Americana, silver jewelry, burlesque & pin-up girls, bubble baths, cats & dogs, a good cappucino, a cold beer on a hot summer day, and organization with everything in its place.

I'd like to meet:

and other indie designers, small business owners, art lovers & square pegs like me

Music:

I pretty much like and listen to all music genres. What's in the current rotation?

Let's see . . . It's pretty eclectic. Here goes - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frank Sinatra, The Eels, Eric Clapton, Norah Jones, Fiona Apple, Mary J Blige, Johnny Cash, Sublime, Patsy Cline, U2, and Fleetwood Mac.

Movies:

Here are some of my favorites (and childhood favorites that I've recently revisited with Lily) in no particular order. American Beauty, Pulp Fiction, Frida, Wizard of Oz, Amadeus, Amelie, Bambi, Meet the Fockers, Sixteen Candles, and True Romance.

Television:

Most of my favs are no longer with us (except in re-runs). . . like Six Feet Under, Sex and the City and Will and Grace. The only 2 shows I really like now are Weeds and Entourage.

Books:

Before Lily I used to have free time and be an avid reader and devour books.

But now . . . Free time? What's that!?!

Some of my all time favorite books (in no particular order) are: Sandra Steingraber's Having Faith, Peggy Vincent's Baby Catcher, Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, Ann Rand's The Fountainhead, Caleb Carr's The Alienist, Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, David Sedaris' Me Talk Pretty One Day, Ann Rice's Interview with a Vampire (and most of all of her other books), Sandra Gulland's Josephine Bonaparte Trilogy - The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe, and The Last Great Dance on Earth, Shel Silverstein's poems, and my favorite childhood book was Scott O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins.

My Blog

A New Frida Kahlo Shirt

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 obsta...
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:18:00 PST

Cookie Time . . . The Newest Girls Outfit in the liliputians NYC Boutique

We have a sweet tooth that must inspire us when making new designs. Because the latest outfit by liliputians is all about cookies, chocolate chip ones!Colorful, retro cookie jar fabric is paired with...
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:06:00 PST

Some Halloween Buzz & a Halloween Sale!

A shout out (or boo back to you) :-) is due to Tot Trends Weekly for including the liliputians NYC Halloween Faces Shirt in their current issue! To celebrate, we decided to put that shirt, as well as...
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:01:00 PST

Another Serving of Pink & Brown Polka Dot Cupcake Outfits!

We have a big sweet tooth here in liliput, hence the numerous sweets-themed designs in the liliputians boutique. The newest freshly baked fashion is in pink and brown (our favorite). It's dotty too ...
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:07:00 PST

Halloween Hair Clippies . . . Retro Smiling Cats & Jack O’ Lanterns

We're a little late with these, but there was absolutely no way we could wait an entire year to add them to the liliputians boutique. Check out our fun, retro and kinda kitschy new button barrettes f...
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:13:00 PST

Groovy Mushrooms & Polka Dots Outfits

Fall is here and so are some more new fall fashions from liliputians NYC. Anyone familiar with liliputians, knows of our love of polka dots and all things groovy. Well the newest outfit, Groovy Mush...
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:38:00 PST

Miss & Mr. Fix It

Do you have a little helper? We do! Our little girl is quite the Miss Fix It. She loves nothing better than to help daddy or mommy when we're doing a project around the house or some light carpentr...
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:43:00 PST

Yes! More Polka Dot Cupcake Birthday Outfits!

For those little girls who are celebrating their big day this autumn or winter, we have some polka dotted cupcake birthday ensembles in cozy corduroy. They were just added to the liliputians boutique....
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:48:00 PST

Win a liliputians NYC Birthday Shirt!

Liliputians is doing a contest with Junior Society and a lucky winner will get to choose a birthday shirt of their choice (for a boy or girl).Before I share the details about the contest, first let me...
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:31:00 PST

Boo! Fun Halloween Shirts & Outfits are Here!

Yes. You heard right! We've started adding the first of our fall line to the liliputians boutique and we started with our fun Halloween outfits for girls (boys to soon follow).More cute than scary, ...
Posted by Heather of liliputians NYC on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:56:00 PST