We've always loved Paul Frank's designs, especially his darling little monkey Julius who is adorning a particularly fun pair of flip flops we wore to the beach this summer. Now Paul Frank is turning his designing eye towards infant and more children's wear. The new line will feature bright colors, whimsical prints and cute t-shirt graphics for infants ranging from 0 - 24 months, girls sizes 7 - 14 and boys sizes 8 - 20.
The infant line will be an addition to the company's toddler line which -- hilariously enough -- is called Small Paul. "We have a loyal customer base, many of whom began with us ten years ago and now have families of their own," said Ryan Heuser, co-founder and president of Paul Frank. "These new children's categories have opened up many new design opportunities and have inspired our creative process way beyond our original scope."
Paul Frank's clothing and accessories can be found at Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Macys and Fred Segal. You can see the new designs for fall at
PaulFrank.com.
Unfortunately, there was some kind of bitter falling out between Paul Frank and his business partner which resulted in Paul leaving the company. Julius the Monkey stayed with Paul Frank Industries and Paul can't use his own name for his own designs (shades of Steve Jobs being fired from Apple, anyone?). In any event, Paul is designing lots of new stuff at his new home,
Treestitchdesign.com. We look forward to seeing what he does next.
