Apologies for the temporary silence, but La Petite Caravane just expanded. Translation: I recently gave birth to our second child. A beautiful baby boy. With all settled down again, the caravan is ready to continue the journey. A small summer collection is on the design table. Details soon.

Patricia Tejedor liked the Anita Dress she saw at the first trunk so much show that she bought it as a blouse for her 7-year old daughter, Cayetana. A talented photographer, Patricia sent this photo of Cayetana wearing the dress as a blouse. As a young designer, it is encouraging to get such enthusiastic feedback. [...]

Just posted photos of my first children’s wear collection for La Petite Caravane. Any feedback on my designs? Full-sized images in photo album of the La Petite Caravane Facebook page.

While blogging here about my passion for textile prints and fashion design, I have been (semi-obsessively) developing my sewing, drawing and pattern-making skills. In addition to sewing dresses for myself, I make new dresses and blouses for my daughter on an almost weekly basis, experimenting with prints, textures and colors. The style reflects the simple [...]

Beautiful yellow waves from brought from Zanzibar