Ask any lass: If the dress don’t move when she grooves, it don’t rate.
Velvet & Tweed, a new line of occasionwear for babies and toddlers, scores big with reluctant sartorialists. The range offers comfy dress-up options for boys and girls, riffing on classics like the red velvet dress and the pinstripe suit.
Choice fabrics (brocade, Italian wool) and fine tailoring details (pintuck pleats, full linings) make for heirloom quality.
As for the twirl factor?
It’ll have you all in a spin.
Available at Mill Valley Baby & Kids Company, 12 Miller Avenue, near Throckmorton Avenue (415-389-1312 or mvbabyandkids.com); Collage Gallery, 1345 18th Street, between Missouri and Texas Streets (415-282-4401). To see styles, go to velvetandtweed.com.
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Twelfth Annual Gingerbread Architecture Extravaganza
What: Candy carpenters go to town with help from the experts at the Bay Area Discovery Museum.
Why: Sweet suites.
When: Thru Dec. 23. Thurs.-Sun., 11 a.m., noon & 1 p.m.
Where: Bay Area Discovery Museum, Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Rd., Sausalito (415-339-3900). Register online at baykidsmuseum.org.
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A Rockin Hanukkah
What: Hanukkah hooks from SoCal duo Poppa’s Kitchen.
Why: Songs for spuds.
When: Eight crazy nights.
Where: Online at cdbaby.com.
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Peek … Aren’t You Curious Sample Sale
What: Big markdowns on super-stylin’ rags for boys and girls, sizes 3 months to 10 years.
Why: Get curiouser and curiouser.
When: Thru Jan. 30.
Where: Online at peekarentyoucurious.com.