Reverie Baby – le•top photo shoot

Nancy showing off a sundress from the Flamingo Bay collection

Wow…do we have great friends at Reverie Baby!  This is the second season that our dear friends let us orchestrate a “mini” le•top baby photo shoot at their store! Reverie Baby in Santa Rosa, CA, has been amazingly accommodating; allowing us to set up little mini vignettes around their beautifully merchandized store to photograph samples from the new Fall 2009 le•top baby collection.

Marykate Fleming (our le•top baby head designer) and I staged “sets” by moving around racks and furniture all day long to get our shots. The new owner Nancy Dupont, in the process of taking over ownership of the store from our old friend Arnie Levine, was having quite a busy day. In spite of the fact that they had customers to attend to, Nancy and her crew made us feel very welcome! So, to the whole Reverie Baby family – Nancy Dupont, Arnie Levine, Dana Chappell, and Pam DuPertuis – we say “Thank You!!!”

Marykate arranging the set for the Baby Giraffe unisex group

Reverie Baby is located at:

Montgomery Village
2406 Magowan Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
877.544.4630

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Reverie Baby

Where would we be without friends? We are so fortunate to work with retailers who are wonderful partners in business – and even more privileged when we can call some of these wonderful people our friends!

Reverie Baby welcomes you!

We wanted to share pictures and information about one of our “best friend’s” beautiful store – Reverie Baby, located in Santa Rosa. This part of California is home to beautiful countryside, fabulous wineries and one very distinctive children’s boutique! The owners – Eva and Arnie Levine – are very special people. They operated stores that specialized in fine linens for over 35 years – and just when they began to consider retirement, they happened upon the idea of opening a children’s specialty boutique. The store has been open for 5½ years, and is located adjacent to their linens store, Reverie Linens, in Montgomery Village Shopping Center. I don’t want you to get any mistaken ideas about Eva and Arnie being ‘ready for the rocking chair’ – when we go out to dinner they can “out-party” me!  Everyone needs friends who work hard…and know how to have fun!

Arnie with his friendly smile, ready to help

Their beautifully merchandised store specializes in clothing for children in sizes newborn to toddler – and is known by some as “Grandma Heaven!” Arnie tries to buy merchandise that is ‘special’ – and would appeal to moms and grandmothers who are looking for the classic baby outfit or gift. The moms especially love playwear that is unique – but never ‘over the top!’ Reverie Baby offers beautiful gift wrapping, and for years had one ‘signature paper’ – only the ribbon colors would differ. They have now added choices in gift wrap, because at baby showers in the area all the gifts would be wrapped in identical wrap! A gift from Reverie Baby is cherished and valued as something truly special and exceptional.

We asked Arnie, “What is the key to your success?” I loved his answer, because it is fundamentally simple – yet so difficult to achieve: “Everyone comes in my store happy, and they always leave happy.” The staff at Reverie Baby always greet you with a genuine smile and have excellent product knowledge – so nice, when compared to many retailers these days. We love Arnie’s philosophy, maybe THAT’S why he is our good friend!

Reverie Baby at Montgomery Village, 2406 Magowan Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95405. Click on photos to shop Reverie Baby online.

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