Charabia Paris was created back in 1992 with a dynamic meeting between a French and a Swedish duo from the world of advertisement with the world of fashion. Lena Henriksson-Barenton was a young Swedish stylist for women’s fashions, from the houses of Lanvin and Chantal Thomass. Eric Barenton was a Parisian advertising agent with marketing experience with big agencies like Havas, DDB Needman. Together they launched the brand Charabia Paris, as a newborn gift collection.
Charabia Paris Spring Summer Collection
CHARABIA PARIS GIRLS WHITE LACE FEATHER SPECIAL OCCASION DRESS
Beautiful embroidered off-white lace party dress for girls designed with gorgeous, soft, fluffy white feathers on the sleeves.
CHARABIA PAIRS GIRLS PINK SATIN FLOWER SPECIAL OCCASION DRESS
Pretty in pink girl’s mid-weight satin dress by Charabia designed with pink satin roses on the hem.
Charabia Paris Celebrity Kids Fashion
PENELOPE DISICK – CHARABIA RED SATIN FEATHERS DRESS
Kourtney Kardashian posted this adorable picture on Instagram with her 6-year-old daughter Penelope Disick wearing this gorgeous Charabia Paris Red Satin & Feathers Dress.
CHANCE, D’LILA & JESSIE COMBS – CHARABIA YELLOW BUTTERFLY DRESS
Love this picture of Pditty with daughters Chance, D’lila & Jessie Combs. The Prettiest Girls at the Kentucky Derby! Chance Combs is wearing her Yellow Charabia Butterfly Dress.
Charabia’s brand ethos is based on natural and ecologically based clothes for children.
Charabia dresses are designed with amazing detailing and quality making the perfect dresses for every special occasion from size 3-16.
In 1999 Charabia opened their shop and corporate showroom in the heart of Saint Germain des Prés in Paris. Today, Charabia kids clothes is noted for its innovative and original styling, concentrating on the newborn to age 16 years old. Charabia offers charm, refinement, elaborate details with its clothing made in France.
Today, Charabia remains loyal to its high-end concept with boutiques in more than 15 countries including the biggest cities of the world, including Paris, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Dubai, and Milan.
Meet Charabia Paris Team Lena and Eric
At the Playtime Paris Trade Show, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lena and Eric to learn more about the Charabia Paris story and what’s new for Spring Summer 2015. During our interview, Lena shared how she moved from Women to Girl’s Fashion. Read more about past collections including Charabia Paris Fall Winter 2015.
“I wanted to do something that little girls would fall in love with. In French, you say ‘les coup de coeur’ meaning when you see a special dress you instantly fall in love with it.”
Since I published this article, Charabia Paris has discontinued its girls’ clothing brand. Discover more French girls’ special occasion dress collections including Chloe for Girls and Sonia Rykiel Paris Enfant.