hippest baby bling
Style Feature Hippest Baby Bling Lauren Sherman, 05.25.07, 12:01 AM ET
New mom Paola Canahuati didn’t bat an eyelash when forking over
nearly $1,000 for her Bugaboo stroller.
That’s because she believes certain high-end baby gear is worth the
price, particularly when the baby is her own precious, albeit
oblivious, 13-day-old, Aristotles.
“For baby clothes, I’ve tried to be more economical,” says Canahuati,
23, who is currently on maternity leave from her position as a
proofreader at the United Nations in New York City. “But when it
comes to strollers, changing stations and cribs, I’m willing to spend
more. I’m going to be using this stuff for two or three years, and I
want the best for my baby boy.”
Canahuati isn’t alone. Heidi Klum’s got a Stokke Xplory stroller
(most models run around $999), and Michelle Soudry, founder of
personalized baby gear website ItsMyBinky.com, sent Brad Pitt and
Angelina Jolie a $17,000 diamond-encrusted pacifier upon the birth
last year of their daughter, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt.
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