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KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS™
theMINIclassy’s Co-CEOs and lead designers, Michelle Lopez and Andrea Dotzauer, first put the high-end kids’ streetwear brand on the map with their signature harem pant and have since expanded to make everything from shorts to sweatshirts for children six months- to 12 years-old. In under two years, the duo went from
sewing at their dining room table to outgrowing their first studio space and selling their clothing line at stores worldwide, including exclusive collections at luxury retailers Barneys New York and Ron Robinson. The brand has been spotted on The Today Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Fox 6 Wake Up Show, and has appeared in The Huffington Post, Star Magazine, OK! In that time, they’ve also built a badass team and are committed to mentoring and training young women in their local community while reviving the dying art of handmade clothing construction. Each piece is handmade with love in the Midwest by hard-working, artistic women who often collaborate with other artists — including kids — to create their styles. Their ahead-of-trend designs and seasonal collections are known for unique print and pattern mixing that rotate quickly to offer exclusive appeal. theMINIclassy exists today because Michelle and Andrea dreamt big and took a risk. They believe that different, unusual, brave ways of thinking are what make the impossible a reality and want to give kids permission and encouragement to imagine, explore and create — the things that make magic. The brand’s mantra — KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS™ — is a reminder not to let anyone tell you to play it safe or that you can’t do something. It’s a rebellion against being dragged back down to earth, following the crowd or settling for average. theMINIclassy is for all the little dreamers out there!
