Francie Pants Shorts: Not Just for Big Girls!

We think that turning cartwheels are a pretty good reason to wear Francie Pants. But what if you haven’t learned how to cartwheel yet? What if you haven’t even learned how to walk?

What’s more fun than dressing up your baby girl? It’s such a delight to see your baby in her cute clothes. But when she crawls away and you get an eyeful of huggies, the effect is somewhat diminished.

We want babies to be as free to move as their big sisters. That’s why we make Francie Pants in the perfect sizes for you to use as a diaper cover. Francie pants completely cover diapers and never leave marks on thighs like other bloomers that contain elastics. We love chunky baby thighs! No binding or itching with our shorts!

Curious about sizing? Order a 12 month size for use over the diaper of a baby up to a year old. A size 2 will fit up to a 24month old, over a diaper. Special bonus in that your girl should be able to continue to wear and enjoy her Francies over her regular panties for at least another yr once she is potty trained.

She’s a Wonder in her Francie Pants!

Francie Pants as part of your halloween ensemble? Why not! We’re so proud to have empowered this awesome costume. It pretty much sums up what we are all about. Making girls feel empowered. Thanks so much to Robyn for sharing this photo with us!

Fundraising with the Francies!

Is your club, school, or dance studio looking for a super easy way to fundraise this season? Why not consider a Francie Pants Fundraiser?

It’s a no-sweat way to raise funds. Simply contact us using our contact link and we will arrange for a custom code for your group, for a set period of time. At the end of the period we cut you a check for 20% of all sales using your group’s unique code. What could be easier? You can share this fundraiser with friends and family from coast to coast and never have to worry about shipping and handling or soliciting door to door. Contact us now for more info or download the flyer.

We’ve Got New Prints & a Special Deal

Remember when we said we were short on shorts? Well we’re fully restocked and have some exciting exclusive new prints to tell you about! These prints are all “Limited Edition” so get them while you can. We cannot promise that we’ll have them again. Here’s a sneak peek at the new styles, and what inspires us about each of them!

“Crazy Daisy” is perfect for 4th of July Picnics, and long lazy summer days. We can totally see Kiki in this All American print, riding her horse Butterscotch through a grassy meadow. She can’t wait for the long summer days and free time to spend with her beloved horse.

This Gypsy print is perfect for your little Bohemian gal. Marly loves to wear these under her hand-embroidered dresses, sent to her by her grandma. Marly’s already started making friendship bracelets for all her new summer friends she knows she will meet at camp.

Here’s Piper’s favorite new print pick. “Magic Mirror” is swirly, whirly, and thoroughly mod looking. It reminds us of those amazing plastic fantastic bubbles of our youth, and the mirror on Romper Room. Piper thinks this print rocks!

It’s a sure sign of summer when Jayden starts planning tea parties on the patio for all her friends. This new “Socialite” print is her favorite choice to wear when entertaining. It’s oh-so-refined and oh yes, it’s pink!

There’s no reason to get the summertime blues with this Francie Pants prints. Lexie called it Jazz and Blues because she felt it went well with the Jazz music she was using for her latest gymnastics routine. Forgive us when we say, she flipped for it!

In addition to these new colors we have a few more to share with you. You spoke and we listened. “More pink!” is something we hear a lot of. More florals too. And so we present to you the new pinks, from left to right: Bouquet, Groovy Garden, and Lucky Charms. How cute are all those little hearts, stars and diamonds?

We’re so grateful to our loyal customers and appreciate your patience while we’ve restocked. We’d like to share a special coupon with you as our way of saying thanks. Use the code INBLOOM for 20% off your orders. But act quick! This one’s only good until 6/26/09. Shop now for best selection!

Hollywood Dads Larry Birkhead and Scott Baio “get” Francie Pants

No-one wants their daughter to be made fun of or teased because her undies are showing. But parents in Hollywood know this fear even more than most. When the paparazzi are after you and the cameras are clicking, a minor wardrobe malfunction can turn into a major problem. It’s not just moms who worry about this. Caring Dads take this matter seriously as well!

Larry Birkhead

Perhaps this is why Francie-Pants have such a celebrity fan club. Recently Larry Birkhead and Scott Baio picked up some of these privacy/sport shorts for their daughters, showing off what caring dads they are. We hope that Dannielynn and Bailey have fun kicking up their heels and turning cartwheels in their Francies!

Scott Baio

Celebrity or hometown girl, we’ve all got something in common. When kids have on their Francies, girls are free to be themselves and just be kids having fun, without fear of embaressment.

Happy Cinco De Mayo!

It’s a special day here at Francie Pants Central because not only is it Cinco de Mayo, but Taco Tuesday as well! We love Taco Tuesday! Our favorite place to dine on Taco Tuesdays is Taco Mesa, in Southern California. They always make our orders fresh and have a very kid friendly atmosphere in which to dine.

Today we are also digging these beautiful Puebla dresses from Aztec imports online. We’d love one in every color to wear with our Francie Pants!

From all of us to all of you – Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Francie Pants Inside and Out, What’s in the Box?

Have you seen our new packaging? Curious what our shorts look like out of the box? Wondering what the Paperdolls look like? Check out this slide show for a look at the awesome and gift friendly packaging. We’re so happy with the look and so are our retailers. Our biggest problem at the moment is keeping them on the shelves!

Francie Pants Featured on The Daily Grommet!

We were so thrilled to be featured on The Daily Grommet and to see these cute kids running around in their Francie Pants! We can tell that these girls really get it. We’re offering 10% off with the code grommet in partnership with the Daily Grommet.

We’re Short on Some of our Shorts!

Have  you logged on to purchase some Francie Pants this week only to find that we are all out of your favorite size/style? Uh Oh… you caught us with our slip showing!

We’ve been experiencing extremely high ordering volume in the last two weeks. Which is AWESOME! We just knew you guys would love our shorts. We just didn’t know quite
how much you’d flip for them!

Never fear, the Francies Team is already hard at work making new shorts and restocking. Your favorite prints will be back shortly (sorry!) and stay tuned because we’re bringing in a few new fun surprise prints to spark up your summer wardrobe.

In the meantime we apologize if there is a print you wanted and could not find. Please be sure to fill out our  Francie Pants contact form so that we can email you as soon as we’ve restocked. We’ll be sure to include a coupon code just for you, as our way of apologizing and thanking your for your patience during our growth spurt!

WECARE to Remember Maddie

We were simply devastated this week to hear of the loss of Madeline Spohr, the spunky, spirited, and beautiful daughter of a blogging friend of ours, Heather Spohr. Even in pictures, Maddie’s personality plus shone through. We were captivated by her. There are no words to express the emotions, the tears we shed are falling into a communal sea of sadness, as Maddie’s story, and that of her parents, Mike and Heather, have touched so many. Maddie was a March of Dimes child, born premature, and helping to raise funds to help others like her.

We’d like to show the Spohr family, in some small way, that our thoughts are with them. They have requested that attendees and to Maddie’s celebration of life service next Tuesday wear purple, and though we cannot attend, we will be wearing purple that day as well. We’re also doing something else. Now through the 17th of April, with the coupon code WECARE we’re donating 100% of the proceeds of all Honolulu Lulu Francie Pants (the only ones with purple in them) to the Spohr family, to cover their expenses and do with as they wish. 15% of all other sales made using this coupon code will also go to support the Spohr family.

We strongly urge you to visit the March of Dimes website, and to consider supporting other children and families like Maddie’s. The March of Dimes was one of our selected charities for 2009, and we cannot think of a better time to make a contribution, than now, in memory of the brief but very touching life of Madeline Spohr.