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Bear Williams, 9 years old - West Sussex, UK

January 24, 2011
|In Parent & Child Interviews
|By Florence Rolando

Bear loves wild nature. Not a surprising fact for a boy whose dad spends half of his life in the most remote African and Arctic regions, painting wild animals (artists duo www.ollysuzi.com) and organizing amazing private safari expeditions (www.ollysuziexpeditions.com). Let’s take a little trip into the world of Bear and mother Lisa Samos, founder of kid’s vintage e-store www.seasonalstyle4kids.co.uk.

Bear

What do you want to be when you grow up I want to be a sportsman – playing rugby or a 200m sprinter

Your favourite famous person Will Ferrell; he makes me and my dad laugh

What makes you happy Playing with my friends

What makes you sad and angry When I am too competitive and lose

Your favourite book This Way North by my dad – his first book!

Your favorite films Step Brothers, Rocky I-IV, Anchor Man & Wolf Man

Favourite animals Grizzly bears of course!

The best holidays you’ve ever had At our cabin in Swedish Lapland over Christmas. We go dog sledding and skidooing. I also love swimming and diving anywhere in Greece for the summer holidays

A place you dream to visit LA, then Hawaii for some surfing then to New Zealand. I also dream to go to Brazil because I love surfing and jujitsu

Favourite colours and favorite outfit Gold and silver, and black and blue. I like wearing anything cool

Favourite things from your wardrobe My collection of 10 New Era caps hanging on my wall

The next item you’d like to get All Blacks rugby strip

Lisa

Your favourite children’s brands Anything vintage found in thrift stores around the world

Favourite children’s store Seeing Bear in Forbidden Planet near Covent Garden with his eyes like saucers for the amazing selection of cool figures he loves playing with

A website that inspires you The one of the artists Olly & Suzi www.ollysuzi.com and their expedition website www.ollysuziexpeditions.com

Criteria you consider when buying something for your children My most important criteria is that they are creative and original and if it is clothes that no one else will have it

The last thing you added to Bear’s wardrobe A smart & warm grey 100% wool waistcoat with lots of tiny buttons

The most precious items you bought for Bear His hand craved bone necklaces and bracelets from our arctic travels

The best gift you offered to a child A pull-along wagon I made and painted bright red for my niece and nephew last Christmas

Items that are hard to find Socks that don’t shrink in one wash and are then too small to put on

Favourite pieces in Bear’s wardrobe His one-off black and white Nike baseball boots from LA that go with everything

The book on your bedside table Born Wild by Tony Fitzjohn & An Island Sanctuary by John Stefanidis

Favourite place to spend the summer holidays I like to go anywhere in Greece for the summer holidays and I want to buy a house on a Greek island one day…

 

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Florence Rolando

Florence Rolando (journalist, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows) was the original Founder of Pirouette in early 2009. Pirouette blog* has been a reference in the industry since it started with its combined business and consumer view of the children’s market. A fantastic resource for children’s fashion, design, trends and culture, it aims to support creativity and talent but it also does this by talking about life, family, culture and health.

Florence is an international leader in the industry (8 years as a Milk Collaborator, contributor to Naif Magazine in Spain, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows in New York and London).

Now Florence runs Energy Therapy Porto @enrgy_therapy_porto

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