Living Barbados Magazine November 2014 Edition November 2014 edition | Page 73

Halabaloo clothing can now be found in high-end department stores
like Nordstroms, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus and internationally in
countries such as England, Japan, Mexico and the Middle East. Halla creates on
average over 50 designs a season and over 40,000 dresses are manufactured
each year and her designs are favourites of celebrity children such as Tom &
Katie Cruise’s daughter Suri, Halle Berry’s daughter, Nahla as well as Victoria’s
Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio’s daughter Anja. Young starlet Mia Talerico
from Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie wore a Halabaloo dress to the
recently held 2014 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

Today Halla balances her job as a designer with role of wife and mother
to her two children, her son Oden is 12 and daughter Ciel age 6. I had the
pleasure of meeting her spunky daughter who when asked if she had anything
to add, stated matter of factly, “ Mummy’s clothes make little girls smile”.

With demanding schedules for both Halla and her husband, they return
to Barbados with their two children every summer taking a break from the
big city to see their family and friends. They use this time to indulge in some
much needed rest and relaxation. Our island girls can embrace the “downtown
debutante to be” lifestyle by shopping her designs online or by visiting her
website – Halabaloo.com
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