A sneak peek at Stella McCartney Spring 2011 Campaign features Joan Smalls & Malgosia Bela posing in the labels pieces lensed by Maert & Marcus.

The ads show Bela wearing a collage of blown-up images of McCartney’s Spring fruit print or Smalls wearing a swimsuit-shaped collage of pastel-colored suit lapels.

Stella McCartney’s new line of childrenswear, Stella McCartney Kids, goes on sale in stores worldwide and on its dedicated website starting today (Nov 3).

The British designer is the latest to unveil a luxury children’s collection, joining the likes of Burberry, D&G and Dior.

The new line, which comprises styles for babies, boys and girls from ages 0 to 12 years, ranges in price from £14 for a baby’s T-shirt to £130 for a coat.

Each piece in the collection includes styles that have been adapted and shrunken from McCartney’s main line.

Stella McCartney is the latest designer to debut a luxury children’s collection, joining the likes of Burberry, D&G and Dior.

Her line of childrenswear, Stella McCartney Kids, will hit shelves on November 3 but McCartney is no novice when it comes to designing for tots.

The British designer, who is pregnant with her fourth child, already has two successful capsule collections with Gap under her belt.

Fashion designer Stella McCartney will oversee the design of the athletes’ clothing for the British team at the 2012 London Olympics.

She has been appointed creative director for Team GB at the Olympic and Paralympic Games and will help shape the clothing to be made by Adidas.

The British Olympic Association said it was the first time in the history of the Games that a designer will work with a sports brand to design the team’s kit.

Gucci recently unveiled its first children’s range, joining the likes of Burberry, Dior, and Dolce & Gabbana who have all introduced kids’ clothes in past years.

It is no surprise that more and more labels are moving into this market, since children’s clothes are more affordable than the designers’ main lines and can buy customers a little piece of their branded universe without splurging.

Here is a selection of children-friendly designers — and who knows, maybe that lower-priced Burberry scarf is even going to fit you.

On December 08, 2009 Marie Christiane Marek hosted “The Designers’ Christmas Trees” at the Cite de l’architecture et du patrimoine in Paris.

World-famous designers have sold 20 Christmas trees for a total of 41,500€ to be donated to The Foundation headed by France’s First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

Since 1996 several famous names have taken part, including Stella McCartney, Jean Paul Gaultier and Marc Jacobs.