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BUNNY Hart and Sharon Barnett have come up with a range of designer swimwear for babies, which includes the ‘Tarzan’ for boys, and for girls the one-shoulder ‘Jane’, the ‘Garbo’, the ‘Marilyn’ and the ‘Norma’. Their next collection will include tuxedo suits, and Lycra numbers which will be translucent except for appliqués of palm trees and flowers on strategic areas.

FOR the more daring babies, the latest in beach wear is the B-string – a G-string for kids. As a concession to sensitive stores, who were worried that a display of cheeks and nipples would be too much for some beach-loving parents, the designers of the B-string have created matching bandeaux, which can be worn as bikini tops. Alternatively, for those daring little Baywatch Babes under twelve months old, they can be worn as headbands.

BABIES with style need money too – especially for a fancy outfit by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior. A saucy little number with a black velvet bustier, yellow satin puff skirt and tulle petticoat could set back the parents of the fashion addict a cool £2,500!

DESIGNERS K. T. Maclay and Linda Sampson may have been the forerunners of the ‘designer baby’ concept. In 1972 in New York, they brought out a line of ‘pregnancy puffs’, strap-on, oval-shaped pillows that make the wearer look pregnant. Presumably, if a woman decided that pregnancy didn’t suit her, she just adopted.

THE Empathy Belly was created by Linda Ware, a prenatal educator from Washington. The belly consists of a huge womb-like structure with large breasts, costing £395 ($595). It is designed to be worn by the male partner so he can appreciate the discomfort of the late stages of pregnancy. It weighs thirty-five pounds and is guaranteed to cause backache, shortness of breath and fatigue. It also has a special pouch that presses on the wearer’s bladder, creating a regular need to urinate.