THE INSPIRATION
SOFIA & BELLE BEGAN IN 2014 AS A HOBBY TO OWNER LOANNA ANTINORI. SOFIA & BELLE, LOANNA'S DAUGHTERS, ARE THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE SHOP. LOANNA FOUND A PASSION IN SEWING AFTER HAVING HER 4TH CHILD, A DAUGHTER NAMED SOFIA WHO CAME AFTER 3 BOYS. LOANNA WAS SMITTEN BY HER LITTLE BEAUTY AND SOON WAS MOTIVATED TO START MAKING CLOTHES FOR HER. AS A SELF TAUGHT SEAMSTRESS SHE FOUND A MEDITATIVE PEACE IN THIS NEW CREATIVE PURPOSE, AND STARTED HER SHOP SURROUNDING HER NEW PASSION, CREATING AND DESIGNING BOHEMIAN INSPIRED GARMENTS. TODAY, LOANNA HAS WELCOMED HER 5TH CHILD, ANOTHER GIRL NAMED BELLE, AND CONTINUES TO CREATE ONE OF A KIND PIECES IN HER HOME STUDIO.
THE VISION
INSPIRED BY BOLD PRINTS, BEAUTIFUL ACCENTS, STATEMENT EMBELLISHMENTS AND BOHEMIAN EDGE SOFIA & BELLE PIECES ARE A PRODUCT OF DAILY INSPIRATIONS. LOANNA RARELY SHIES AWAY FROM BOLD COLORS, VINTAGE FABRIC AND RETRO PRINTS, AND OFTEN MAKES SOFT NEUTRAL PIECES AS WELL SHOWCASING A SOFTER SIDE. LOANNA'S VISION IS THAT NO ONE PARTICULAR STYLE BELONGS TO ONE PARTICULAR GIRL. WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE ALL LITTLE GIRLS ARE MAGICAL, THEIR LAUGHS ARE CONTAGIOUS AND THEIR SMILES LEAVE US IN AWE. FASHION IS A FORM OF ART AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. LET SOFIA & BELLE HELP YOUR LITTLE GIRL TELL HER ARTISTIC STORY.
HANDMADE
LOANNA DESIGNS, PICKS THE FABRIC, PRODUCES, PACKAGES, AND SHIPS EVERY SINGLE ITEM. ALL OF THE ITEMS ARE CREATED WITH LOVE IN A PET-FREE, NON SMOKING HOME.