Olivia has been one of our favorite book series since Mazzy was little. The original book is by far my favorite which establishes Olivia as a very precocious, very stylish, very frustrating little pig. (Sounds like two girls I know well.)
In fact, Mazzy was Olivia for Halloween back in 2012, when I was 9 months pregnant with Harlow. I was quite proud of her costume which I created myself with felt and an old red dress. Unfortunately, that was the year Hurricane Sandy swept through the East Coast and Halloween wasn’t really celebrated for us that year.
This year, we got to make up for it because Olivia created a line of clothes and accessories for Gymboree and Mazzy and Harlow got their pick of her collection.
To properly model the clothes, I took the girls to the Upper East Side to hang out on the steps of the Met…
…walk through Central Park…
…and even visit with the famous pig herself.
It’s her 15th anniversary, you know.
I have to say, this might be my favorite collection from Gymboree yet.
The two of them were quite the showstoppers walking around uptown.
The coordinated looks (everything is black, white and red just like the original book) have matching accessories designed for a range of occasions, from dressy to everyday play.
In addition to Olivia’s iconic red dress and bold striped leggings, the collection also includes graphic tees, sweater pieces and tutus.
Harlow selected the Peek-A-Boo Olivia Tee and the bright red Olivia Tutu.
Mazzy selected the black dress with “diamonds” otherwise known as the Olivia Gem Dress and paired it with the Olivia Glitter Tiara Headband. Obviously.
They both fought over who got to wear which sunglasses.
I feel the need to tell you they both picked out their outfits entirely themselves. And they’ve worn them constantly since our photo shoot.
Here are a few more pieces from the adorable Olivia collection, which also includes sparkly red shoes and lace-up black sneakers.
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably noticed me post about this last week. Gymboree did an Olivia takeover on their Instagram account (@Gymboree) with all the things she saw and did in NYC… and one of them was hang out in Central Park with Mazzy and Harlow!
How cool is that?
Olivia also met Nigel Barker and Tiffani Amber Theissen, so I was pretty honored she made time for my girls.
When Harlow saw the Olivia pictures (created by Dreamworks), she carried it around all day, staring with disbelief.
The next day, she showed it to Grammy, who said, “That’s amazing! You met Olivia?!”
Harlow looked very seriously at Grammy, turning her face to the side slightly, like she was about to reveal a big secret.
“Not really,” Harlow whispered. “It’s just for tend, Grammy.”
“For tend” is how Harlow has always abbreviated “for pretend” and I think it’s so cute, I’ve never corrected her.
In any case, you can’t put anything over on her!
Giveaway: $150 Gymboree Gift Card
If you’d like to enter a giveaway to shop the Olivia collection, follow @Gymboree on Instagram, check out the Olivia takeover on their account and tell me your favorite picture in the comments below.
It’s okay if it’s not the Mazzy and Harlow picture. I GUESS.
I’ll select one comment at random to receive a $150 Gymboree gift card!
winner update
Congrats to Hazel M! Please contact annie@mommyshorts.com to claim your prize.
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This post was sponsored by Gymboree, but all thoughts, opinions and pig playmates are my own.
Photos taken by the always amazing David Robbins.
The picture with Ted Gibson is pretty hilarious.
The pic of Mazzy and Harlow on the bench with Olivia where Harlow is gazing up at her big sister is adorable 🙂 And I love their red shoes!
I love the picture of Harlow and Mazzy on the bench with Olivia.
I liked the picture with Mazzy and Harlow because it looked like three friends having fun; definitely the best with people picture Olivia took that day.
I also liked the subway picture though. Little diva was adorable.
I like Olivia by the hotdog stand because luckily the sign says all beef…
I like the photo of Olivia with the photographer Nigel Barker. And all the ones of Mazzy and Harlow are precious (of course)!
Really do love the pic of Olivia on the bench with Mazzy and Harlow. I love that Olivia and Harlow are almost same size 🙂
Love love love the pic of Mazzy and Harlow on the park bench! Those sparkly red shoes are tdf 😀
The Nigel Barker photo is pretty adorable.
Mazzy and Harlow hugging on the bench is the sweetest!
I really like the one with Mazzy and Harlow on the bench with Olivia. Too cute!
Harlow and mazzy on the bench with Olivia is by far the best one
obviously my favorite is of Mazzy & Harlow with Olivia on the bench! 🙂
I gotta get these books for my daughter when she is a bit older. her middle name is Olivia so hopefulyl she will get a kick out of that
Honestly, the picture with Harlow and Mazzy is the best! It shows off the outfits and I love how Mazzy is looking at Olivia. You’ve got a real little Audrey Hepburn on your hands! The hot dog pic and Ted Gibson one made me laugh.
I <3 Olivia with the pretzel cart!
I do love the photo of Mazzy, Harlow and Olivia. 3 friends just catching so cute.
Of course the one with Mazzy and Harlow, but the Ted Gibson one is good too!
Umm of course it’s of Mazzy and Harlow! The whole time I was reading through this post I kept saying “oh my gosh, how adorable!”
Omg. I am loving this Gymboree line. It looks so comfortable yet put together! A rarity for children’s clothes.
As for which picture is my favorite… I’d have to say mazzy, Harlow and Olivia just hanging out!
i love the one of mazzy and harlow on the bench! they are perfect!
The one with Mazzy and Harlow of course! The subway one is cute too.
My favorite is the one with Olivia, Mazzy, and Harlow standing on the bench. It’s adorable! Definitely a keepsake.
So so adorable!!! My daughter was Olivia last Halloween- I’m in love with this collection 🙂
The picture of your girls on the bench is so sweet! Thanks for your post!
The picture with Mazzy and Harlow is my favorite! I love how Harlow is looking at her sister 🙂 so cute!
Of the pics where Olivia is drawn in, I like the one where she and Harlow are holding hands to cross the street, it just seems so sweet & clever.
I also really like the one where there is a little girl holding a stuffed Olivia and looks like she’s trying to feed her a leaf. Again so sweet and caring 🙂
I love the pic of your girls obv, but the one with Ted Gibson is fantastic!
I think your girls on the park bench with Olivia was the cutest one they posted!!
My fave is the one with both girls in the red glasses. Too cute!!! We LOVE Olivia and Gymboree! And Happy 15th Anniversary, Olivia!
definiely hailing a cab! We adore the Olivia line!!! Your girls have such a magical and well documented childhood. Who else gets dream works to photoshop their snapshots?;)
the picture of mazy and Harlow on the bench with Olivia In between them.
I love the pic of Mazzy and Harlow on the bench with Olivia – this one seems to be a fan favorite! 🙂 It’s such a cute picture and I LOVE the skirt Harlow picked out!
Olivia is definitely a favorite in our house, too!
I’m just obsessed with Mazzy’s dress and Harlow’s black sunglasses. I mean all of it, really. Super cute.
I love love love the one of them on the park bench!!! So flipping cute!!’nn
This is so adorable!!! I love them all but I do also have a crush on Nigel haha
I think Olivia looks very chic waiting for the subway doors to close! The whole collection is wonderful.
Love the one with your girls on the park bench!
Those are some adorable pictures!!! But my favorite is definitely Mazzy and Harlow picture, those girls have such personality!
While the one of your girls on the bench with Olivia makes me wish I was touring NYC with them, the picture of Olivia hailing a cab perfectly captures her personality.
Harlow holding hand with Olivia is my favorite picture.
The mom in me votes for the photo of Olivia with your girls on the bench.
My other vote goes for the photo with Nigel…because he’s so dreamy 🙂
I love the photo of Olivia with the Statue of Liberty. Great angle!
For sure he picture of Mazzy and Harlow, so adorable!!
I love the picture of Olivia with Mazzy and Harlow on the bench.
Your girls picture is precious. But I have to love the picture with the food cart too. Such a fun collaboration.
I love the pic at the Ted Gibson salon. I’d love to get my hair done there! And there is the sweetest pic of a baby girl with olivia ears and a dress on and I about died when I saw it! So sweet!
The bench pic with the girls is adorable!
I love ALL of them. Can I just say how great your kids are? And your writing? All 3 of you bring me SUCH joy!! I am trying to get pregnant and it’s hard, but reading your blog is one of the things that keep me going- those adorable faces always bring a smile to my lips. So, thank you. 🙂
The ones in Central Park! Your daughters are beautiful my niece would look so cute in Olivia’s collection!
The one with Olivia with the Statue of Liberty
Olivia at the Statue of Liberty!
I LOVE THE PICTURE IF THE GIRLS DANCING ON THE BENCH WITH STAR. I follow both of your girls and love seeing them grow. I think the Olivia line is such an adorable grouping of clothing that can be mixed and have so many combinations. I hope I can get my girls something from this collection ! ????????????????????????????????❤️❤️????????????????❤️????????????????????????❤️????????????
These clothes are adorable. Mazzy and Harlow standing on the bench with Olivia in between is awesome!
Harlow and Olivia crossing the street hand in hand, of course. Just for tend.
I love the Mazzy and Harlow one. Now that I have a little girl, I get so inspired by your little ones and their fun ideas and fashion.
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I love the one of the girls and Olivia on the bench. The one with Olivia by the hotdog stand is good too !!
The @Gymboree Mazzy and Harlow pic with Olivia is great, but my favorite picture the one on your site of Harlow and Olivia crossing the street!
My fave is the pic of Olivia trying to hail a cab. Love your insta acct, btw.
The picture of the girls plus Olivia on the bench. So sweet!!
My favorite is Olivia with her friends Mazzy and Harlow on the park bench. It’s more fun in nyc with dear friends Mazzy and Harlow.
Love the photo of Mazzy, Harlow and Olivia standing on the park bench! Wish I could get my two girls to photograph so nicely together.
Love the last photo on the bench. It shows their personalities in such a cute way!
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My favorite is definitely the one with Harlow and Olivia crossing the street ❤️❤️
My post isnt coming up – the url past must not be liked! the two of them together IMO is the sweetest!!! mommyshorts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1ST-OLIVIA-00800.jpg
Besides Mazzy & Harlow, I loved Tiffani and her daughter!
I love the picture with Mazzy and Harlow on the bench with Olivia, it’s perfection!
I liked the one with Mazzy and Harlow, but the one with Ted Gibson is my favorite… is it weird that I am jealous of an animated pig’s trip to the city?
Love the one of Olivia getting pretzels!
I like the one of Olivia in the subway door.
I love the one where mazzy is looking down at her shoe like she stepped in something, and Harlow looks like she’s saying, “Eeeww! Oh my gosh!” They are just the cutest! And NYC is a fabulous backdrop, as usual.
Olivia and lady liberty ????
I followed @gymboree on instagram. I love this line and am so excited for a non-pink and purple line for little girls. The photo of Olivia with Maxey and Harlow on the bench is definitely the cutest!
We love Olivia and this line of clothes is adorable! I love the picture of your girls on the bench and the Ted Gibson one…but I wish they would’ve used the cross walk photo with Harlow on their feed because it’s my very favorite!
Love Olivia in the subway! 🙂
Olivia in Grand Central b/c it’s the prettiest place and I miss it.
Luv those sunglasses!
Mazzy and Harlow for sure! Adorable!
The picture with Mazzy and Harlow is absolutely precious! Just three girls in the Big Apple!
I love the picture of Olivia, Mazzy and Harlow standing up on the bench in Central Park !
Olivia at the Hot Dog cart (all beef!) & Olivia with your girls are my faves.
The cutest picture is by far the one of Olivia and your girls, but the one of Olivia on the subway made me laugh. I could just hear the cartoon Olivia voice telling me she preferred a gondola in Venice. HA!
My favorite is of Mazzy and Harlow and Olivia on the bench! I have a 3 year old and she saw the picture and said she wants the outfit Mazzy has on! Very cute pictures of your girls in NYC with Olivia!!
My favorite is the pic of the baby’s tushie. She’s all decked out in the Olivia outfit and so cute. But if it’s my favorite pic of the actual Olivia, then obviously the one of her and your adorable girls!
I love NYC! My favorite picture is the one with Olivia beside the pretzel cart! It’s not a trip to the city without a street corner pretzel! My daughter is 2 months old and named Olivia. I want to pick up something from the collection to save for when she is big enough to fit in it.
I love the picture of Olivia jumping with Harper, but my favorite is the one of your two girls on the park bench with Olivia. They are great actresses, it feels like Olivia is actually there!
Love the one of the girls on the bench! Amazed by how well they modeled!
I am a sucker for Nigel Barker, but all the pictures are super cute!
The one of your girls with Olivia in Central Park is definitely the cutest, but my close second is of Harper jumping on the bed, because that is all my daughter wants to do these days. And the high schooler in me swooned over Olivia with Nigel, because ANTM, of course.
definitely the picture with Ted Gibson followed by Mazzy and Harlow!!
Definitely the pic of your girls on the bench!!!
I like the one of Olivia with your girls on the park bench
I love the picture of the girls on the bench followed closely by Olivia hailing the taxi cab. Looks like it was a beautiful day!
I love the one of your girls on the bench with Olivia! Totally looks like they are lifelong friends having the best day ever!
I like the one of Olivia on the subway the best…but the one with Mazzy and Harlow on the bench is adorable, too, of course.
I absolutely adore the pic with your girls and Olivia on the bench. Super cute and I want to recreate it with my daughter!
Olivia hailing a NCY cab.
I love love love the picture of Harlow and Olivia crossing the street! 🙂 It looks like they are the best of friends having a fabulous day out on the town! So sweet!
It’s tough to choose but I think my favorite is the shot on the bench where Mazzy is looking right at the camera and Harlow is gazing at Mazzy.
Olivia is a fav of the two little girls at our house. FWIW, I agree that the first Olivia book is the best and the TV show is beyond annoying!
The picture of your girls with Olivia will be so much fun for them to look back on someday. My Gymboree coupons came in the mail and I was bummed when your girls weren’t in the ad. I also expected to see them in pictures when I walked in the store last night!! I couldn’t get enough of the stripes and all the Olivia accessories!
I absolutely love all the pics. It is hard to pick a favorite. The one with the girls gazing at each other and the one with Harlow and Olivia walking hand and hand are pretty spectacular.