Gwen Stefani wears Kingston in a Rockin’ Baby Ring Sling
Update: The company tells us that since Monday night, they’ve had numerous orders and have since sold out! Hope you were able to get yours if you were trying!
Update: CBB reader JoJo tells us Gwen is wearing a Rockin’ Baby Ring Sling in Orange Zebra/Brown Flowers ($97) – she’s just got it on backwards! Thanks JoJo.
Originally posted July 3rd: 
x17online has posted some great new snaps of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale at the flower shop before their trip to the Jolie-Pitts. Do any of our fellow babywearin’ mamas and nannies know what she’s wearing Kingston in? Danielle and I both babywear, yet neither of us can figure it out! Our best guess is a backwards ring sling – instead of the ring being over her shoulder and near her armpit, it’s in the center of her back. What do you think?
A great resource for mamas who want to babywear but want to make sure their positioning is safe is the Tummy2Tummy DVD ($25). It teaches you to wear four different types of baby carriers (pouches, ring slings, asian baby carriers, and wraps) correctly and safely, and is great if you want to wear your baby but are nervous about it – Danielle swore by this DVD when learning to wear Anya! Celebrity baby wearers Rachel Weisz and Kate Hudson could benefit from some instruction to tweak their carriers and make them safer for their babes. TheBabyWearer.com is also a fantastic resource and one that I use myself.
Gwen, always the fashionable mom, also dresses her son in Trumpette socks – in these photos, he’s wearing the Johnnies socks in navy, which are supposed to look like sneakers (pack of 6 assorted colors, $24). Last week, he wore the company’s Week of Dots socks (pack of 7 assorted colors, $24), both of which are available at BeanNewYork.com.
Photo Source: x17Online
- Posted on Jul 5, 06 at 11:10PM
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July 3rd, 2006 at 11:19 pm
Definitely looks like some kind of ring sling. I bet she had it custom made.
July 3rd, 2006 at 11:21 pm
Thanks for posting the info, Sarah! All parents can benefit from learning how to wear their babies safely AND comfortably.
I love the fabrics used for Gwen’s carrier but I think it’s not designed properly, or she’s not wearing it properly. She still looks hella HOT! Woo-hoo for her and her adorable baby boy!
July 3rd, 2006 at 11:40 pm
She’s wearing a Rockin Baby Sling. I have one and LOVE it. It’s by far, the best sling I have ever worn!
July 4th, 2006 at 3:17 am
How totally cute is Kingston in the first pic with his hand on his mommy! He looks so peaceful. Yay for babywearing! LOVE IT!
July 4th, 2006 at 3:50 am
i love that kingston and shiloh had a baby cdate, thats too cute
July 4th, 2006 at 4:48 am
Gwen looks gorgeous, and Kingston sure is a cutie. The leopard print skin, definitley matches Gwen’s style.
July 4th, 2006 at 12:35 pm
YAY! It makes me so happy to see more and more moms use slings and such.
July 4th, 2006 at 4:02 pm
Oooh so not only does Gwen have the same nursing bra as me she also has the same type of sling and socks! I swear she steals her style from me
July 4th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
Thanks for posting the link to purchase the sling! I’ve been looking for one and as soon as I saw the photo of Gwen I fell in love with this one.
July 4th, 2006 at 7:33 pm
It is nice to see her using a sling, but people who are just starting out with slinging their child need to be really careful because wearing one incorrectly, as Gwen is here, is extremely dangerous. I bought a beautiful sling from PSlingNY and they are very, very careful about making sure you are wearing it properly before sending you on your way.
July 5th, 2006 at 4:53 am
Those are really cute!
July 5th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
paying 97 dollars for a sling is ridiculous. i bet she got that for free.
July 5th, 2006 at 10:39 pm
I’m sure she did! Most sling companies send out free ones if they can in the hopes the celeb will wear it.
Most baby carriers run $30-80, it seems. That one is on the more expensive side, definitely. Must be the silk!
July 5th, 2006 at 11:18 pm
I don’t think it’s ridiculous. These slings are quality and I wear mine every day. It’s reversible and so you’re pretty much getting 2 for the price of one, lol! Trust me, the material is awesome. It’s so much better than any other material I have ever seen on a sling.
I’m glad they sold out. I’m also glad I could let everyone know where her sling came from and how awesome they really are! I get asked about mine everytime I wear it in public.
July 5th, 2006 at 11:44 pm
I have a silk ring sling and a cotton one, and the silk is definitely much easier to get through the rings than the cotton! I have Zolos though, maybe I should try one of these also.
July 5th, 2006 at 11:56 pm
The material they use isn’t really silk. On their site it says “All of our slings and pouches are made out of cotton, breathable fabrics. The majority of them are made of either 100% cotton voile or 100% cotton poplin, the rest are either 100% cotton twill, 95% cotton / 5% stretch poplin, and linen / cotton blend. We pre-wash all of the fabrics before they are sewn, therefore you have no shrinkage or running.”
My pattern, which they don’t sell anymore, is made of a really nice blend and is super smooth. It doesn’t feel scratchy or rough at all like most plain cotton slings do. It is really easy to adjust and pull through the rings. Plus, it never slips or stretches so you don’t have to re-adjust it all the time. It’s warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Give it a try. I’m really picky because I use my slings so much and went through six different brands (talk about wasted money) before I found this one and I have never used another sling since. I talk these up because I’m such a fan and I’m so happy I found one I like. My almost 10 month old loves it too, although these days he seems to think the rings are chew toys!
July 6th, 2006 at 9:42 am
Actually you don’t have to spend lots of money on a baby sling. I found these links which give patterns to sew your own slings
http://www.mammasmilk.com/pages/makeyourown.php
http://www.homeworksbest.net/art017.html
http://www.thebabywearer.com/lists/Sewing.htm
And these two patterns that require little sewing, if you have enough material.
http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/no_sew.html
http://www.nandu.hu/English/Practical/babycarrier.htm
Plus anyway, I’m sure that 99% of the women who wear their babies & young children in the rest of the world (esp. Third World Countries) don’t pay $94 for their baby’s sling.
July 6th, 2006 at 10:05 am
Yeah, I don’t see many women in third world countries paying that much either!
Last fall, a lot of women at thebabywearer.com found long scarves at Old Navy that they were able to tie up like a wrap or use like a pouch. I can’t sew, but I’d do that!
July 6th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
Yep most women around the world definitely have to improvise.
Your idea about the Old Navy scarves is great, as well as the one the women posted in the sleepingbaby.net link (above), where she just looped the material through a pair of rings a certain way and viola’ a sling!
You could probably find interesting materials at JoAnn Fabrics, etc., or even eBay to use for a sling, as well as Old Navy and so forth.
July 6th, 2006 at 8:03 pm
Why is $90 for a sling ridiculous if it’s something you use every day? I paid well over $200 for mine, which is a gorgeous linen, and I don’t regret it at all. I use it all the time. I don’t think I’d ever make one myself, I’m too worried about safety.
July 10th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
anyone know where to get the dresses she seems to wear in every photo you see her in now? and what nursing bras are you using?? i had a bravado but it is not soft..and she is also wearing a printed one in her photos..anyone knwo where to get it?
July 10th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
Not sure about the dresses, but her leopard print and red nursing bra is from Agent Provacteur. If you click on the “breastfeeding” category, a link to buy the bra comes up. It’s expensive though!
July 11th, 2006 at 12:08 am
yea Qwen! I’m a babywearer amoung other earthy things…I saw this photo a couple days ago and was excited.
How sweet and I LOVE that sling!
July 11th, 2006 at 4:16 pm
Gwen gets a lot of her dresses at nom–even the polka dot one she was wearing in US Weekly. check it out at http://www.naissancematernity.com!
July 11th, 2006 at 6:15 pm
thanks! i always look at nom clothes..but i was looking for these dresses too and can’t figure out where they are from..i am lacking in clothes to wear until i lose the baby weight and the dresses would be so cute and comfy..anyone know?
thanks!!
http://www.justnodoubt.net/gallery/candids/2006-02-11/images/002.jpg
http://www.justnodoubt.net/gallery/candids/2006-04-09/images/003.jpg
August 28th, 2006 at 3:18 pm
I wore just sport cloths when I was pregnant and afterwards when I still had that overweight.
http://www.anita-jewelry.com/rings.html
October 20th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Hello,
My name is Chris Biggs and i am a 44 year old male. I happened to see Ms Stefani in a H/P commercial a few times now, and as i am from Kingston,Ont, Canada, i was curriuos as to the meaning of the shirt. Mainly if it was a cities name or what. Thank you , Chris Biggs