Socks with soul

by Betsy | Baby, Kid Style

I used to play this game with my son when he was a baby, it was called I put on the sock, you wiggle out of it and lose it. Oh the fun we had. If only Bical Grippers existed back then. Half sock, half shoe, all cool.The lightweight neoprene sock fits snugly and...

A christening dress that’s a thing of beauty

by Mir | Kid Style

We haven’t spent too much time on christening dresses here, since most of them are just a little foofy for us. However we kindly invite you to have a proper drool over the gorgeousness we’ve recently discovered from Petits Fournier Children’s Design....

This is what happens when Star Wars geeks grow up and become parents

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

Last week my daughter had a playdate with a four-year-old friend and it blew my mind that he was drawing Darth Vader and Princess Leia figures on the sidewalk with chalk. (Actually, I was less blown away by the Princess Leia which was pretty easy with those big ovals...

Springing for a Kit + Lili dress

by Julie | Kid Style

Last fall, we couldn’t wait for the weather to cool off so that we could dress our girls in the gorgeous Kit + Lili winter line. Now it’s May and we’re itching to save our pennies so we can get our mitts on their new girls’ dresses for...

Earth Day Pick – Barley & Birch. They mean green

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

I’m a sucker for cute kids’ tees. You can tell by taking one look at my kids’ drawers…er floor. And one of my new favorite eco designers, Barley & Birch, is doing amazing things with photography to create beautiful t-shirts for kids, right...

Earth Day Pick – Eco barrettes that are way prettier than they might sound

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

I never really thought the words “eco” and “barrette” would be used in the same sentence, that is until I was introduced to the felt hair clips at Sophia Bella Mia. At first glance, you might think they look like any other cute girl’s...

Off to the Hamptons, if only in my dreams

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

In our house, it’s not Easter that requires a fancy new spring dress, it’s Mother’s Day. I can’t think of a better excuse to get the girls dressed up in their finest than an excursion to some overpriced prix fixe Mother’s Day brunch (free...

Woodstock is back, and he’s shilling for Earth

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Kid Style

Growing up in the Snoopy generation, I certainly had no idea that the Red Baron was some war reference, and no understanding of the whole Marcie-Peppermint Patty lesbian theory. But I did spent countless sleepover parties with my girlfriends, cooing over Woodstock and...

What children can wear on a date with Spring

by Carrie | Baby, Kid Style

After my daughter was born, I had to institute a no-smocked-dresses rule in my house after countless handmade gifts from well-meaning relatives somehow relied on this form of embellishment. Thank goodness shops like Livvysue Boutique exist and can provide adorable...

The Swedish Invasion – Polarn O. Pyret hits the states and parents everywhere rejoice

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

For more than 30 years, Swedish kids have been lucky enough to frolic around their IKEA furniture in the iconic stripey clothes from Polarn O. Pyret. And now we’ve just learned that they’re primed for a massive US takeover in 2010, but lucky us, we can...

Zutano goes big for the littlest people in our lives

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

I’ve always loved the durable, comfy, mix-and-match style of Zutano, ever since I was first pregnant and my BFF tipped me off about this mom-and-pop run boutique brand for kids. And now they’ve launched a new Itzy Bitzy boutique online with an extended...

3-D t-shirts? Now we really have seen it all

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

It’s getting tougher and tougher to rock our worlds with kids tee shirts, but when we got a load of the kids tees from San Francisco based Invisible Stripes, we realized that nope, we haven’t seen it all. Not by a longshot. First of all, the new spring...